An autistic teenager who started writing thank you cards to health and care workers to deal with his anxiety about the pandemic has now sent almost 600 cards and is
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A health board has apologised to families after an interim report into infection issues found failings at one of Scotland’s newest hospitals. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board was
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A “total cultural shift” is needed in the care home sector to make it a more decent place to work, according to a new report. The University of the West
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The first care home resident in Scotland to be vaccinated against coronavirus has said it was “wonderful” to get the jab before Christmas. Annie Innes, 90, was one of dozens
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A series of stories by sexual assault and rape survivors about their journeys through the criminal justice system have been published online. The Justice Journeys: Survivor Stories collection was written
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A ward at Scotland’s biggest hospital has been closed to new admissions after an outbreak of coronavirus among patients and staff. Positive cases have been confirmed at the Queen Elizabeth
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Walk-in testing centres will be rolled out near universities in the coming days, Nicola Sturgeon said as she was questioned about coronavirus outbreaks in student halls across the country. The
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A former drug addict has converted a minivan into a safe consumption room for substance users in a bid to reduce death rates. Peter Krykant has kitted out the vehicle
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Lockdown measures have been reimposed around Glasgow and western parts of Scotland as coronavirus cases rise. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the move after 66 new positive tests were recorded
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Nicola Sturgeon said she is “consumed with sadness” and anger at the death of Mercy Baguma, who was found dead next to her starving baby in a Glasgow flat, as
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