More than half of care homes for adults and older people plus care at home services have vacancies, a new report indicates. The joint report from the Care Inspectorate and
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The UK Government has “picked the pocket of the health service” in Scotland, with funding claimed to be £55 million lower than promised. A “disappointed” Jeane Freeman told MSPs the
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The Scottish Government has been urged to review how local authorities are supporting children and young people with complex and high level needs. It comes as part of a campaign
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Doctors have urged the Scottish Government to bring back a “life-changing” procedure for stroke patients that removes blood clots from their brains. Medics say the thrombectomy surgery, which is available
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Charities have welcomed the decision to make a “truly life-changing drug” for women with breast cancer available on the NHS in Scotland. Perjeta, which is also known as pertuzumab, can
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A man killed himself after his allegations of being sexually abused as a child in care were dismissed by police, a former director of Barnardo’s Scotland has claimed. Hugh Mackintosh
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A former senior boss at Barnardo’s in Scotland has admitted some of the organisation’s previous practices for children in residential care were “not good enough”. Speaking at the Scottish Child
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Nominations have officially opened for the 2019 Scottish Social Services Awards #SSSA19. It features a new special policy focus award to recognise excellence in Mental Health services. The Scottish Government
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Introducing special measures to allow vulnerable witnesses to submit evidence without the need to attend court could help to mitigate re-traumatisation, MSPs have heard. The Justice Committee in the Scottish
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A company caught up in a lock-changing row has lost its asylum accommodation contract for Scotland. Serco, which was contracted by the Home Office, will cease delivering the accommodation north
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