The finalists for the six award categories of this year’s Scotland’s Dementia Awards have been announced. Over 90 applications were received for this year’s event and the judging panels have
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The percentage of households falling below society’s minimum standard of living has increased from 14% to 33% over the last 30 years, despite the size of the economy doubling. This
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The first two reports have been published following a pioneering new approach to inspecting health and social care services for older people in Scotland. Joint inspection teams from Scotland’s social
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Police Scotland has announced that a new Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse, also known as Clare’s Law, will be piloted in two areas of Scotland. It was confirmed at the
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NHS Highland has a new director of adult social care. She is 46-year-old Joanna Macdonald who takes over from Brian Robertson who has retired. Ms Macdonald has vast experience in
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A new partnership project is being launched to increase the number of young people with disabilities entering Modern Apprenticeships. Skills Development Scotland – the national skills body that manages the
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The Scottish suicide rate fell by 19 per cent between the periods 2000-2002 and 2011-2013, latest figures show. The statistics, published today by National Records of Scotland and ISD Scotland,
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Cairndhu House Nursing Home has been fined £8,000 after the death of an elderly resident who became trapped between her mattress and a bed rail. Marjory Black, 85, had fallen
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People using adult social care services in Scotland will have the opportunity to share and compare their experiences when a new website, Care Opinion, launches this autumn. The one-year pilot
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Funding designed to tackle food poverty has been allocated to 26 projects across Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today. According to the Trussell Trust, the number of people
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