SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has said she would “look again” at proposals for a National Care Service (NCS) and consider a reorganisation of the NHS if elected first minister.
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A charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about criminal gangs targeting children as young as eleven to carry drugs and money around the country. Fearless – the
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A new expert group has been set up to improve working conditions for nurses and midwives. Chaired by Scotland’s Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce will develop
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Nicola Sturgeon’s successor should drop plans for a National Care Service (NCS), Scottish Labour and the Liberal Democrats have said. The two parties said the Bill for a new, centralised
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced she will stand down after eight years as First Minister, telling a press conference “the time is now”. In a shock announcement on Wednesday, the SNP
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A Scottish NHS board has been fined £180,000 over the death of a 78-year-old man who fell from his hospital bed three times. NHS Highland was fined on Tuesday after
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A police officer accused of raping a young child “laughed” when he was faced with the allegations in a police interview, a court has heard. Martyn Coulter, 36, is accused
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The sentencing of a Scottish rugby star who admitted pushing, hurling abuse at, and tracking his girlfriend has been postponed. Rufus McLean, 22, was expected to be sentenced at Edinburgh
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A housing association has been fined £100,000 for health and safety failings which led to the death of a vulnerable 64-year-old woman in its care. Shirley Breeze choked after her
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More than 1,300 children in Scotland experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings called Childline for help in a year, figures show. The NSPCC data reveals Childline counsellors delivered 1,345 of these
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