Liver cancer survivor fronts campaign calling for better care
A man in remission from a little known type of cancer has become one of the faces of a campaign to improve treatment alongside Dame Zandra Rhodes. Benjamin Carey, 55,
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Scotland not meeting human rights obligations on people with learning disabilities – watchdog
A report from Scotland’s human rights watchdog has raised concerns that people with learning disabilities and autism are still being held in institutions in breach of their rights. The Scottish
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Police call for ‘clarity’ over assisted deaths for 16-years-olds in Scotland
A senior police officer has said “clarity” is needed over proposals that could allow terminally ill 16-year-olds in Scotland to get help to end their life – with concerns raised
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Suspected drug deaths in Scotland down by 10%, latest figures show
Suspected drugs deaths have fallen by 10% in the latest quarterly data, with drug-related attendances at A&E seeing a similar decrease. Incidents of naloxone administration, which can prevent heroin overdoses,
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Patients not getting ‘right care in right place at right time’, says Swinney
Patients in Scotland are not getting “the right care in the right place at the right time”, John Swinney has said. The First Minister laid out a plan to improve
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NHS Fife patient stuck in hospital for seven years awaiting discharge
A patient deemed fit enough by doctors to be discharged has been stuck in hospital for more than seven years, according to new figures. A series of freedom of information
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Seven child abuse ring members jailed and warned they may never be released
Seven people convicted of being part of a child abuse ring which plunged to “the depths of human depravity” were sentenced to lifelong restriction orders and warned they may never
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Scottish Government scraps plan for National Care Service
The Scottish Government has dropped proposals for a National Care Service. Social care minister Maree Todd told MSPs on Thursday the plan to create a central national care board in
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Justice Secretary pledges ‘systemic response’ over deaths at Polmont YOI
The families of two people who took their own lives while in a young offenders institution now have a “chance of hope and a legacy”, their lawyer said after Scotland’s
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New task force to examine action to tackle online harms to children
The Scottish Government will convene a new task force to look at what can be done to tackle online harms to children as it was urged to consider a social
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