Scotland’s vaccine passport scheme is not being extended to cover more venues, despite the “precarious” situation the country faces with coronavirus, Nicola Sturgeon has said. The First Minister said the
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The age of criminal responsibility in Scotland will be increased from eight to 12 next month, ministers have confirmed. Children’s minister Clare Haughey confirmed the change – which was part
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Players from care homes will join former football stars at a city’s first ever dementia football festival. More than 60 players from eight care homes and projects across Glasgow will
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A Scottish health board has been fined £200,000 after a patient with a history of self-harm took her own life in hospital. Anne Clelland, 49, was found unconscious in an
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Scotland’s professional adviser for midwifery and perinatal care Jaki Lambert has been appointed as the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) new director for Scotland. Ms Lambert (pictured), from Argyll and
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Staff at a nursery which has become embroiled in a feud with Scotland’s health secretary over a place for his daughter have said they “cannot apologise for something we haven’t
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Female detainees were forced to mix with men with a history of sexual violence against women in an immigration centre due to Covid restrictions, a report has found. Concerns have
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Progress has been made on meeting requirements to improve services for older people in the City of Edinburgh, inspectors have said. It follows an inspection in 2017 which found weaknesses
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Children at a Catholic boarding school in Scotland were sexually abused and subjected to sadistic treatment that “destroyed childhoods”, an inquiry has found. Lady Smith, chair of the Scottish Child
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Three-quarters of epilepsy-related fatalities across Scotland could be prevented, a study has shown. Epilepsy is a common condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures. It is associated with
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