Two of Scotland’s leading disability charities are joining together in a move they say will protect and grow frontline social care services across Scotland. ENABLE Scotland and Sense Scotland have
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New requirements to ensure care staff who look after people in their own homes are treated fairly and people receiving care experience the best possible services come into force today,
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A rough sleeping task force to cut the number of people living on the street is being launched as the Government promised to break the cycle of homelessness. Councils with
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The care industry will be plunged into “crisis” if the Government does not step in to fund a £400 million back payment bill, MPs have heard. Ministers were warned that
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Tory MPs have been accused of “laughing and sneering and smirking” at public services in crisis as the Government suffered a symbolic defeat on council funding. MPs backed a Labour
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The shortlist for the 2018 Scottish Social Services Awards has been announced today. The awards attracted over 100 applications nationwide representing a diverse mix of social services that have made
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Record numbers of Britons are being flagged up as potential victims of slavery, a new report reveals. Last year for the first time UK nationals made up the highest volume
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Theresa May faces calls from almost 100 MPs to establish a cross-party commission to address the crisis in NHS and social care. The move is an attempt to break the
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A health trust has been fined £2 million after neglect at a care unit led to the “completely avoidable” deaths of two vulnerable patients, including an epileptic teenager who drowned
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (Iriss) has been involved in the Improving Use of Evidence Strand of the Vision and Strategy for Social Services in Scotland.
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