Nicola Sturgeon has buried a charity time capsule to mark the opening of a new health and social care centre. Containing photos, jewellery, clothes and archived material from people who
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The University of Stirling’s new Centre for Child Wellbeing and Protection and leading children’s charity Aberlour have signed a collaboration agreement. Building on a strong existing partnership they have committed to
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An inspection of services for children and young people in Falkirk has identified areas of good performance but also made recommendations for improvement. The inspection was led by the Care
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The Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland have announced the co-production process for the new fund is now underway with applications for new recipients set to open in early 2017. As part
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The Scottish Government has been urged to “get to grips” with staffing pressures in the NHS after an unpublished probe into children’s wards at several hospitals reportedly raises serious patient
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Health campaigners have said it is “grossly unfair” that men with advanced prostate cancer in Scotland will not be able to get a treatment on the NHS that could extend
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England, Wales and Northern Ireland are lagging behind Scotland in terms of fertility treatments offered to patients, a campaign group has said. Scotland stands “head and shoulders” above the rest
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Carer groups are being asked their views on the introduction of a young carer’s allowance when new welfare powers are devolved to Holyrood. The Scottish Government has said it will
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The number of staff working in the NHS has reached a record high, although the use of agency nurses and midwives has increased substantially for the third year running, according
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A youth worker due to become a named person has warned the controversial Scottish Government policy will unleash “pandemonium”. Dr Simon Knight, a senior youth worker in Glasgow, described plans
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