Nearly 700 patients died while waiting to be discharged from Scotland’s hospitals over a 19-month period, figures obtained by Labour have revealed. Health boards said 683 people died in hospital
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Charges for people to use child maintenance services have been dubbed “cruel and callous” after it emerged they had earned the Government more than £11 million. SNP MP Angela Crawley
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New sites for the Scottish Government’s pilot projects on different models of childcare have been announced as part of its bid to double free provision. All three and four-year-olds in
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Projects to support children and families coping with disabilities, mental health problems and the challenges associated with poverty are among those sharing in grants worth £15 million. The Scottish Government
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Scotland’s inquiry into the historic abuse of children in care will be able to follow the evidence and look at the wider system, John Swinney has said. The Deputy First
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There is “overwhelming” support for the Scottish Government’s plan to cut the number of children in poverty to 10% or less by 2030. The Government consulted on its plan to
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A health board has apologised after a paediatrician failed to diagnose a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour at an earlier stage. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) Jim Martin upheld
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The Prince of Wales came bearing a special gift on a Christmas visit to a hospice – a chocolate model of his Highgrove House. The cake, made by Chocolaterie Artisanale
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The Care Inspectorate are encouraging everyone who spends time with a loved one in a care setting this Christmas to be on the look out for potential fall hazards. The
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Hundreds of sex offenders in Scotland have failed to notify Police Scotland of their whereabouts, new figures have shown. Scottish Government statistics show between 2010 and 2015 there were 830
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