Angus Council chief warns 800 jobs could be cut in next three years
A council is facing cutting 800 jobs over the next three years as its leader warned it would no longer be able to deliver its current range and volume of
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Northumberland man first to be convicted in Scotland under updated ‘revenge porn’ laws
A man who threatened to put intimate footage of a former partner online has become the first person to be convicted in Scotland under new tougher legislation. Kenneth Robinson, 59,
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£1.2m funding boost for scheme tackling malnutrition among elderly Scots
A project aimed at tackling malnutrition among older people in Scotland has received a £1.2 million funding boost. The Food Train charity’s Eat Well, Age Well scheme plans to create
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Ex-cemetery chief admits fraudulently mis-selling burial plots to bereaved families
A former superintendent of a cemetery has admitted fraudulently mis-selling burial plots to grieving families in a “shocking” nine-year campaign. William Henderson stole thousands of pounds from the archdiocese that
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New pilot scheme aims to tackle child sexual exploitation in Aberdeen and Dundee
A programme to protect young people against child sexual exploitation (CSE) has been launched by police and a charity. Police Scotland and Barnardo’s in Aberdeen and Dundee have developed a
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Backlog of Scots patients in secure hospital wards must be addressed warns report
Concerns have been raised about a “backlog” of patients in Scotland’s secure hospital wards who are waiting to be moved to a less-restrictive environment. The Mental Welfare Commission raised the
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Free personal and nursing care policy total cost reaches almost £500m in Scotland
The cost of free personal and nursing care for elderly Scots reached a record high of almost £500 million in 2015-16, a new report has revealed. Councils spent £371 million
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RCN Scotland warn projected rise in staff numbers not enough to keep pace with demand
A projected rise in the number of nursing and midwifery staff working in Scotland’s NHS is not enough to keep pace with increasing patient demand, a representative body has warned.
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Inverclyde Care and Support at Home Service Praised
The quality of Inverclyde’s Care and Support at Home service has been praised in an official report. The Care Inspectorate carried out an unannounced inspection of the service which aims
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Charity warns of link between low pay, job insecurity and greater risk of suicide
The lowest-paid workers are at a greater risk of suicide, a mental health charity has claimed. Research from the Mental Health Foundation Scotland warns of the link between low pay,
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