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Ayrshire carer struck off after stealing more than £2,500 from care home resident

Carer struck off after stealing more than £2,500 from care home resident

Carers ‘ignored for years’ after warning of failings at Sutherland home care service

Highlands & Islands

Carers 'ignored for years' after warning of failings at home care service

System failures in Scottish care ‘putting children’s mental health at risk’

System failures in Scottish care 'putting children's mental health at risk'

Carer struck off for posting Snapchat of vulnerable person on toilet

Highlands & Islands

Carer struck off for posting Snapchat of vulnerable person on toilet

Support worker found with indecent images of children struck off

Support worker found with indecent images of children struck off

Former Church of Scotland worker struck off for verbally abusing child

Former Church of Scotland worker struck off for verbally abusing child

Scotland could lose hundreds of foreign carers as new visa rules mean they must be paid more

Scotland could lose hundreds of foreign carers as new rules mean they must be paid more

Social work assistant accessed confidential records of nearly 400 people

Social work assistant accessed confidential records of nearly 400 people

Superfans call for Scottish football match day experiences to be more inclusive for disabled people

'My guide dog helped me visit every stadium in Scotland - but more help is needed'

Care home workers to meet with ministers after feeling ‘abandoned’ during Covid

Care home workers to meet with ministers after feeling ‘abandoned’ during Covid

Tayside families ‘scared’ after health board confirms no new referrals for autism and ADHD diagnosis

North East & Tayside

Families face uncertainty after new autism and ADHD referrals halted

Unison Scotland says care workers not paid enough to live on as charity staff vote to take strike action

Care workers 'not paid enough to live on', says union

Child support worker sent ‘sexual’ messages to young man’s partner

Child support worker sent 'sexual' messages to young man's partner

Disabled man left to eat from bin: ITV News exposes 'appalling' neglect

UK & International

Disabled man left to eat from bin: ITV News exposes 'appalling' neglect

Homeless children report being exposed to violence, vermin and unspeakable harm, according to Shelter report

'I've finally got my own bedroom after a lifetime of homelessness'

Social care campaigners march on Parliament against national insurance rise

Social care campaigners march on Parliament against national insurance rise

Families devastated by planned cuts to ADHD and autism assessments and support services in Aberdeenshire

SOCIAL CARE CRISIS

Families devastated by planned cuts to ADHD and autism assessments and daycare services

Families caring for loved ones with disabilities hit hard by East Renfrewshire social care cutbacks

SOCIAL CARE CRISIS

'Our family are invisible in society, it's so hard to leave the house'

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