Scotland has led the world by becoming the first country to implement a minimum unit price for alcohol, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister hailed the policy, designed to
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A follow-up review of services for children and young people in South Ayrshire has said ‘encouraging progress’ is being made across the region. In the review published today, the Care Inspectorate said
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A syndicate of 15 hospital nurses are celebrating after scooping £1 million in the National Lottery. Each member of The Winning Nurses Syndicate pocketed more than £66,666 after matching one
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A former orphanage resident has said Scotland “should be ashamed” for failing to face up to a history of abuse and neglect in its child care system. The witness, who
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An additional £100,000 is to be invested by Inverclyde Council to help increase awareness and reduce the stigma of dementia. The Health & Social Care Committee has been updated on
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Three sisters were beaten until they bled and called derogatory names on their first day at an orphanage, an inquiry has heard. The claims were made by a woman in
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The Scottish Government has launched a new Digital Health and Social Care Strategy that sets out how technology can support person-centred care and help to not only sustain but improve
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A man stripped and beat a boy “black and blue” in an assault at a children’s home, an inquiry has heard. A witness at the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry said
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A nun told a boy “your family doesn’t want you, your country doesn’t want you” as she informed him he was to be sent from Scotland to Australia, an inquiry
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More than 300 complaints have been made to police in Scotland about alleged abuses at children’s homes run by a Catholic order, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Child Abuse
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