In a historic day for the Royal Blind School, the re-developed school building in Morningside, Edinburgh was yesterday officially opened by the charity’s Patron, His Royal Highness The Duke of
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A housing support service based in Aberdeen has told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided was graded unsatisfactory by inspectors. Absolute Care is
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A total of 97 children in Glasgow have been identified as being victims of child sexual exploitation (CSE) or are at risk according to a new council report. The number
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Scotland’s new First Minister’s pledge to crack down on councils over social care charging has been welcomed by motor neurone disease (MND) campaigner Gordon Aikman. During her programme for government,
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Scottish Care who represent independent healthcare providers across Scotland have announced their award winners at the National Care Home Conference this week. The conference, which took place at the Hilton
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A nursery in Aviemore has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to children was graded ‘weak’ by inspectors. The Care Inspectorate
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Social services in Scotland will not exist in 2025, according to a scenario published today at a special launch event at the Scottish Parliament. The ‘New Normal’ scenario, set in
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The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry has revealed that serious personal and systemic failures contributed to the deaths of 34 patients from Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The Inquiry, chaired by
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Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has welcomed the imminent introduction of a landmark pilot scheme that allows women and men to access information on their new partners’ offending history. From
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A senior member of staff at Scotland’s national deaf school has been suspended as police explore allegations of misconduct. The specific details of the allegations at Donaldson’s School in Linlithgow
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