Stirling Council has delivered a robust defence against a new report which condemns its child protection services as among the weakest in Scotland. The report into how well children in

A scheme has been launched to help people leaving jail lead crime-free lives. Evidence has shown ex-offenders who struggle to find a job and somewhere to live are at high

Health board boundaries will be aligned with local authority areas to help ensure older people can receive the care they need at home. Health Secretary Alex Neil revealed that catchment

The convener of Angus Council’s social work and health committee Councillor Glennis Middleton has welcomed the smooth move of residents from Camus house to Kinloch Care Centre. The first residents

PARENTS have hit out at plans to close Glasgow’s only residential unit for autistic children. City council bosses aim to axe the six beds at its Middlefield Residential School in

Disabled Scots are going without essentials such as food, heating and clothes to make up for the loss in their income caused by the ‘bedroom tax’ according to Capability Scotland.

The Care Inspectorate has launched a major report into how well children in Scotland are protected from risk, with findings from a programme of child protection inspections across Scotland. The

Improvements should be made to legislation aimed at protecting and supporting victims of crime, a Holyrood committee has said. A report by the Justice Committee sets out recommendations for the

A second three year National Dementia Strategy to improve standards of care for people with dementia has been launched at Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Connections Conference. As part of the strategy

A LEADING Scottish charity has slammed the owners of a Hawick care home. The fourth in a series of damning inspection reports has been issued for St Andrew’s Care Home,