The Child Poverty Actiion Group have announced details of their Scottish annual conference which will take place on Friday 10 June. The conference will take place on Friday 10 June and
Read More
Daycare services which encourage outdoor play are delivering better outcomes for children, the Care Inspectorate has said. The findings were revealed as Scotland’s Minister for Children and Young People, Aileen
Read More
An inspection of services for children and young people in Dundee has identified areas of good performance but also made recommendations for improvement. Across nine key indicators of performance, inspectors
Read More
The Mental Welfare Commission has said it is publishing all of its local visit reports to NHS wards and units across Scotland. The Commission visits over 100 wards and units
Read More
Councils have “generally succeeded” in providing increased levels of free childcare, but rates of take-up vary considerably among local authorities, a report has found. The Care Inspectorate said the variations
Read More
A new delivery agency will be set up to administer social security payments worth £2.7 billion when they are devolved to Scotland. Speaking in the first Scottish Parliament debate on
Read More
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been discharged from hospital after being treated for the third time for a complication linked to the disease. The Royal Free Hospital said the Scottish
Read More
Hollywood actor Richard Gere has been in Glasgow promoting a film in which he plays a homeless man in New York. The star attended the closing night of the city’s
Read More
One of Jimmy Savile’s victims was a 12-year-old girl from Scotland who persuaded her aunt to take her to see Top of the Pops. The girl had travelled to London
Read More
A care home for older people in Dundee has been told to make urgent improvements in the care provided to vulnerable residents. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement
Read More