A social work chief yesterday said he would stand up and fight the planned closure of a day centre for vulnerable adults in Aberdeen if he did not believe it was the right move.

OFFICERS of Moray Council, from the lowest to the highest, do not have the ability to take on board the importance of their responsibility to keep children safe, an angry mum believes.

Carnoustie’s former Kinloch Primary School will be the centrepiece of a “radical new approach” to provision of services for older people.

ANGRY carers have met Aberdeen council bosses as they mounted a campaign to keep two-day centres open. Aberdeen City Council could be closing one of two sites as part of a shake up of social services.

NO MEMBER of staff at a Dundee care home will be disciplined after an elderly resident wandered off from an organised outing and ended up in hospital.

SCOTLAND’S oldest hospice has been given a stay of execution after health officials agreed not to cut its funding for the next three years.

A LEADING infection control expert has been appointed to Scotland’s care watchdog in its war on superbugs. The Care Commission inspects and regulates almost 15,0000 care services, including nurseries and care homes for older people.

THE care watchdog which aims to ensure Scotland’s nurseries, homes and childminders are up to scratch is appealing for a new wave of helpers to get involved in its work.

Being a teenager is tough enough. Dealing with a changing body, hormones and mood swings is difficult, but when you add mental health problems into the equation, it can lead to very real and sometimes life threatening conditions.

Social work services in North Lanarkshire are among the best in Scotland, according to inspectors. The Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) looked at 10 key areas. Three were rated as “very good”, and the remaining seven as “good”.