Classrooms at a children’s secure unit in Dundee are still “not fit for purpose” inspectors said today — despite improvements being ordered more than four years ago.

A NEW Aberdeen business is to be launched – using workers from the closed-down Glencraft factory. Aberdeen social care provider Cornerstone is creating an upholstery business with two former Glencraft staff.

The Scottish Parliament has given official backing to World Social Work Day and to Scotland’s wider National Social Care Week, a week of activities, commencing on 15 March, celebrating the work of caring professionals.

The Vulnerable Families Pathway project has launched a new website that will provide information and services to support children and families in Scotland.

PARENTS in Britain are being forced to postpone their retirement to meet the rising costs of supporting their adult offspring, a new study suggests today.

Management of violent offenders is inconsistent and underdeveloped in parts of Scotland and some social work departments don’t know if work with offenders is effective, according to inspectors.

Care services for children and elderly people need to improve, a major social work review has found. A four-year study of Scotland’s 32 local authorities revealed a “mixed picture” as services cope with rising demands and a squeeze on resources.

SCOTLAND’S first service for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is being launched to cope with rising numbers with the condition needing help.

A multiple sclerosis sufferer is forced to spend almost 15 hours in bed every night because of Aberdeen City Council’s carers’ working hours.

DEATHS linked to Scotland’s three biggest killers – cancer, heart disease and strokes – fell last year. The number of deaths from cancer fell for the second year running to 15,466, including 4,128 from lung cancer.