Pressures on our health and social care system are compromising fundamental standards of care for older people in hospital, according to a new Frontline First briefing published today by the
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From 1 April this year, NHS staff in Scotland are to benefit from an independently recommended pay rise, after the Scottish Government accepted recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body
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A Highland respite home which provides short-term breaks for adults with learning disabilities has been closed amid a police investigation. The six-bed Beachview Lodge Respite Unit in Brora was shut
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Survivors of historical abuse in care or in institutions in Scotland are being asked to help shape the recently announced Inquiry into historical abuse at events next week. Additional meetings
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Edinburgh has become the first city in the world to offer the family nurse partnership programme to all eligible women after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that the service is
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A new Carers Bill, that will enshrine carers’ rights in law for the first time in Scotland, has been published today. The Bill will entitle every adult carer in Scotland
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A joint inspection of services for older people in Angus has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations to improve its home care capacity. The report, published today,
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Vulnerable children are finding adoptive families faster thanks to an improved system for matching prospective parents with youngsters from across Scotland. The new improved website for Scotland’s Adoption Register, which
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The Scottish Government has appointed Professor Fiona McQueen as Scotland’s new Chief Nursing Officer, it was announced today. Professor McQueen has held the post of interim Chief Nursing Officer since
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The social worker involved in the placement of a boy who stabbed foster carer Dawn McKenzie to death has defended his actions in the lead up to the tragedy. The
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