IRISS announce details of older people project
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) have published details of a new project focused on preventative care of older people. ‘Plan P: new approaches to prevention
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Glasgow care home closes down after being criticised by Inspectors
A care home for the elderly in Glasgow which received damning reports from inspectors is to close after its owners were unable to make improvements. Torbrae Care Home was issued
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Mikaeel Kular reported to be in foster care system
The three-year-old boy whose mother has been charged with his death is said to have been put into foster care because of concerns about his welfare. Social workers from Fife
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Care standards complaint due to ‘disgruntled ex-employee’
The Care Inspectorate has confirmed it has started an investigation into the quality of care at a private School in Aberdeen. Established in 1975, Hamilton School in Aberdeen caters for
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Mikaeel Kular’s mother charged with murder
Rosdeep Kular, the mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular, has appeared in court charged with his murder. Mikaeel was reported missing from his home in the Drylaw area of Edinburgh on
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Call for sex offenders to lose their right to anonymity
Sex offenders who breach the terms of their release should lose their right to anonymity, according to the Conservatives. The party says the move would reduce the temptation for sex
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Police launch nationwide search for missing Mikaeel Kular, 3
Police have issues a nationwide search after a three-year-old boy went missing from his home in Edinburgh. Mikaeel Kular has not been seen since he went to bed at his
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Borders care service criticised by inspectors
A Borders home care service has continued to fail clients with more missed and late visits, inspectors have found during an unannounced visit. The Allied Healthcare service, based in Hawick,
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Quarriers looks at closing school and two homes
Social care charity, Quarriers, is consulting on the closure of two children’s homes and a school. The charity said they were looking at shutting Seafield School in Ardrossan, Merton House
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Health Secretary dismisses NHS review calls
The Health Secretary has dismissed calls for a full-scale review of the health service in Scotland as “absurd”, despite Labour claims that he is ignoring concerns over the state of
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