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Parents of disabled children ‘felt abandoned’ during lockdown, MSPs told

Families of disabled children felt abandoned during the coronavirus-induced lockdowns and fear the ramifications of more restrictions, MSPs have heard. Various services supporting children and their families were stopped during the pandemic to slow ...

18 Jan 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Raise income tax by 1p to pay for social care, think tank says

Income tax should increase by 1p to pay for improvements to adult social care in Scotland, a think tank has said. Reform Scotland said the temporary income tax rise should be introduced to pave the way for a social insurance model to pay for care. ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

Scotland

SNP group joins calls for National Care Service plans to be paused

Unions, think tanks and charities – along with an SNP-affiliated organisation – have written to the First Minister to ask for the National Care Service Bill to be paused. The SNP’s trade union group executive is among the signatories to the ...

09 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Conditions in social care not in position of strength for major reform – report

Working conditions and staff experience in the social care sector are not in a “position of strength” to launch major reform, a report has said. The Alliance Scotland, a coalition of groups in the health and social care sector, ...

23 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Scottish colleges provide 1,800 places for course to help boost number of carers

Scotland’s colleges are hoping a new online course will help boost the number of people working in the social care sector. There will be 1,800 funded spaces for the new Introduction to a Career in Social Care online course, ...

07 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

‘Pre-death grief’ training urged for carers of dementia patients

Healthcare workers should be trained in “pre-death grief” while supporting families of dementia patients, according to new guidance. Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s guideline, which is the first in nearly 20 years, ...

16 Nov 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Charities feel used by ‘backroom’ national care service deal, committee told

Charities supporting those with lived experience of social care feel “used” by a “backroom” partnership national care service deal by the Scottish Government, Cosla and the NHS, a Holyrood committee has heard. ...

31 Oct 2023 at 22:37

Scotland

‘Not sustainable’ for police to continue without mental health strategy – review

Police in Scotland should not be “performing the roles of other agencies” when it comes to dealing with reports of people in distress due to poor mental health, a scrutiny body has concluded. HM Inspectorate ...

18 Oct 2023 at 11:42

Scotland

Almost one in five care homes close in past decade, figures show

Almost one in five care homes in Scotland has closed its doors in the past decade while the number of residents has fallen by just 6%, new figures indicate. Statistics published by Public Health Scotland on ...

21 Nov 2023 at 13:06

Scotland

Ban on disposable vapes may not go far enough to stop vaping, minister told

A ban on single-use vapes may be insufficient to tackling the rise in youth vaping, a Holyrood committee has warned. The Health Social Care and Sport Committee has written to public health minister Jenni ...

17 Jan 2024 at 21:36

Scotland

Holyrood launches inquiry into Scotland’s health inequalities

Health inequalities in Scotland will be the subject of a Holyrood inquiry, with MSPs looking at their causes and how to tackle them. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has launched an inquiry ...

11 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

‘Staggering’ 14% rise in Scots waiting for social care assessment in a year

Ministers have come under fire after the number of Scots waiting to be assessed for social care rose by a “staggering” 14% in a year. New figures from Public Health Scotland showed that as of August ...

26 Aug 2025 at 16:21

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