INTRODUCING a new, high-tech emergency response system will help vulnerable Perthshire residents to remain in their own homes, council chiefs claimed yesterday.

MORE help will be available for vulnerable children and their families after East Lothian Council agreed to increase its social care budget.

Scotland’s care regulator, the Care Commission, is continuing to make a ‘real difference’ to improve the well-being of thousands of people across Scotland, according to the organisation’s latest Annual Report.

Childcare provision for the under-threes in Aberdeenshire is often inconsistent and inflexible, a new report has revealed.

A PILOT scheme to provide round-the-clock care for elderly and vulnerable people in Aberdeenshire could be launched if it wins the approval of councillors.

Scotland’s care sector staff have been praised for demonstrating good practice in helping to comfort young people in distress – but improvements still need to made in other key areas to ensure quality of care is the best it can be.

SOCIAL work chiefs have been forced to apologise after a mix-up over a disabled woman’s records led to a drop in her standard of care.

Progress is being made to children’s services in Clackmannanshire following a highly critical report, inspectors have said.

Aberdeenshire Council has sacked a senior social worker following an investigation into the alleged theft of hundreds of thousands of pounds’ worth of goods earmarked for needy families and disabled children.

More than 20 crèche service staff have been awarded level two and three Scottish Vocational Qualifications in childcare learning and development.