Scotland can rely on high quality social services delivered by a trusted, skilled and confident workforce that give confidence in care. That was the message today from Mark McDonald MSP,
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The Scottish Government is today publishing a five-year strategy to control healthcare associated infections and tackle antimicrobial resistance. The strategic framework commissioned by the Scottish Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated
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New standards to give people the right to high-quality health and care services have been published for consultation today by The Scottish Government. The standards will provide a framework for
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Campaigners against the Scottish Government’s controversial named person scheme claim families are considering legal action after discovering their private information has been passed between public bodies. The claim comes as
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The finalists have now been shortlisted by judges for the 2016 Scottish Care – Care Awards. The winners will be announced at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on Friday 18th
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Concerns about the viability of Scotland’s care workers have been raised with the Health Secretary after MSPs found some are “embarrassed” to reveal what they do for a living and
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The UK Government has tried to characterise poverty as a “lifestyle choice” while sweeping its effects on children “under the carpet”, Equalities Secretary Angela Constance has said. Ms Constance blasted
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The Scottish Government is to consider narrowing the definition of fuel poverty to target the most needy. Fuel poverty is currently defined as when more than 10% of household income
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A “perfect storm” is brewing for the nursing workforce following a “boom and bust” approach to staffing, the profession has warned. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland has called
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More than 40,000 violent assaults against public service workers in Scotland have been recorded in the past decade, according to a survey. Unison’s annual Violence at Work Survey 2016 launched
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