A fundamental transformation of childcare in Scotland is needed, according to a group of MSPs. Holyrood’s equal opportunities committee has been looking at issues surrounding women and work. In his

Free cancer awareness sessions in Scotland’s schools, colleges and universities have been given a £70,000 funding boost. The money will help the Teenage Cancer Trust’s work on spotting early signs

EDUCATION chiefs have unveiled a drive to improve the affordability of childcare by creating a network of “co-operative” providers across the Capital. They will press ahead with plans to help

• Influential report builds on earlier work and looks at how Scotland performs on wellbeing and what it should do next • Scotland seen as a leader in wellbeing but

Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has welcomed the first independent report of the Expert Working group on Welfare. She also published an initial response to the report and announced the

The Deputy First Minister has welcomed official poverty statistics published today that show that the number of children living in relative poverty has fallen in Scotland between 2009-10 and 2011-12.

The Scottish government has pledged to refund anyone being wrongly charged for care which should have been free. It comes after BBC Scotland revealed people may be spending thousands of

A BRAND new health and social care centre is set for East Pollokshields thanks to a joint effort by the NHS and Glasgow city council. Work is due to start

HEALTH Secretary Alex Neil has opened a new city care home which has been converted from a school building. St Margaret’s Care Home, on the site of the former St

Plans to radically overhaul community justice in Scotland must put local authorities and social workers at the heart of any reform, the Scottish Association of Social Work warned. Responding to