TENS of thousands of council staff across Scotland will transfer to the NHS under a radical plan to look after the elderly which is being announced by ministers today.

There has been a significant fall in the number of serious violent crimes committed by young people in Glasgow, according to the latest figures.

Three leading charities have announced swingeing job losses, as the scale of the impact of central and local government cutbacks on Scotland’s voluntary sector begins to become clear.

New plans for fast-track post-court procedures will see low-level offenders sent out to repay their dues to the community within hours of being sentenced.

Justice officials must urgently address a lack of strategy in delivering social work services in Scotland’s jails, inspectors have warned.

BASW Scotland has become the Scottish Association of Social Work in response to members’ calls for a stronger identification with our country’s unique social work system.

After months of discussion the future of several under-threat Fife Council care homes will be decided next week.

A Highland Perthshire nursing home has received the lowest mark possible following an unannounced inspection by Scotland’s care watchdog.

Carers Scotland study finds that carers are twice as likely to be hit by illness and disability as the rest of the population

PLANS for health and social care developments in Peebles have been aired at a meeting in the town.