The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB) has announced the appointment of two new officeholders to the Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC). Ms Susan Kemp and Dr Alan Mitchell will take
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The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) is holding a four-day Congress in Edinburgh from this weekend – one of the biggest child
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No-one will face prosecution following a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in 2012 in which four people died, the Crown Office has announced. Prosecutors investigating the Edinburgh outbreak – the largest in
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The Care Inspectorate has announced some changes to the way they inspect care services in Scotland. The changes have been informed by a widespread consultation with a broad range of
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Scotland’s Chief Nursing Officer, Professor Fiona McQueen, has announced the launch of a new awards scheme for Scottish based nurse, midwife and allied health professional researchers. This is an
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Adult social care sevices in the Scottish Borders have been transferred to an arm’s length organisation in a bid to help save £5.6m over five years. The move will see
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The Scottish Parliament has become the first public building in Scotland to receive an Autism Access award from the National Autistic Society. The Presiding Officer, Rt Hon Tricia Marwick MSP
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Nominations are now open for Scotland’s Dementia Awards 2015 taking place on World Alzheimer’s Day, 24 September in Glasgow. The Awards are organised in partnership with Alzheimer Scotland, NHS Education
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22 new projects across Scotland will share a slice of £400,000 funding from the Self Management IMPACT Fund to support new ways of working. This investment from the Self
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Seventy workers in Glasgow City Council’s Homeless Service will walk out this lunchtime in a dispute over their pay grade. The workers are all members of the trade union UNISON
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