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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Scotland’s First Minister has said she is “not convinced” by new legislation to allow assisted suicide. Speaking in an interview the Scottish Catholic Observer, Nicola Sturgeon said she believed the
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The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a foster carer has heard about the circumstances leading up to incident in June 2011. Yesterday, the inquiry heard how the
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A fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of a foster carer has heard that the way a foster placement was sourced was not good practice. The FAI is dealing
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A joint inspection of services for children and young people in Aberdeen has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where further improvement can be made. The report,
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A Dundee care home has been saved from closure after it accepted an offer to take over its running by the Diocese of Dunkeld. The Wellburn Care Home which was
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A care home in Inverness has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care
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