The University of Stirling’s leading centre for improving dementia services is calling on the public to share their views ahead of its major international conference. Stirling’s Dementia Services Development Centre
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The Scottish Parliament’s Justice Committee has issued a call for written evidence on the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill. The Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm Bill, introduced into
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This years’ Scottish Care conference will focus on care home provision and the challenges the sector faces in the years to come. The ‘National Care Home Conference, Exhibition & Care
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The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) are hosting a series of events for workers in health and social care called ‘Working With Personal Outcomes: What Keeps You Going?’ The events
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Scottish Autism has launched a new brand campaign aimed at raising greater public awareness about autism and the support available to individuals with autism and their families. Based on the
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Scotland’s 1980s “Trainspotting generation” has driven drug-related hospital admissions to a record high while illnesses linked to long-term alcohol abuse are also on the rise, official figures show. Hospital stays
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A police investigation has been launched after a 98-year-old woman was seriously injured at a Edinburgh care home. The woman, who is a resident at Strachan House in the Blackhall
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Siobhan McMahon MSP has launched a consultation on the abolition of non-residential social care charges. At present, local authorities across Scotland are able to charge for a range of non-residential
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Scotland’s former chief medical officer is expected to outline “the hidden costs of austerity” at the Scottish Green conference in Glasgow today. Sir Harry Burns will share a platform with
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Protests are being planned against 3,000 job losses at a city council, with unions warning of “horrendous” cuts across the country in the coming months because of enforced savings. Glasgow
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