Helensburgh care home fined as resident dies in accident
Cairndhu House Nursing Home has been fined £8,000 after the death of an elderly resident who became trapped between her mattress and a bed rail. Marjory Black, 85, had fallen
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New care comparison website to pilot in Scotland
People using adult social care services in Scotland will have the opportunity to share and compare their experiences when a new website, Care Opinion, launches this autumn. The one-year pilot
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Scots Government commit £500K for food poverty projects
Funding designed to tackle food poverty has been allocated to 26 projects across Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced today. According to the Trussell Trust, the number of people
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Call for Lanarkshire volunteers to help care inspections
Parents and carers across Lanarkshire who have experience of childcare are being encouraged to help Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate, improve services for children. The Care Inspectorate inspects
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Scottish Government approve extra £5M for intermediate care
Scots Health Secretary, Alex Neil, has announced an additional £5 million to help health boards to improve the flow of patients through the health and social care services. The funding
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South Lanarkshire care home could have it’s registration cancelled
A care home in South Lanarkshire has been served with a formal improvement notice by Scotland’s social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate. The notice, served on New Monteith House Care
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Heart disease rates highest in Glasgow, new study
People in Glasgow are four times more likely to die from heart disease than those in some other regions, a charity has said. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) said that
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Glasgow’s former head of social work tops UK earnings list
A survey of senior local government executives and their full remuneration has been published by the The TaxPayers’ Alliance. In what is their eighth ‘Town Hall Rich List’, the Alliance
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Holyrood Committee asks if life improved for children in care
How life has changed for the thousands of Scottish children in care will be examined by the Scottish Parliament’s Education and Culture Committee when it hears evidence from care leavers
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Aberdeen care workers struck off register
A Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) scrutiny panel has found two Aberdeen care workers guilty of misconduct resulting in both being struck off the register. In one hearing, Kayleigh Coleman
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