A pilot scheme is being launched to test new ways of delivering healthcare in remote areas of Scotland.

SCOTLAND’S chief medical officer is calling for more to be done to drive up literacy standards and help lift more children out of poverty.

PLANS to transform a block of flats in Drumry into supported living accommodation for ex-drug addicts have been given the green-light by planning chiefs.

Staff at a Scottish council will “take whatever action is necessary” to thwart an attempt to cut mileage rates below the HMRC approved level.

Shocking inequalities in health and wealth have been revealed by the sixth Monitoring Poverty in Scotland report from JRF.  By Tom MacInnes, JRF

The prospect remains bleak for hard-pressed Scots struggling to find a job, despite a 14,000 fall in unemployment in recent months.

FOSTER care and adoption services in the Capital have been hailed after inspectors awarded the city council its highest ratings yet.

The current system for providing free nursery care for youngsters has been branded “grossly unfair”.

According to findings from Scotland’s Care Inspectorate, the majority of care homes with service issues raised at inspection are moving in the right direction despite a turbulent time for the sector.

Five members of staff have been suspended at a private care hospital in Dundee. Castlebeck Care, which runs Monroe House, said a full probe was being carried out into allegations of inappropriate behaviour.