A health board’s treatment of 14 breast cancer patients who died will be reviewed by an independent expert after bosses admitted hundreds of patients were given lower doses of chemotherapy.
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Non-violent stalking can cause lasting psychological damage to victims and should be treated as seriously as domestic abuse by the justice system, new research suggests. A survey of 128 stalking
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The Scottish Government has set out a new framework to tackle discrimination against older people. It hopes to strengthen elderly people’s rights and ensure they do not encounter barriers to
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An abuse inquiry has been told of serious concerns in the past surrounding a number of approved schools in Scotland. The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry (SCAI) heard that the potential
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The teenager who admitted raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has launched an appeal against his jail sentence. Aaron Campbell, 16, was handed a life imprisonment term and locked up
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The routine vaccination of schoolgirls with the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Scotland has led to a dramatic reduction in cervical disease in later life, new research suggests. HPV is
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Two bereaved women who lost loved ones are calling for a full review of the system, arguing the men were let down by Scotland’s mental health services. Karen McKeown and
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A new project will assess how best to care for the thousands of people in Scotland with both dementia and sight loss. The charity Royal Blind has received funding to
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Networks of criminals were created around Scotland as a result of people’s experiences in approved schools and the Borstal system, an inquiry has been told. Residential childcare expert Professor Andrew
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The Scottish Government has been urged to help save an LGBT charity from closure. TIE (Time for Inclusive Education), which works to combat homophobia, biphobia and transphobia in schools with
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