A new film has been launched to help health workers, hairdressers, firefighters and vets spot the signs of domestic abuse. The Harder video aims to raise awareness among professionals about
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Plans for a new network of trauma centres across Scotland have been delayed by at least three years. The Scottish Government said in 2014 that four major trauma centres in
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A care at home service in Edinburgh has been told to make urgent improvements in the care it provides to vulnerable people. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
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A think-tank has renewed calls for an end to “birthday discrimination” in entitlement to free nursery education. Reform Scotland said the current system for government-funded pre-school provision was “unacceptable and
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The Scottish Conservatives are calling for activity programmes in nurseries to help cut health inequality across Scotland and save the NHS money. Party leader Ruth Davidson and health spokesman Brian
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A review of services for children and young people in Shetland has found evidence of significant improvement following an earlier inspection. Inspectors recently returned to the Shetland Community Planning Partnership
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A forum which is gathering accounts from children who have been in care has reported 38 incidents of abuse to police. The National Confidential Forum heard testimonies describing abuse, neglect,
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A £107 million Scottish Government funding boost for health and social care services will cut bed blocking, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister said Scotland’s integrated health and social
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More than 300 vulnerable young people waited more than a year for mental health treatment, figures have revealed. Analysis of Information Services Division Scotland data by Scottish Labour shows that
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A type of depression may affect people who are genetically at risk of schizophrenia, a new study has suggested. The University of Edinburgh research team said its findings could help
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