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More than £10,000 raised for family of ‘gentle’ dad killed on walk home

More than £10,000 raised for family of 'gentle' dad killed on walk home

Welfare guardianship orders in Scotland at record high of almost 18,000, Mental Welfare Commission figures show

Number of Scots living under welfare guardianship 'reaches record high'

Applications open for Carer Support Payment set to be paid out to more than 80,000 Scots in pilot

More than 80,000 carers to receive new benefit as pilot launched

Scottish mum reveals she had to leave her career behind in order to afford childcare for her son

'I had to leave my career behind to afford childcare for my son'

Artificial intelligence could cut the number of elderly people falling at home, claims Cera

AI 'could cut the number of elderly people falling at home'

Decision to cut funding for female offender charity Turning Point 218 in Glasgow branded ‘scandalous’

Turning Point 218: 'Women need it, there's no other place like this'

Care worker pay rise a ‘sticking plaster’ over problems faced by sector, Erskine homes chief warns

Carer pay rise a 'sticking plaster' over problems faced by sector

Carer stole £300 from patient and used their bank card to buy takeaway

Edinburgh & East

Carer stole £300 from patient and used their bank card to buy takeaway

Homelessness in Scotland surges above pre-pandemic levels

Homelessness in Scotland surges above pre-pandemic levels

Dundee health and social care partnership overspent by £2m on agency staff

North East & Tayside

Health and social care cash reserves needed to pay £2m agency staff bill

Over £1m improvements needed at two Edinburgh care homes brought back in-house to council

Over £1m improvements needed at two care homes brought back in-house

‘Worrying trend’ sees complaints against Scottish care homes double in ten years

'Worrying trend' sees complaints against care homes double in ten years

Dying for care: At least 1,300 people die waiting for care package

Fine for Angus care home where resident died after drinking cleaning fluid appealed as ‘unduly lenient’

Call to appeal fine against home after man died from drinking cleaning fluid

Thousands could top up pension income by £3,500 per year thanks to new DWP scheme

Thousands could receive £3,500 pension top up under new DWP scheme

Councils to remain in charge of services and staff after Scottish Government National Care Service reforms

Councils to remain in charge of services after care reform u-turn

University of Glasgow graduate who spent 21 years in foster care says system needs change

'I had 14 foster homes in 21 years - the system needs to change'

Andy Murray among signatories of Unicef letter to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on child health

UK & International

Andy Murray among signatories of Unicef letter to PM on child health

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