Inter-agency education and increased collaborative working across Scotland are key points in a new report by a team of Interprofessional Education experts from Aberdeen. Led by Dr Sundari Joseph from Robert
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More must be done to drive down the number of people with mental health problems who smoke, a charity has said. People with mental health problems have significantly lower life
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Women have been given tents when they were released from prison with nowhere to go, a watchdog has revealed. The disclosure was made following an inspection into HMP Bronzefield in
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A charity has reportedly seen complaints of theft and fraud against elderly victims double in a year, leading it to suggest pensioners install CCTV in their homes. Action on Elder
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Two police officers have been sacked over their treatment of a man with autism. Pcs Christopher Thomas and Christopher Pitts, who both worked for Bedfordshire Police, pursued and detained Faruk
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Action on Elder Abuse (AEA) Scotland has recently published two new booklets in partnership with Age Scotland. ‘Keeping safe from harm and abuse’ is a helpful guide for older people
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Two-thirds of people with autism feel socially isolated, according to a report which found poor public understanding of the condition is making some feel trapped in their own homes. The
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A man with learning disabilities who was thought to be in danger of being forced into a wedding is mentally capable of making decisions about sex and marriage, a judge
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The Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory has been set up to provide better information about the health and health care of people with learning disabilities and people with autism in Scotland.
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New Work and Pensions Secretary Stephen Crabb has said there will be no further raid on welfare spending to fund the £4 billion black hole in the Budget left by
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