Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has welcomed the imminent introduction of a landmark pilot scheme that allows women and men to access information on their new partners’ offending history. From
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A senior member of staff at Scotland’s national deaf school has been suspended as police explore allegations of misconduct. The specific details of the allegations at Donaldson’s School in Linlithgow
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A Moray social worker who worked with young people affected by autism has been struck off after turning up for work drunk. A Scottish Social Services (SSSC) conduct committee heard
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A high tech scanner could enable scientists to develop better treatments for dementia and other brain conditions. The new equipment – the first of its kind in Scotland – will
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) has rejected the conclusions of a report examining Glasgow’s parenting support framework due to its ‘lack of robustness’. The Glasgow University Triple P report
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As a new YouGov poll revealed that 62% of people in Scotland believe health inequalities are unfair, more needs to be done to improve the health of people living in
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A major public awareness campaign to educate people on the warning signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE) forms part of a wide ranging action plan published today aimed at safeguarding
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More than a quarter of people have experienced a mental health problem, and nearly half of people would not want other people to know if they had a mental health
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A care home in West Lothian has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors. The Care
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A £10 million fund to increase the number of people receiving diagnosis and treatment at home will support the roll-out of new technology across Scotland’s NHS. In a speech at
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