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Communication breakdown sees health board fined £200,000 over woman’s suicide in hospital

By The Press Association15th November 2021News Scotland

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

Royal College of Midwives appoints new Scotland director

By The Press Association15th November 2021News Scotland

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

Nursery hits out at ‘vendetta’ as health secretary sues over place for daughter

By The Press Association12th November 2021News Scotland

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

Female detainees at immigration centre forced to mix with men with history of sexual violence

By The Press Association11th November 2021News Scotland

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

Inspectors report ‘positive progress’ in delivery of care services for older people in Edinburgh

By Scott Hamilton, Reporter10th November 2021News Scotland

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

Sexual abuse and sadistic treatment ‘destroyed childhoods’ of boarding school pupils, inquiry finds

By Lucinda Cameron, Reporter10th November 2021News Scotland

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

Three-quarters of epilepsy deaths in Scotland could be avoided, study shows

By The Press Association10th November 2021News Scotland

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

Three out of five Scots at risk of overdose have received drug kit to prevent potentially fatal outcome

By The Press Association9th November 2021News Scotland

About 60 per cent of people who are at risk of an opioid overdose in Scotland have received specialist treatment to prevent a potentially fatal outcome, a report has shown.

Rehabilitation to be ‘primary consideration’ in sentencing young people in Scotland

By The Press Association9th November 2021News Scotland

Judges will have to take rehabilitation into account as a primary consideration when sentencing young people after a new guideline was approved in a “significant milestone”. The Scottish Sentencing Council

Three new cancer drugs given go-ahead for routine use in Scotland

By The Press Association8th November 2021News Scotland

Three new cancer drugs have been given the go-ahead for routine use in Scotland, the Scottish Medicines Consortium has announced. Lung cancer drugs Osimertinib (Tagrisso) and Atezolizumab (Tecentriq) were cleared

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Communication breakdown sees health board fined £200,000 over woman’s suicide in hospital

Royal College of Midwives appoints new Scotland director

Nursery hits out at ‘vendetta’ as health secretary sues over place for daughter

Female detainees at immigration centre forced to mix with men with history of sexual violence

Sexual abuse and sadistic treatment ‘destroyed childhoods’ of boarding school pupils, inquiry finds

Three-quarters of epilepsy deaths in Scotland could be avoided, study shows

Three out of five Scots at risk of overdose have received drug kit to prevent potentially fatal outcome

Rehabilitation to be ‘primary consideration’ in sentencing young people in Scotland

Three new cancer drugs given go-ahead for routine use in Scotland

Mother of woman who took own life brands daughter’s abuser ‘a monster’

MPs reject Tory bid to launch another national inquiry into grooming gangs

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Communication breakdown sees health board fined £200,000 over woman’s suicide in hospital

Royal College of Midwives appoints new Scotland director

Nursery hits out at ‘vendetta’ as health secretary sues over place for daughter

Female detainees at immigration centre forced to mix with men with history of sexual violence

Inspectors report ‘positive progress’ in delivery of care services for older people in Edinburgh

Sexual abuse and sadistic treatment ‘destroyed childhoods’ of boarding school pupils, inquiry finds

Three-quarters of epilepsy deaths in Scotland could be avoided, study shows

Three out of five Scots at risk of overdose have received drug kit to prevent potentially fatal outcome

Rehabilitation to be ‘primary consideration’ in sentencing young people in Scotland

Three new cancer drugs given go-ahead for routine use in Scotland