Scotland’s drug deaths crisis deepened in the past year with the number of people who lost their lives rising to 1,339, according to official statistics. The figure is 5% higher
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Humza Yousaf has pledged an extra £11.5 million to help the NHS recover from the impact of the Covid crisis as he formally opened Scotland’s first National Treatment Centre. The
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A new £5 million fund has been launched to support families of young people in hospital. Public health minister Maree Todd announced the Young Patients Family Fund during a visit
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Rules designed to help siblings in care stay together have come into force. An amendment to the Children (Scotland) Act 2020 and Looked After Children (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2021 will
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Key workers in critical roles in Scotland will be able to avoid self-isolation after close contact with coronavirus if they are fully vaccinated and are tested daily, First Minister Nicola
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The first meeting to establish the values of a National Care Service in Scotland has been held between politicians and people with experience of the social care system. Health Secretary
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A centre for sexual assault victims has been praised by the Justice Secretary as a “beacon” of the model he would like to see across Scotland. The Meadows, based at
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Further planned surgeries have been cancelled as a health board’s three acute hospitals experience unprecedented levels of pressure. NHS Lanarkshire said that increased Covid-19 cases, staff shortages due to annual
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A former vice principal of a highland dance school has appeared in court facing a string of sex charges – including rape. Jonathan Barton (pictured) who was the vice principal
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More than eight out of 10 unpaid carers say they have had “no respite” since the beginning of the pandemic, research indicates. Pressures also hit care service workers – who
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