The number of abortions in Scotland is at a 10-year high, official statistics indicate. Figures show 13,286 pregnant women aged 15-44 had terminations in 2018, a rate of 12.9 per
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Cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increased in Scotland last year, with syphilis reaching a 15-year high. There were 455 diagnoses of the condition – which can spread to the
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Professional football clubs will be among the first organisations in Scotland to receive suicide prevention training as part of a “groundbreaking” initiative. The new online resource is being made available
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NHS Highland has apologised “unreservedly” to staff who were not treated properly after a review of bullying allegations suggested hundreds of workers experienced inappropriate behaviour. The independent investigation was commissioned
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The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) is facing “significant pressures” over its budgets, staffing levels and handling of rising prison populations, MSPs have been told. Scotland’s chief inspector for prisons, Wendy
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A care home for older people in Kirkintilloch must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice
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MSPs at the Scottish Parliament are to consider the provision of mental health and secure care for children and young people in the justice system. On Tuesday, Holyrood’s Justice Committee
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A national post to help prevent people going missing has been created with £70,000 in Scottish Government funding. The national development coordinator will work with local authorities and other organisations
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The scrapping of start-date protections under Universal Credit (UC) is “deeply alarming”, the DWP has been told. MSPs have warned thousands of Scots are suffering financially because UC no longer
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Theresa May was urged to personally intervene over compensation to those who suffered institutional abuse in Northern Ireland after she was told “victims are dying without seeing justice”. DUP Westminster
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