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Unison calls for government intervention to stop Bield care home closures

By The Press Association15th January 2018News Scotland

The Scottish Government is being urged to step in and prevent care company Bield from “abandoning” scores of elderly people by closing its 12 nursing homes in Scotland. The firm

Claims of abuse at orphanage are ‘absolute rubbish’, former residents tell inquiry

By The Press Association15th January 2018News Scotland

Allegations of historic child abuse at an orphanage have been described as “absolute rubbish” by two former residents. One witness to the Scottish Child Abuse inquiry said he had been

Broader approach needed to recruit workers for childcare sector – report

By The Press Association15th January 2018News Scotland

Recruiting more men and ethnic minority staff could help the childcare sector find the 11,000 new workers it needs to fulfil a flagship Scottish Government pledge to double the hours

Loreburn gets go-ahead for dementia-friendly homes in Stranraer

By Iain MacDonald15th January 2018News Scotland

Loreburn Housing Association has been given the go-ahead by Dumfries and Galloway Council to redevelop the site of the former Garrick Hospital in Stranraer by building dementia-friendly housing alongside an

New survey highlights extent of home care fragility in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald11th January 2018News Scotland

A fresh warning has been issued to national and local government about the consequences of failing to support home care services across Scotland. Scottish Care, the representative body for independent

Children’s care home abuse denial ‘should be made a crime’, inquiry hears

By Conor Riordan11th January 2018News Scotland

Denying the “orchestrated” abuse which took place in child care homes across Scotland should be a crime, an inquiry has heard. A former resident of Smyllum Park in Lanark made

Nuns used anti-Semitic threats while beating boy of Jewish descent, inquiry told

By Conor Riordan10th January 2018News Scotland

Nuns at an orphanage used anti-Semitic threats while beating a boy of Jewish descent, an inquiry has heard. The witness, who was at Smyllum Park in Lanark during the 1940s

New Children’s Services award introduced to Scottish Social Services Awards

By Iain MacDonald10th January 2018News Scotland

Nominations are being invited for the Scottish Social Services Awards, which features a new award to recognise excellence in Children’s Services and mark 2018 being the Year of Young People.

’17 assaults a day’ on emergency service workers in Scotland

By The Press Association8th January 2018News Scotland

Assaults on emergency service workers have reached a three-year high, according to official figures. A total of 6,509 common assaults were recorded on police, fire and ambulance workers across Scotland

Breakthrough in efforts to manage symptom of Parkinson’s disease

By Conor Riordan8th January 2018News Scotland

Scientists have created an algorithm which can detect a side effect of Parkinson’s treatment that causes involuntary jerking movements. Prolonged prolonged exposure to the dopamine replacement drugs can lead to