Rights, risks, and limits to freedom, Good Practice Guide, March 2021, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
This guidance is for staff supporting people using health and social care services. It looks at the legal, ethical and …
This guidance is for staff supporting people using health and social care services. It looks at the legal, ethical and …
Social worker did not cross-check documentation provided by care home whose failings led woman to suffer loss of dignity, finds …
Safeguarding probe that failed to uncover harmful care ‘relied heavily on provider evidence’
The introduction of a national register of people with complex learning disabilities who are at risk of being kept in …
Police Scotland is developing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls following events such as the murder …
A national system for reporting the most serious patient safety incidents still needs ‘significant work’ two years on from its …
A man has admitted exploiting a vulnerable worker who lived in a six-foot shed on a caravan park for more …
Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on caravan park near Carlisle
An Angus fraud expert is warning how scammers are taking advantage of people over the Omicron variant of Covid and …
Angus expert warns how scammers are taking advantage of Covid and storm damage
Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2020-21. The main findings include: The police …
Lone parents, black and minority ethnic families, and families with a disabled parent or child the most impacted
A national campaign highlighting the damage caused by the stigma of problem drug and alcohol use is being launched tomorrow …