Woman made to feel like ‘nuisance’ by care home staff, inquiry hears
A woman whose husband was in a care home during the early stage of the Covid-19 pandemic said she was made to feel like a “nuisance” by staff, an inquiry
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Mother of disabled teenager to fundraise for others following Winslet donation
The mother of a disabled teenager has launched a fundraiser to help families who have children with life-shortening conditions with their energy bills, a year after Kate Winslet donated £17,000
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Isles council provide temporary social work numbers following suspected cyber attack
A cyber attack which disrupted access to a council website and its systems is being investigated with the relevant authorities to establish the full impact of the crime, officials have
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Inquiry told of ‘slopping out’ and children being imprisoned with sex offenders
A man who was sent to young offenders institutions in the early 1970s told an inquiry how he was forced to “slop out” and was held in custody with sex
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Woman just missed mother’s death due to care home Covid rules, inquiry told
A woman missed being with her mother when she died in a care home by seconds because of Covid restrictions during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. Natasha Hamilton (pictured)
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William and Kate pay mental health group anniversary visit on Highlands trip
The Prince and Princess of Wales thrilled well-wishers with an impromptu display of their bike skills during a mini-tour of the north of Scotland. Excited crowds cheered William and Kate
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Lockdowns created ‘favourable’ situation for domestic abusers, inquiry told
Women and children experienced an “intensification” of domestic abuse during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry was told measures such as lockdown created a situation that
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Minister vows to be ‘robust’ in fighting for drugs policy funding
Drugs minister Elena Whitham has said she will be “robust” in her fight to secure adequate funding for her portfolio. Scotland has been struggling with record high drug deaths in
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Long Covid patients initially ‘not believed’ with ‘no place to go’ for support, inquiry told
People with long Covid were “not believed” and had “no place to go” for support, an umbrella body for health and social care has told an inquiry. Sara Redmond, chief
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Charity Social Bite plans village for recovering addicts in Dundee
A £2 million village for recovering addicts is to be built in Dundee. The charity Social Bite has copied its model already in use in Edinburgh to support homeless people
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