A new Victims’ Code for Scotland which sets out the rights of victims in one place, has been launched this week. Minister for Community Safety and Legal Affairs Paul Wheelhouse
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Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been admitted to hospital for the third time since contracting the disease, NHS officials have said. Ms Cafferkey was originally infected while working in Sierra
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More than 8,000 patients across the UK who may have been treated by a former healthcare worker who tested positive for hepatitis C are being advised to arrange a blood
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Funding of £1.1 million will help support social services staff across Scotland who care for the most vulnerable people in society, the Children’s Minister announced today. The Scottish Government said
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North-east students in Higher and Further Education who have experience of being looked after or in care will be recognised through a new awards scheme to celebrate their achievements. The
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People are being urged to trust their gut instincts if they spot potential warning signs of an adult being harmed, exploited or neglected. The second phase of the Scottish Government’s
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A teaching union has linked a reported rise in self-harm amongst children to the “unrelenting” schedule of assessments in the new school curriculum. The Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) acknowledged
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Victims say they will continue to press Education Secretary Angela Constance to increase the scope of an independent inquiry into childhood abuse. Andi Lavery, who founded the support charity White
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Scotland faces “real challenges” in recruiting GPs over the next decade, the First Minister has acknowledged, as she announced funding of £27 million to train more doctors, nurses and midwives.
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An independent inquiry into the abuse of children in care is to take evidence from some seriously-ill and elderly victims “as a matter of urgency”, its chair has announced. Susan
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