Leading social care provider, Cornerstone, has announced the launch of a new Charitable Foundation to separate its fundraising and social care functions; a vision set out by the organisation’s new
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A local authority has launched an investigation after a child wandered out of a council nursery. The four-year-old boy’s mother found him walking in a nearby street as she was
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The UK Government has been urged to rethink “incoherent” plans to close a swathe of Jobcentres in Scotland. Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee said the proposals showed “a lack of planning”
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Visiting and keeping in touch with loved ones who have moved into a care home is a vital part of family life. And now a new resource has been launched
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Urgent action is needed to strengthen the system that registers people who work with children, according to a parliamentary report. Holyrood’s Sport Committee has warned the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
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Police Scotland have launched a sex abuse enquiry involving a former children’s care home in Glasgow after receiving a complaint from a former resident. Officers have launched the investigation after
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Improvements are needed to remove the isolation, confusion and fear felt by some young people in Children’s Hearings, according to a report. The Scottish Parliament’s Education and Skills Committee found
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Thousands of elderly people are missing out on free personal care because of delays to assessments and care arrangements, a charity has found. Age Scotland says official figures suggest that,
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Scottish Care have announced the finalists for their 2017 Care at Home & Housing Support Awards. The winners will be announced on the 12th May, when all finalists will be
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The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (Iriss) is launching Propagate – a new six-month project to embed the use of Iriss tools, particularly co-production tools, to support
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