INCOMPETENT nurses will no longer be struck off in Scotland regardless of the harm they cause patients, a health watchdog has confirmed. Politicians and patients’ groups say they are disappointed

Informal workplace cultures in large organisations contribute to poverty traps among low-paid workers. Possessing high levels of skills does not guarantee well-paid employment.  In recent years, skills policy in Scotland

The biggest-ever flu vaccination programme Scotland has ever seen has been launched. A fifth of the population will be offered a free flu vaccination, with those aged over 65 and

The Scottish government has sought reassurances from Bupa about the levels of care at the Pentland Hill Care Home in Edinburgh. The home, which is run by Bupa, is being

Domestic abuse cases throughout Scotland will be co-ordinated by a newly-created national prosecutor appointed to improve the way such crimes are tackled, it was announced today. Anne Marie Hicks has

SATELLITE technology would be used to track sex offenders under Scottish Government plans to crack down on the most predatory and dangerous criminals. A consultation launched tomorrow will also propose

A shared vision of what success would look like for children in care must be established, and resources and processes should be built around that vision. That’s one of the

Scottish Government proposals to help “kinship carers” appear to be an attempt to save money and improve statistics rather than provide effective support, according to a care network. Neglected children

It’s been a dramatically busy first year for the new all-Ayrshire out-of-hours social work response service. And figures show it is reaching far more people than when Ayrshire relied on

Borders council’s social work department is battling to make savings of £800,000 this year, while facing £1.8million of service costs due to a rise in demand. According to the council’s