The number of hospital operations cancelled in Scotland due to factors including a lack of beds, staff and equipment rose in May. Official figures show there were 31,213 scheduled operations
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) have issued a reminder to supervisors in housing support and care at home services that they have until 31 December 2016 to apply to
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The chair of a major inquiry into child abuse in Scotland has resigned amid claims she made comments that were “offensive” to survivors. Susan O’Brien QC will no longer lead
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A range of measures to better support jurors in traumatic court cases have been suggested by a top QC. Derek Ogg said prosecutors could risk assess cases before bringing them
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A rise in health visitor vacancies could make it difficult to implement the named person scheme when it goes live next month, the Conservatives have warned. Just under a tenth
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Scotland’s Dementia Awards, a partnership between Alzheimer Scotland, NHS Education for Scotland (NES), NHS Health Scotland and the SSSC, has announced the finalists for their annual awards which set out
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A new national study of perinatal mental health care in Scotland has shown a geographically mixed level of service in hospitals and in the community. The report, by the Mental
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Homelessness applications and the number assessed as homeless both reduced during 2015/16 according to a new publication by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The Homelessness and Housing Options Statistics also show: A
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An inspection of services for children and young people in the Borders has identified areas of good performance but also made recommendations for improvement. The inspection was led by the
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Babies were cremated along with unrelated adults over many years in “unethical and abhorrent practices” at Aberdeen Crematorium, according to a report. Dame Elish Angiolini looked at more than 200
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