More than 60 recommendations to help “avoid repetition of past failures” have been made by a long-awaited report into the handling of baby ashes in Scotland. The independent Infant Cremation
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Thousands of the country’s most disadvantaged children, young people and families will benefit from £15 million of new funding over the next year, the Scottish Government has announced. It will
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Some Scottish councils are charging terminally ill people for personal care when they should get it for free, according to the charity Motor Neurone Disease Scotland. Personal care, provided by
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A privately run care home in Arbroath has been given top marks in an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate. Scotland’s social care regulator gave Fairhill Nursing Home top marks
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An Orkney man has been removed from the Scottish Social Services Register following allegations of misconduct spanning a six-year period. According to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the removal
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Scotland’s social care regulator has served a formal improvement notice on a South Lanarkshire care home. It comes after serious concerns were raised about the quality of care provided at
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A housing support service in Perth and Kinross has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator after an unannounced inspection. Inspectors gave Turning Point Scotland’s Perth and Kinross service
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GPs in Scotland want more support to help them treat people with mental health issues, according to a charity. A survey by the Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH) found
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The winners of the SSSC Care Accolades 2014 were honoured yesterday at an afternoon award ceremony celebrating innovative and outstanding social service projects and services in Scotland. Over 200 people
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Thousands of people took part in a late-night march in Glasgow highlighting a string of sexual assaults in the city. Organisers said the event was to reclaim the streets of
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