The Scottish Government has today confirmed the appointment of Iona Colvin as Scotland’s Chief Social Work Adviser. Ms Colvin is currently Chief Officer at the North Ayrshire Health and Social Care
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There is a “possibility” that cuts to health and social care could be linked to tens of thousands of “excess deaths”, a new research paper suggests. In 2015 there was
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Charities dedicated to helping abuse survivors and victims of rape are to be given funding from the Scottish Government on a three-year basis in future. Equalities Secretary Angela Constance announced
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The UK’s four children’s commissioners have written to the Government to tell of their “deep concern” at the decision to end a scheme to bring lone child refugees to Britain.
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Home Secretary Amber Rudd will on Thursday announce a £40 million blitz on child sexual exploitation. The cash injection aims to bolster the Government’s efforts to prevent a repeat of
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Fiona Duncan, Chief Executive of Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland, has been appointed as the chair to the independent root and branch Care Review in Scotland. The Review will look
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Too many people are being diagnosed with cancer at a late stage, according to a report into services for sufferers in Wales. The Welsh Government’s 2016 Cancer Annual Report, which
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Record levels of hate crime were reported by three-quarters of police forces in England and Wales in the aftermath of last year’s EU referendum, new analysis has shown. In some
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The Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee are to explore whether or not integration authorities are doing enough to involve patients, carers, the third sector and other stakeholders in the
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A raft of celebrities and campaigners are calling on the Prime Minister not to end the Dubs scheme for vulnerable and lone child refugees. The scheme, named after its architect,
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