A new £19 million mental health hospital, tasked with providing cutting edge treatment and transforming UK perceptions of mental health hospitals, has opened in Glasgow.{mosimage}The new 117-room Gartnavel Royal Hospital

An elderely resident in a care home was so badly neglected that when he died his toe nails were two inches long and his teeth were black.

Police have come under fierce attack from experts and politicians after mooting the creation of a drugs tolerance zone in the centre of Edinburgh.

More than 1,000 domestic abuse cases have been recorded by Dumfries and Galloway Police in the last 10 months.

Charities across the city are preparing to take legal action over cuts in their funding from the city council.

Some home carers in Fife are not working their full quota of hours while the council is forced to employ agency staff to carry out similar duties.

A charity has launched a campaign aimed at eradicating the “disgrace” of child poverty in Scotland.

Adam Ingram, the children’s minister at Holyrood, yesterday outlined £40 million of proposals to tackle domestic abuse and violence against women.

Survivors of horrific abuse in Scotland’s children’s homes last night urged the government to implement a report that would overhaul child care services and support former residents.

A campaign group set up to save under-threat nurseries has launched an online newsletter.