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Cut and Connect: East Ayrshire charity offers hope, community and free haircuts to vulnerable residents

The mobile salon offering hope, community and free haircuts to people in need

Meet the people struggling to survive in Scotland’s embattled social care sector

The workers struggling to survive in Scotland's embattled social care sector

Families plead for Scottish Government to save specialist dementia care home in Lanarkshire

Families urge Scottish Government to save specialist dementia care home

Ayrshire carer filmed leaving ‘frail’ woman on floor and heading to next appointment

Carer filmed leaving 'frail' woman on floor and heading to next appointment

Economy secretary Mairi McAllan joins calls to save McClymont House care home with open letter

Economy secretary joins calls to save care home in open letter

Lanark care home residents treated as ‘collateral damage’ amid closure risk, say campaigners

Care home residents treated as 'collateral damage' amid closure risk

Scotland’s carers short-changed by £25m last year, figures show

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'Sickening': Scotland's carers short-changed by £25m last year, figures show

Potential closure of Paisley care home ‘horrendous’ for residents, say staff

Potential closure of care home 'horrendous' for residents, say staff

‘Vulnerable people will suffer’ if Glasgow City Council cut health and social care budget warn social workers

Social workers warn 'vulnerable people will suffer' if budget is cut

Warning that health and social care cuts in Edinburgh will impact the most vulnerable

Edinburgh & East

Warning that health and social care cuts will impact the most vulnerable

Two Edinburgh council-run care homes slated for closure will hit ‘poorest and most vulnerable’

Edinburgh & East

Two care homes slated for closure will hit 'poorest and most vulnerable'

Plans to charge volunteers for PVG ‘could not come at worse time’

Plans to charge volunteers for PVG 'could not come at worse time'

Scots foster carers share their ‘rewarding’ 18 year journey amid call for homes

Foster carers share their 'rewarding' 18 year journey amid call for homes

Edinburgh & East

Cuts to social care packages 'creating a climate of fear' for families

One million payments amounting to £280m paid to Scottish carers since allowance supplement was introduced

One million payments amounting to £280m paid to Scottish carers

City of Edinburgh councillors raise concern over lack of background checks for carers

Edinburgh & East

Councillors raise concern over lack of background checks for carers

Social care improvements ‘cannot wait for National Care Service’ warns charity

Social care improvements 'cannot wait for National Care Service'

‘I never realised how much hospices do until I experienced one myself’

'I never realised how much hospices do until I experienced one myself'

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