Care home residents are picking up their boxing gloves as the train for their own version of the Olympics. With just weeks to go before the Tokyo 2020 games get
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An essential service for young people with very complex needs has received £280,000 of Scottish Government funding. The Interventions for Vulnerable Youth (Ivy) project provides psychological and social work support
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Holyrood will consider whether to double the Carer’s Allowance Supplement given to unpaid carers at the end of the year. The Parliament’s Social Justice and Social Security Committee is considering
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A man has been arrested after ambulance crews were assaulted while they were working in Ayr. Paramedics were subjected to abusive behaviour shortly before 11pm on Tuesday night at an
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Almost 2,000 people living in Scotland attended at least one Euro 2020 event while infectious with coronavirus, according to official data. New figures from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show 1,991
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Scotland’s public health minister Maree Todd has confirmed she is self-isolating after a positive test for coronavirus. The MSP for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross is the minister for public health,
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A watchdog is seeking to cancel the registration of a care home over “serious and significant concerns” about the treatment of residents. The Care Inspectorate had listed an improvement notice
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The coronavirus pandemic has pushed young carers in Scotland further into poverty, according to a new report. Research by the University of the West of Scotland (UWS)-Oxfam Partnership found young
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Some £8 million will be spent on supporting the wellbeing of health and social care staff, which is a “critical priority” for the Scottish Government. The funding boost, an extra
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The lack of access to venues and facilities in Scotland could risk doing further damage to the mental health and employment prospects of young people, a charity has warned. A
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