Charities hit by job losses as cuts bite
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.
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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.
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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.
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Justice officials must urgently address a lack of strategy in delivering social work services in Scotland’s jails, inspectors have warned.
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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.
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After months of discussion the future of several under-threat Fife Council care homes will be decided next week.
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A Highland Perthshire nursing home has received the lowest mark possible following an unannounced inspection by Scotland’s care watchdog.
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Carers Scotland study finds that carers are twice as likely to be hit by illness and disability as the rest of the population
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PLANS for health and social care developments in Peebles have been aired at a meeting in the town.
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SCHOOL children are being asked to pick potential names for Edinburgh’s latest state-of-the-art care home.
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Western Isles prospective Labour candidate Donald Crichton has welcomed the Labour Party’s plan to establish a National Care Service if it forms the next administration in May.
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