Inquiry into historical care abuse gets under way in Scotland
A public inquiry into the historical abuse of children in care in Scotland will formally start its work today. The Scottish Government pledged to ”shine a light in the dark
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Clare’s Law abuse scheme rolled out across Scotland from today
The scheme which allows people to be told if their partner has been violent in the past has been introduced in Scotland from today. Police Scotland’s Disclosure Scheme for Domestic
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Scots homeless applications fall but more children in temporary housing
Scottish Local Authorities received around 8,500 applications for homelessness assistance during April to June 2015, 7% lower than in the same period in 2014. However, the number of children in
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Scots compulsory mental health treatment at highest level in ten years
According to a new report by the Mental Welfare Commission (MWC), emergency detentions for older people have seen a sharp rise, while children with mental ill-health are increasingly not put
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Winners announced for Scotland’s Dementia Awards 2015
The winners from the six categories of this year’s Scotland’s Dementia Award have been announced at an awards ceremony at the Marriott Hotel Glasgow. The awards, a partnership between Alzheimer
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Scottish Government confirm details of new adoption and fostering group
A new organisation to help children and young people find adoptive and foster families has been created, Children’s Minister Aileen Campbell has announced. The Minister confirmed that £75,000 funding has
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Police fail to follow up sighting of missing dementia sufferer
Police have apologised to the family of a missing 88-year-old woman after it emerged a possible sighting of her was not followed up by officers. The body believed to be
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Advice issued on NMC revalidation of nurses in Scots care settings
Fiona McQueen, Chief Nursing Officer, Scottish Government and Karen Reid, Chief Executive, Care Inspectorate have written to all service providers to raise awareness of the forthcoming changes to the re-registration
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Sir Chris Hoy launches new sports based mental health initiative
Sir Chris Hoy let his arms rather than his legs do the work as he started a climb to launch a mental health initiative. Britain’s most successful Olympian was at
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New health survey finds nearly half of Scots live with long term conditions
The latest statistics release on Scotland’s health reveals that 46% of Scots live with at least one long term condition. The Scottish Health Survey statistics 2014, produced by the Scottish
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