Care Appointments

No families excluded from baby deaths maternity unit review, watchdog says

By The Press Association16th March 2017News Scotland

No families have been excluded from the review into adverse events at a maternity unit where some babies died, a health watchdog has said. The Scottish Government ordered Healthcare Improvement

Offender charities receive Scottish Government funding of nearly £3m

By The Press Association13th March 2017News Scotland

Organisations working to help offenders and their families will share almost £3 million of Scottish Government funding. Seven charities will use the cash to fund specialist services including employment training,

Some improvement needed following inspection of elderly care in Orkney

By Iain MacDonald10th March 2017News Scotland

Health and social care services in Orkney are delivering good outcomes for many older people, but improvements are also needed in some key areas. That is the view of inspectors

Parliament to nominate new Children’s Commissioner for Scotland

By Iain MacDonald10th March 2017News Scotland

The Scottish Parliament will next week be invited to nominate Bruce Adamson to Her Majesty the Queen for appointment as the new Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland.

Drive to challenge misconceptions of how victims respond to rape

By The Press Association8th March 2017News Scotland

An awareness-raising campaign aimed at challenging common misconceptions about how victims respond to rape has been launched. The Rape Crisis Scotland project hopes to address the “myth” there is a

101 children waited over a year for specialist mental health care to start

By The Press Association8th March 2017News Scotland

Just over 100 children who began receiving specialist mental health care in the last three months of 2016 had waited more than a year to get help. Figures for the

Bereaved mother backs drive to encourage boys to talk about suicidal feelings

By The Press Association7th March 2017News Scotland

A mother whose son took his own life at the age of 12 is backing a campaign encouraging boys to speak out about having suicidal feelings. Data from Childline shows

New Scots law planned to criminalise emotional abuse and neglect of children

By The Press Association3rd March 2017News Scotland

The Scottish Government is to bring forward a new law to criminalise the emotional abuse and neglect of children. Childcare and Early Years Minister Mark McDonald announced the move in

Scottish Government announce proposed expansion of electronic tagging scheme

By The Press Association3rd March 2017News Scotland

A consultation on the expansion of electronic tags to help reduce reoffending has been launched by the Scottish Government. New legislation could see GPS tracking, alcohol monitoring technology and tagging

Justice committee hears Scots child abuse payouts could top £200M

By Iain MacDonald1st March 2017News Scotland

The cost of compensation for survivors of childhood abuse in Scotland could total at least £200m, MSPs at Holyrood’s justice committee have heard. A bill has been tabled which would

Tag: News Scotland

No families excluded from baby deaths maternity unit review, watchdog says

Offender charities receive Scottish Government funding of nearly £3m

Some improvement needed following inspection of elderly care in Orkney

Parliament to nominate new Children’s Commissioner for Scotland

Drive to challenge misconceptions of how victims respond to rape

101 children waited over a year for specialist mental health care to start

Bereaved mother backs drive to encourage boys to talk about suicidal feelings

New Scots law planned to criminalise emotional abuse and neglect of children

Scottish Government announce proposed expansion of electronic tagging scheme

Justice committee hears Scots child abuse payouts could top £200M

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Log In

Sign Up

Tag: News Scotland

No families excluded from baby deaths maternity unit review, watchdog says

Offender charities receive Scottish Government funding of nearly £3m

Some improvement needed following inspection of elderly care in Orkney

Parliament to nominate new Children’s Commissioner for Scotland

Drive to challenge misconceptions of how victims respond to rape

101 children waited over a year for specialist mental health care to start

Bereaved mother backs drive to encourage boys to talk about suicidal feelings

New Scots law planned to criminalise emotional abuse and neglect of children

Scottish Government announce proposed expansion of electronic tagging scheme

Justice committee hears Scots child abuse payouts could top £200M