Yes vote would up carers allowance by £575
More than 100,000 carers could get almost £600 a year more in benefit payments in an independent Scotland under the SNP, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. An expert
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Mixed report for Clackmannanshire children’s service
A joint inspection of services for children and young people in Clackmannanshire has highlighted areas of good performance and also made recommendations where further improvement can be made. The report
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Doctors group back assisted suicide law
A group of doctors is backing proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. The practising and retired medics will lobby MSPs considering the change put forward by veteran politician Margo
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Scottish Care in call for elderly people taskforce
The Scottish Government is being urged to set up a taskforce in a bid to improve the care elderly people receive in their own homes, amid concerns staffing levels in
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Scots regulator reports overall improvement in home care services
SCOTLAND’S social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate, says there has been a marked increase in care at home services achieving very good or excellent inspection grades in the past three
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Case Review finds drowned baby ‘should have been in care’
A baby who died while in the care of his drug addict parents may have lived if social workers had taken him into care from birth, a report has found.
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Most Scots service users happy with care experience
A survey of over 100,000 people has found that the majority of GP patients and social care users report a positive experience of their care. However, an overarching finding was
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Labour critical of ‘back of fag packet’ childcare policy
The Scottish Government is being called on to publish information to back up its plans for extending free childcare after independence, with Labour accusing ministers of “writing policies on the
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Neil rejects calls to quit over mental health row
Scots Health Secretary Alex Neil fought off increased demands to quit or be sacked last night in a growing row about his role in controversial changes to mental health services
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Six arrested over Fife residential school abuse probe
Six men have been arrested and charged in connection with allegations of historic child abuse at a residential school in Fife. The arrests are part of an ongoing police investigation
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