Child death review system planned in Scotland
A new national system of reviewing child deaths will be set up in Scotland following concerns the mortality rate is “considerably” higher than in many other western European countries. The
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Category: News Scotland
Glasgow care home fails to act on ‘serious concerns’
Sherbrooke Lodge Care Home in Glasgow must urgently improve the quality of care it provides, the Care Inspectorate has warned. Inspectors found serious concerns last August and made 24 requirements
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Third of Scots children in families with ‘no wealth’
Almost a third of children in Scotland are living in households which have almost no wealth, according to new analysis of a UK-wide survey. The Wealth and Assets Survey 2008-10
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Attainment gap : Wealthy children significantly outperform poorer children
The attainment gap between children from poorer families and their better off peers begins before they reach school age and continues to widen throughout their education, a new report has
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West Lothian nursery continues to under-perform
A West Lothian nursery has been told it must make improvements after an unannounced inspection by Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate. The Squirrel Collection Nursery in Broxburn was
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Council suspends admissions to Four Seasons care home
An Aberdeen care home has been ordered to make improvements after inspectors found standards had dropped since making earlier recommendations. Aberdeen City Council has suspended admissions to Banks O’Dee Care
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New research : nursery education improves all-round development
High-quality nursery education can help improve children’s performance into secondary school, according to a new research paper. Pre-school experience enhances all-round development in children and may particularly benefit disadvantaged children,
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Lanarkshire nursery worker contracts TB
Nursery children are being offered screening for tuberculosis after a member of staff tested positive for the disease. NHS Lanarkshire has contacted all parents of children as well as members
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Parents call for public inquiry over ashes scandal
Bereaved parents have called for a full public inquiry after a report on a baby ashes scandal at a crematorium found hundreds of people face a “lifetime of uncertainty” over
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Concern over elderly ‘boarded’ in hospital over social worker delays
Dozens of elderly patients were kept in a major hospital despite being well enough to be discharged, according to an inspection report which raised grave concerns about the care given
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