A watchdog has told a health board to apologise to a car crash victim for “significant failings” in his treatment including risking paralysis by not diagnosing his spine fracture. The
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Human rights campaigners have called for the establishment of an independent Scottish commission on social care. Judith Robertson, chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC), urged ministers and social
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Services for children and young people in West Lothian are improving outcomes for children and having a positive impact on their lives, inspectors have said, while noting that some services
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The rise in youngsters living in poverty should “shock” the Scottish Government into increasing child benefit payments to families, Kezia Dugdale said. The Scottish Labour leader spoke out after the
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Paramedics are dealing with more than 10,000 mental health-related call-outs each year, according to new figures uncovered by the Scottish Liberal Democrats. Ambulance crews were called to 10,895 incidents in
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More people should be benefiting from a planned transformation of social care, a new report has said. The review found “no evidence” of the radical change needed to fully implement
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Almost 100 suspected trafficking victims have been intercepted by a specialist border force at Glasgow Airport, it has been revealed. The Home Office Border Force team – trained to spot
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There were multiple “missed opportunities” in the handover care of a man treated for “delusional” behaviour and at the centre of a fatal flat stabbing. Melvin James had to be
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Part of a nursing home’s roof has been left gutted after crews battled a fire for more than two-and-a-half hours. Forth Bay Nursing Home in Kincardine was evacuated when a
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More than 1,000 mental health patients have been sent out-with their health board area for treatment in the past three years, according to new figures. A freedom of information request
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