A Stirling residential child care worker has been given an official warning for not immediately reporting a fire started by two young residents in the home where he worked. Andrew

The Scottish Government is to invest £4 million to help improve and standardise healthcare in Scotland. Five health boards will trial different approaches from around the world in an attempt

Plans to deal with some domestic abuse cases outside of court are concerning, a women’s charity has said. Police Scotland Chief Constable Sir Stephen House has suggested that some abusers

A care home in Inverness faces imminent closure after inspectors branded its operation a high risk for the elderly residents. The Care Inspectorate has today taken the very rare step

SOCIAL workers are to consider strike action over stress and overwork amid concerns that staff shortages and budget cuts could lead to new child protection failures. The move by public-sector

A HEALTH board is striving to find alternative accommodation after a Skye care home suddenly announced to its five residents and 14 staff it is to close. A local councillor

A special summit examining how best to protect children when they are online is being organised by the Scottish Government. Ministers hope the event will help protect youngsters as well

Patients with multiple sclerosis and other neurological diseases are to benefit from a research clinic that will be officially opened later. The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University

A former charity boss has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting six women. Ian Paterson of Tarves, Aberdeenshire, was the chief executive of Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations when

Failings in the care of a teenager who killed his foster carer have been revealed by a review of the circumstances surrounding the case. Dawn McKenzie, 34, was repeatedly stabbed