New Scheme For Asthma Sufferers
Thousands of asthma sufferers across Scotland may benefit from a new three-year project to improve treatment methods.
Thousands of asthma sufferers across Scotland may benefit from a new three-year project to improve treatment methods.
A mental health campaigner has expressed “severe misgivings” about an Aberdeen charity’s decision to move a carers support service away from its city-centre location.
Read MoreFollowing the Care Commission’s publication of the results of its review into the Quality of Care Services in Scotland, one care service highlights the benefits of embracing the National Care Standards to improve the quality of care offered to residents.
Read MoreThere has been a call for the councillor overseeing social work services in the Borders to quit her post in the wake of claims that people in need of help are being short-changed as the department struggles to balance its books.
Read MoreFour social workers from Germany have been recruited by Midlothian Council. In the wake of the damning HMIe report on child protection services, the council is investing in employing and retaining social work staff. Funding arrangements were announced in the recent budget for additional staff.
Read MoreScottish mental health charities have called for greater awareness of self-harm among the country’s many different cultures. Research has suggested youngsters from ethnic minority groups are up to three times more likely to hurt themselves as a way of releasing emotion.
Read MoreA cash windfall is to be used to provide financial support to “kinship carers” in Dumfries and Galloway. They are relatives or friends who step in to look after children who cannot be cared for by their own parents.
Read MoreMore than 600 elderly people were kept waiting at least six weeks for free personal care during the winter, a new report revealed yesterday. The flagship policy was brought in by the Scottish Executive five years ago to help people over the age of 65 with washing, dressing and feeding at home or in residential care homes.
Read MoreOver the next two years £1 million will be invested into day services for older people across the city of Edinburgh. The funding will be announced tomorrow at the launch of the Day Services Review at the City Arts Centre.
Read MoreA senior local government official is to be paid more than £100,000 in taxpayers’ money on top of a £200,000 retirement package after convincing councillors to make him redundant.
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