Nearly 200 former nurses and midwives are expected to return to practice this year – more than double the aim of a Scottish Government-funded scheme. Over 40 participants have already
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An innovative programme to improve timescales in securing a permanent home for children in care is to be rolled out across Scotland. The Permanence and Care Excellence (PACE) programme was
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The Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) have launched a new initiative aiming to bring down the cost and usage of all temporary agency staff ensuring financial targets
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A framework for the long term future of primary care out-of-hours services, which run when GP surgeries are closed, has been welcomed by Health Secretary Shona Robison. The independent Primary
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A severely disabled grandfather has launched a fresh legal bid calling for guidance to be issued over assisted suicide in Scotland. Gordon Ross, 66, who suffers from several serious medical
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An in-depth review of the multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA) in Scotland has found they are working effectively and making a critical contribution to public protection. In the review carried
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The Scottish Government have announced an improvement programme which aims to help health boards reduce waiting times for mental health services. The programme will work with health boards to support
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is calling on local authorities in the North of Scotland to get involved in a pilot programme which hopes to raise the profile of
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Only 3 in 5 people in Scotland think a woman is not at all to blame for being raped if she wears revealing clothing (58%) or is very drunk (60%),
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Everyone in Scotland should have a right to palliative care according to an inquiry into the issue by the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee. The Committee’s inquiry found that
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