Charles takes slice of Highgrove on visit to Ayrshire Hospice
The Prince of Wales came bearing a special gift on a Christmas visit to a hospice – a chocolate model of his Highgrove House. The cake, made by Chocolaterie Artisanale
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Inspectorate urge public awareness over fall hazards if visiting care settings
The Care Inspectorate are encouraging everyone who spends time with a loved one in a care setting this Christmas to be on the look out for potential fall hazards. The
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Tories in call for tougher action over sex offender notification failures
Hundreds of sex offenders in Scotland have failed to notify Police Scotland of their whereabouts, new figures have shown. Scottish Government statistics show between 2010 and 2015 there were 830
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Scottish Government to invest £10m in mental health early intervention
An extra £10 million is being invested by the Scottish Government to help people with mental health difficulties at an early stage. The money will be spent over two years
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Derek Mackay hits back at opposition claims of Holyrood budget ‘massive con’
Holyrood Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has hit back at opposition politicians who branded his budget a “con” which will see the “heart ripped out of public services”. In an “historic
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Medicine system shake-up will improve patient access to treatments, Robison
More patients with rare or terminal illnesses will get the drugs they need on the NHS as a result of changes to the way new medicines are approved, Health Secretary
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Scottish councils handed £240m funding boost in Holyrood budget
Holyrood Finance Secretary Derek Mackay handed cash-strapped councils a spending boost in his budget, pledging to up their funds by just over £240 million. Mr Mackay also confirmed he would
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Social Bite receives 27,000 Christmas dinner donations for homeless
A cafe chain backed by George Clooney has received more than 27,000 donations in one day to its campaign to ensure a homeless person gets a hot meal at Christmas.
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SFA announce it is to establish review into child sex abuse allegations
The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has announced it is to establish an independent review into allegations of child sex abuse within the sport. Football has been rocked by claims from
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Breast cancer drug rejected for NHS use by Scottish Medicines Consortium
Breast cancer sufferers in Scotland have been denied routine access to an “innovative treatment” that is available to patients south of the border. Campaigners branded the move the “ultimate postcode
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