Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has said the Government will take “any steps possible” to ensure that residents in crisis-hit Southern Cross care homes do not have to move.

Inspection teams are to be sent into Scottish hospitals in a bid to ensure there is no repeat of the “woefully inadequate” care given to a dementia patient in Dundee.

VULNERABLE children and adults being trafficked into Scotland for abuse and exploitation are being failed by a criminal justice system that is too slow, a key figure has warned.

THERE are fears the closure of the Elsie Inglis care home could plunge Edinburgh into a new bed blocking crisis. Since the removal of residents from the Abbeyhill home last month there are around 70 extra people who need to be looked after in a system which is already struggling for space.

A council breached the Data Protection Act after a home support worker’s bag was stolen containing papers which included sensitive personal information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today.

A PRESSURE group has been formed to represent the views of Borderers who care at home for adults with learning disabilities.

Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon has made care of the elderly a “personal priority”, with a focus on dementia sufferers.

Scotland’s top carers and social service projects have been recognised at Care Accolades 2011, the celebrated award ceremony showcasing the very best of the care sector across the country.

The SSSC would like your views on the parts of the Register and qualification requirements for registration of Workers in Care at Home Services and on the function descriptors for Workers in Housing Support services.

Students have vowed to intensify their campaign against proposed course cuts at Glasgow University. The university court will make a final decision on the future of courses and research projects on June 22.