Care home staff felt “second best” during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to NHS workers who were prioritised for PPE and benefitted from special shopping hours, an inquiry has heard. Duncan
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A former “house mother” who abused children in her care in the 1960s and 1970s has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service. Retired social worker Euphemia Ramsay, 76,
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A new £5 million intensive care unit (ICU) has officially opened at a hospital in Renfrewshire. Patients will now be cared for at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)’s new
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A new project will assess how best to care for the thousands of people in Scotland with both dementia and sight loss. The charity Royal Blind has received funding to
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A woman who embezzled a six-figure sum from a charity has been ordered to pay back more than £175,000 in ill-gotten gains. Mary Booth, 58, pled guilty in July 2017
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CCTV footage has been released in the search for a missing pensioner with dementia in Renfrewshire. Allan Burns from Kilbarchan was last seen on Friday at around 3.15pm on a
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A new education campus for children with extra support needs is being officially opened in Renfrewshire. Erskine Waterfront Campus is run by CrossReach, the operating arm of the Church of
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More than a quarter of people who alleged they were abused at a children’s home said they had told staff about the attacks while they were still in care, an
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A man who was sexually abused at a children’s home in the 1970s has spoken of his belief a paedophile ring may have been operating inside the facility. David Whelan,
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A child was force-fed to the point where his mouth would bleed during a time in care that was “hell itself”, an inquiry has heard. A witness also told how
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