Richard Meade has been appointed as the new director of Carers Scotland following the retirement of Simon Hodgson. Meade was formerly the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Scotland at
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A mother whose 12-year-old daughter has a life-limiting muscle-wasting condition will on Wednesday call for better care for sufferers as Scotland moves into the post-Covid era. Muscular Dystrophy UK will
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Almost 400 accusations of sexual impropriety have been made to Scottish universities in the past five years, new figures have shown. A series of freedom of information requests by the
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A healthcare worker credited with helping to turn the tide of Edinburgh’s HIV epidemic in the 1980s has been nominated for a lifetime contribution award. Colleagues who nominated James Shanley
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Campaigners are calling for urgent action to tackle the “human rights emergency” of people with learning disabilities who are forced to live far from their families or in hospital. The
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Thousands of care home staff were off work in the last week due to Covid, according to new figures released by the Scottish Labour Party. The data, from Public Health
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New staff joining the social care workforce are to have entry costs paid for by the Scottish Government until the end of March. The scheme, which started on Friday, means
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A multimillion pound support fund has been set up to help Scots facing soaring energy bills this winter. The £3 million Scottish Government scheme, which is to be run by
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A care home company has been fined more than half a million pounds after one of its residents choked on a piece of doughnut and died. The 65-year-old woman, of
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Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross is being urged to submit a letter of no confidence in the Prime Minister as Boris Johnson faced more allegations over lockdown parties. Alex Cole-Hamilton,
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