Drug-related deaths in Scotland have fallen slightly, but the figure is the second-highest on record, according to the latest official figures. There were 581 deaths in 2012 – three fewer

A Tayside child care worker who brandished a piece of wood at a young person with learning difficulties has been removed from the register. A conduct hearing found that on

Police officers investigating allegations of sexual and physical abuse at Fort Augustus Abbey School have identified 20 possible victims. Abuse at the school featured in a BBC Scotland programme in

An expert group set up to review the use of methadone to treat heroin addicts in Scotland is to publish its recommendations. The group was asked by the Scottish government

NHS Highland has apologised for failing to give proper care and treatment to a patient with dementia. The man, who has not been named, was admitted to Raigmore Hospital in

The Church Of Scotland has launched an investigation after a predatory and violent paedophile was able to get a job at a care home solely to prey on children in

Plans to revamp the Stirling Community Hospital site are set to go on display. The NHS are inviting locals to see their plans for a new ‘care village’ which aims

A nursing home in Edinburgh has been severely criticised by the social care watchdog for its poor quality of care. Pentland Hill nursing home in Corstorphine was reviewed by the

A Paisley children’s home – once dubbed the worst in Scotland – could soon close its doors. Renfrewshire Council looks set to axe Chapel House, which once came bottom of

Aberdeen City Council has launched an investigation after social work files were found in a skip in Dundee. It is not known how the papers – which related to a