Scotland’s social care scrutiny and improvement body is considering changes to the way it handles complaints about care. The Care Inspectorate inspects and regulates more than 14,000 care services across
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Proposals to legalise assisted suicide will today be scrutinised by MSPs on the Health and Sport Committee. The Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill is at stage one of the parliamentary scrutiny
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Sense Scotland has announced it is to close its Newark Drive service as demand has “dropped markedly.” The facility in Glasgow’s south-side offered support and overnight care for youngsters with
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An open letter to Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Iain Duncan Smith MP calls on Mr Duncan Smith to immediately suspend the roll out of Universal-Credit in Scotland,
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Fewer people in Scotland are becoming homeless according to official statistics published today by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. Scottish councils received around 9,100 applications for homelessness assistance during July to September
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) are undertaking a project titled ‘The View From Here’ which aims to understand practitioners’ experiences of delivering care and support
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The annual Care Accolades awards ceremony recognising achievement in social services has been postponed for 2015, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) announced today. The awards, which have been running
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A new video has been produced by campaigners who back plans to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. The video aims to tackle some of the “misconceptions and misunderstandings” surrounding the
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A rehabilitation centre for people with brain injuries in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire has been criticised by inspectors for its high turnover of nursing staff and the sutability of the staff
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An extra £2.5 million will be invested in specialist nursing and care, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The first allocation of the new funding package, £700,000, will go towards
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