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Rights, risks, and limits to freedom, Good Practice Guide, March 2021, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

March 17, 2022 March 17, 2022

This guidance is for staff supporting people using health and social care services. It looks at the legal, ethical and …

Rights, risks, and limits to freedom, Good Practice Guide, March 2021, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland

Safeguarding probe that failed to uncover harmful care ‘relied heavily on provider evidence’

February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022

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’

Delayed complex needs register promised by minister

January 19, 2022 February 16, 2022

The introduction of a national register of people with complex learning disabilities who are at risk of being kept in …

Delayed complex needs register promised by minister

New Police Scotland drive to tackle violence against women

January 19, 2022 February 16, 2022

Police Scotland is developing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls following events such as the murder …

New Police Scotland drive to tackle violence against women

Call to ’modernise’ reporting of serious incidents

January 18, 2022 February 16, 2022

A national system for reporting the most serious patient safety incidents still needs ‘significant work’ two years on from its …

Call to ’modernise’ reporting of serious incidents

Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on caravan park near Carlisle

January 18, 2022 February 16, 2022

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

Angus expert warns how scammers are taking advantage of Covid and storm damage

December 23, 2021 December 23, 2021 / Financial Harm, Scams

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

Domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2020-21

December 23, 2021 December 23, 2021 / Domestic Abuse, Violence Against Women

Scotland’s Chief Statistician today released domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2020-21. The main findings include: The police …

Domestic abuse recorded by the police in Scotland, 2020-21

Covid has intensified poverty across Scotland

December 23, 2021 December 23, 2021 / covid, Covid-19, pandemic

Lone parents, black and minority ethnic families, and families with a disabled parent or child the most impacted

Tackling the stigma of addiction

December 23, 2021 December 23, 2021 / addiction, Alcohol and Drugs, Drugs

A national campaign highlighting the damage caused by the stigma of problem drug and alcohol use is being launched tomorrow …

Tackling the stigma of addiction

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