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‘Multi-bed units’ for those with learning disabilities must end – minister

A minister has said the practice of housing people with learning disabilities and complex needs in “multi-bed units” – as opposed to homes – must end. Mental wellbeing minister Kevin Stewart called for the culture around care for those with learning ...

22 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Scotland

Action promised on long hospital stays and out-of-area placements

The Scottish Government has said it aims to have “greatly reduced” long hospital stays and out-of-area placements for those with learning difficulties or complex needs by March 2024. In a new report published on Monday, the Government and local ...

21 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Action needed now to improve social care services, Government warned

Social care services in Scotland are in crisis and need urgent improvements, the Scottish Government has been told. The Auditor General for Scotland has warned there are “huge challenges facing the sustainability of social care” and reform ...

27 Jan 2022 at 02:25

Scotland

National Care Service consultation shows ‘hunger for change’, says minister

Responses to the Government’s proposals for a National Care Service show there is a “hunger for change” in the system, a minister has said. The Scottish Government has published responses to its consultation on the plans after almost 1,...

01 Feb 2022 at 13:56

Scotland

We are fighting poverty with one arm tied behind our back, says minister

The Scottish Government is fighting poverty with “one arm tied behind our back”, according to two ministers. Public health minister, Maree Todd, said the Scottish Government is forced to counter policies made by Westminster, while UK ...

01 Feb 2022 at 13:55

Scotland

Care home restrictions eased as isolation cut and more visitors allowed

Care home restrictions in Scotland are being eased, with self-isolation times reduced or removed. Social care minister Kevin Stewart announced that patients being transferred from hospital will no longer have to isolate for two ...

20 Jan 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

Devo-max: Majority against three-option indyref2, poll shows

More than half of respondents to a poll do not want a three-option referendum on Scottish independence, but 26% were in favour of the most likely additional choice, a new poll suggests. The study by Savanta ComRes for Scotland ...

23 Jan 2022 at 09:55

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Staff joining social care to have fees waived to bolster workforce

New staff joining the social care workforce are to have entry costs paid for by the Scottish Government until the end of March. The scheme, which started on Friday, means Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks and ...

14 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

More than 950 mental health workers recruited for frontline roles

(Adds Lib Dem response in final five pars) The Scottish Government has exceeded a commitment to recruit more mental health staff across frontline roles, it confirmed on Tuesday. New figures showed that 958 full-time ...

12 Jul 2022 at 15:51

Scotland

Probable deaths by suicide in Scotland down by 6% in a year, figures show

The number of probable deaths by suicide in Scotland dropped by 6% between 2020 and 2021, figures show. In 2021, the figure dropped to 753 from 805 – the second consecutive year where a reduction was seen and the ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:35

Scotland

Scrapping non-residential care charges a matter of ‘political will’ – Baillie

The scrapping of non-residential care charges in Scotland is a matter of “political will”, Scottish Labour’s deputy leader has said. Leading a debate on the issue in Holyrood, Jackie Baillie said reserves for ...

22 Jun 2022 at 19:07

Scotland

Bill for National Care Service ‘biggest power grab since devolution’, says union

Scottish Government plans for a new National Care Service are the “biggest power grab” in the history of devolution and are a “recipe for disaster”, union leaders have insisted. Bosses at the trade union ...

21 Jun 2022 at 16:50

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