The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is calling on local authorities in the North of Scotland to get involved in a pilot programme which hopes to raise the profile of
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Only 3 in 5 people in Scotland think a woman is not at all to blame for being raped if she wears revealing clothing (58%) or is very drunk (60%),
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Everyone in Scotland should have a right to palliative care according to an inquiry into the issue by the Scottish Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee. The Committee’s inquiry found that
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Scottish community justice organisation, Sacro, has published a Volunteering Strategy to help guide its work over the next five years. The Strategy aims to recognise the contribution of volunteers within its
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Police, community and religious leaders have called on Scotland to unite as it was revealed 64 religious and racially-motivated hate crimes have been committed across the country in the week
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The Scottish Government has announced £1.8 million funding to extend vital support for the families of prisoners. Prison visitor centres will receive the funding over the next three years to
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The Scottish Labour Party has announced it would compel all councils and private firms engaged in council contracts to pay the living wage of at least £7.85 an hour to
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People with Alzheimer’s disease who live in Scotland are being asked to consider taking part in a ground-breaking government-funded trial. The trial is investigating if a drug normally used to
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The Mental Welfare Commission has launched a new campaign to explain the power of attorney to hospital ward staff, care home staff and GPs across Scotland. More and more people
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Scottish Care has announced the finalists for their annual awards which will take place this Friday at the Hilton Hotel Glasgow. The Awards form part of the organisations ‘National Care
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