The Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland have announced they will soon be carrying out a joint inspection of health and social work services for older people in East Lothian.
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Sacro’s ‘Early and Effective Intervention Whole Systems Approach for Women’ service operating in Ayrshire has been recognised at a recent national awards ceremony in London. The service aims to help
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The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) Scotland and UNISON have joined together to call on political parties to lay out policies to tackle in-work poverty. The call comes as the
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A dementia-friendly arts community operating across Scotland has been awarded a funding boost of £230,000. The ‘Heart for Art’ project, run by CrossReach, the Church of Scotland Social Care Council,
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A £300,000 research study into how personalised physical activity could improve the lives of people with dementia living in care homes has been launched this week. The three-year programme will
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University of the West of Scotland (UWS) officially launched a new DVD, which will provide invaluable support and advice for carers of the person with advanced dementia, this week at
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Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been awarded the Buttle UK Quality Mark for a further two years for its continued work to widen access to higher education for care leavers.
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A former children’s panel chairman has been found guilty of sexually abusing two vulnerable boys and a young man. Daniel Ross, 62, was found guilty of six sexual abuse charges
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A pilot project which reduces reoffending and supports around 750 prisoners and ex-offenders every year will be extended to March 2017. An additional £200,000 funding from the Scottish Government means
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Proposals to allow assisted suicide in Scotland contain ‘significant flaws’ according to a new report published today by the Health and Sport Committee at Holyrood. The majority of members of
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