Crucial government social service reforms are being threatened by cuts, according to Scotland’s leading social worker. Sandy Riddell, the new president of the Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW),

PEOPLE in Moray can have their say on the future delivery of community care services. A consultation has been launched on ‘New Moray Community Care Model – New Partners in

A SOCIAL care charity which supports people in Banffshire with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and mental health problems has triumphed in the prestigious 2013 Grampian Awards for Business Excellence. Cornerstone,

SOARING numbers of the Capital’s children – including girls as young as 12 – are producing and sharing indecent images of themselves online, safety campaigners have warned. New figures suggest

COUNCILLORS in Shetland only have themselves to blame for a huge increase in staff in its social care department having agreed to ramp up numbers over a seven year period.

Four days of celebrations of Mary Lily Walker, Dundee’s forgotten visionary, concluded with a commemorative service in St Paul’s Cathedral and a family fun day at Grey Lodge Settlement. Mary

A new, five-year strategic plan to tackle drug and alcohol misuse is to be unveiled by the Salvation Army. The announcement, to be made in Stirling, will detail the charity’s

Voluntary day centres across Dumfries and Galloway are set to face financial changes under plans to tender services from next year. The proposed financial model would protect the overall level

A care home nurse who was convicted of attacking a 98-year-old resident has been struck off. Stephen McMahon was previously found guilty of assaulting three residents at Torbrae Nursing Home

A review into whether people are being denied funding for nursing care has been announced by the health secretary. It follows a BBC Scotland investigation which discovered thousands of people