Doctors give backing to Assisted Suicide Bill
A group of doctors including a surgeon and a professor of neurology have spoken out in support of legalising assisted suicide. The 11 medical experts are backing a Bill proposed
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69 jobs to go as Quarriers close three Ayrshire facilities
Social care charity Quarriers has confirmed it will close a school and two children’s homes in Ayrshire with the loss of 69 jobs across the three sites. Quarriers said falling
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Scottish Government commission research into cyber-bullying
Research is to be carried out for the first time in Scotland to help deal with the “new challenges” posed by online bullying, Learning Minister Alasdair Allan said. The work,
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New Chief Executive appointed for Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Healthcare Improvement Scotland has announced the appointment of Angiolina Foster CBE as its new Chief Executive. Ms Foster has been Director of Health and Social Care Integration at Scottish Government
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Dundee nursery must make significant improvements or close
A Dundee nursery has been warned it faces closure unless it make urgent improvements to its standard of care. The city centre Ark Nursery must convince the Care Inspectorate it
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Council expands social work contact centre services
Dumfries and Galloway Council’s Social Work contact centre is expanding its services. Following a successful move to introduce a Social Work specialism to the council’s contact centre, the trained call
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Foodbanks rise ‘inextricably linked’ to welform reforms
The growing demand for foodbanks is “inextricably linked” to welfare reforms, charities have told MSPs. Holyrood’s Welfare Reform Committee heard how thousands more people have turned to voluntary organisations for
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Stonehaven care home comes under fire again
A care home that has been repeatedly told to clean up its act has been criticised by care inspectors again – after they found bottles of alcohol lying near residents.
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Mikaeel Kular: certificate reveals cause of death
The three-year-old boy found dead in a Fife woodland in January died of internal bleeding, the autopsy report has revealed. Mikaeel Kular’s death certificate was released yesterday by the registrar
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Charities warn of crisis as 20% of children now live in poverty
Scotland is facing a “humanitarian crisis” caused by poverty, according to a coalition of charities. The group estimated that more than 870,000 people are living in poverty as it launched
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