Aberdeen City Council has launched an investigation after social work files were found in a skip in Dundee. It is not known how the papers – which related to a

More youngsters are being kept on the child protection register in Angus as part of the work to protect at-risk children. The latest annual report of the area’s child protection

Health and safety chiefs have launched an investigation after a woman with learning disabilities suffered burns when she climbed into a bath of scalding water at a care home. The

THE Church of Scotland has opted not to join a group looking at services in Glasgow for adults with learning disabilities. The group was set up following a decision by

The Church of Scotland’s social care arm is employing hundreds of staff on controversial zero-hours contracts. More than 500 Crossreach staff are currently on the terms – which guarantee neither

THE senior council official in charge of dealing with poverty and neglect in Glasgow has received a golden goodbye worth almost £600,000 – the equivalent of a pound for every

CONTROVERSIAL contracts offering no guarantees of work are being defended by an Inverness company as the only feasible way to care for the elderly. Two hundred staff at employee-owned Highland

Only about half the cash made available for “lifeline” grants has been handed out so far, it has been revealed. • Around half of crisis funds set aside by Scottish

A Glasgow home carer who was hurt after slipping on ice has won a legal case which could help other injured workers. Tracey Kennedy’s employer Cordia argued that she could

Remote, rural and island health workers can now access a new and inclusive learning resource, which supports the needs of sick children and their families and makes it easier for