Child protection services in Fife face an “unprecedented” challenge, with a record number of vulnerable youngsters now in care and a desperate need to cut costs.

A former care manager with Perth and Kinross Council’s social work department has lost her claim for constructive unfair dismissal after making “whistleblowing” claims against the authority.

A scheme that allows victims of domestic abuse to report crimes without having to go to a police station is to be rolled out across Scotland.

The Scottish government should investigate Aberdeen’s care services as the city council attempts to tackle a backlog of elderly people waiting for help, an MSP has said.

LOTHIAN health bosses have been branded “sneaky” and “underhand” after it emerged that they had discussed “rebranding” controversial guidance for providing end of life care.

Actor Richard Wilson has called for people with autism to be given greater support to enter the world of work.

A charity set up by round the world yachtswoman Dame Ellen MacArthur is offering sailing trips in Scotland to young people recovering from cancer.

Scotland’s commitment to abolishing homelessness is one of the strongest in the developed world but that policy is coming unstuck through cuts and uneven delivery, says Graeme Brown, the director of Shelter Scotland

GPs have expressed concern over a major revamp of elderly care. They feel a consultation on the future of care services has left them out.

An investigation has been launched at a council-run care facility in West Dunbartonshire. The probe follows allegations from a member of the public against staff at the centre formerly known as Kilpatrick House in Alexandria.