Care workers currently employed by Scottish Borders Council could be transferred to a council-owned company, operating at arms-length. Councillors are expected to agree to a business case being examined for
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Labour said the ambulance figures confirm that cuts to social care funding are driving up the need for hospital attention among the elderly. Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said data
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A database of telehealth and telecare services and projects in Scotland has been developed and made available as a public resource. For any given project included in the database it
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More than two thirds of Scots support a bid to change the law in Scotland to legalise assisted suicide, a new poll has suggested. A total of 69% of those
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Calls to a child protection charity helpline for adults concerned about a child rose by 30% last year, according to new figures. NSPCC Scotland said that there was a 44.5%
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Angus Council and NHS Tayside have announced the appointment of Susan Wilson as Interim Chief Officer for the Angus Shadow Health and Social Care Integration Partnership. Susan, who is currently
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The number of people suffering from heart disease and strokes in Scotland dropped again in 2011/12, official figures have shown. The latest statistics have contributed to the long-term trend for
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The mother of three-year-old Mikaeel Kular has appeared in court for a second time charged with his murder and attempting to defeat the ends of justice. The boy’s body was
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A paediatric epilepsy charity has called on the Scottish Government to provide better care for sufferers so that charities can focus on developing treatments. The Muir Maxwell Trust (MMT) said
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A charity worker has become the first person from Ayrshire to pick up a global humanitarian award created in honour of the region’s most famous son, Robert Burns. Blanche Nicolson,
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