The NHS in Scotland is facing significant pressures from increasing demand for services, while also striving to achieve challenging performance targets and working within tightening budgets. NHS in Scotland 2013/14,
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A Four Seasons care home has been fined £30,000 after a resident was burned after being put into a bath that was too hot. Elizabeth Warrington, 85, suffered scalding injuries
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The Care Inspectorate and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland are carrying out a review into how well the public is protected by arrangements for assessing and managing sex offenders,
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Death rates from cancer in Scotland have fallen by 11.4 per cent over the last ten years, according to new figures. The figures show a greater decrease in cancer mortality
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Researchers are investigating whether a simple eye test could be used to identify the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. A three-year £1.1 million project will look at whether warning signs
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Scots Health Secretary Alex Neil has announced the construction of two new health centres which will support communities in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire. thanks to almost £22 million in Scottish
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This years Kilbrandon Lecture will be delivered by Lord David Hope of Craighead, former Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General. Lord Hope will reflect on
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The Care Inspectorate piloted a new approach to inspecting childminding services last year and, from 1 April 2014, they inspect childminders in a different way. Instead of Quality Themes and
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Not everyone has the ability to speak but being able to have your say is a basic human right. A new campaign has been launched to encourage all of us
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A continuing fall in the number of providers offering childcare services in Scotland is revealed in a new report published by The Care Inspectorate today. The ‘Early Learning and Childcare
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