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Call for Deputy First Minister to clarify proposed changes to Named Person policy

By The Press Association22nd September 2017News Scotland

MSPs have called for clarity on proposed changes to the controversial named person policy following criticism from lawyers and health workers. Holyrood’s Education Committee has written to Deputy First Minister

Scottish MSPs back move to criminalise emotional and psychological abuse

By The Press Association21st September 2017News Scotland

Changes to domestic abuse law which would criminalise emotional and psychological abuse have been backed unanimously by a committee of MSPs. The Justice Committee agreed to the general principles of

Inspectors report ‘considerable increase’ in childcare provision across Scots nurseries

By The Press Association20th September 2017News Scotland

Flexibility in childcare services increased last year, with a higher proportion of providers offering longer opening hours and school holiday sessions, a new report has found. The Care Inspectorate said

Argyll care home told to make urgent improvements following inspection

By Iain MacDonald19th September 2017News Scotland

A care home for older people near Oban has been told to make urgent improvements in the care provided to vulnerable residents. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement

Investigation into death of detainee at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre

By The Press Association19th September 2017News Scotland

An investigation has been launched after a Chinese man was found dead at an immigration detention centre. The body of the man was discovered at Dungavel Immigration Removal Centre in

Portree Hospital nurses asked to do catering duties in ‘extreme’ staff shortage

By The Press Association15th September 2017News Scotland

Hospital nurses are having to take on catering duties because of “extreme” staffing issues. The move at Portree Hospital on Skye has been branded “completely inappropriate” and raised fears over

Woman claims priest abused her while at orphanage at centre of mass grave find

By Lucinda Cameron15th September 2017News Scotland

A woman has claimed she was abused at an orphanage run by nuns where the bodies of hundreds of children were “buried” in a mass grave. Theresa Tolmie-McGrane told the

Mother with young son chosen as face of Scotland’s Stand Up To Cancer campaign

By The Press Association14th September 2017News Scotland

A new mother who was diagnosed with cancer when her son was just eight months old is backing a campaign urging people to stand up to the disease. Shiela Laramore,

‘Alarming’ rise in Scots deaths from Alzheimer’s placing ‘heavy strain’ on care services

By The Press Association13th September 2017News Scotland

Deaths from Alzheimer’s disease have risen by a third in the last year, with campaigners warning the “alarming” increase is placing a “heavy strain” on the NHS and care services.