THE proportion of beds being taken up by elderly patients who have become stranded in hospital is higher in the Lothians than in any other part of Scotland.

Boredom among prisoners and the poor quality of recreation is a concern at Scotland’s only open jail, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has warned.

THE Royal Blind School is to close one of its campuses amid falling pupil numbers. The charity will merge all its facilities into a single campus at Canaan Lane in Edinburgh in 2014, closing the Craigmillar Park site it has operated since 1835.

A benign “Big Brother” house that watches over its old, disabled or vulnerable residents is undergoing trials in the UK.

Charity Bank is working with Senscot, the network of Scottish social entrepreneurs, to create a new Scottish Community Bank.

Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen Campbell has announced the appointment of five new members to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

A project in Glasgow is offering lessons in social care provision – in exchange for everything from pot plants to a kitchen sink

Dumfries & Galloway Coouncil’s under fire social work department has been slammed as “not fit for purpose”.

A CARE home worker is to stand trial accused of committing a catalogue of offences towards residents.

Residents were “illegally restrained” by nursing staff at a care home, according to an inspection report.