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Sentencing of people with mental health issues ‘hit by lack of resources’

A lack of resources is affecting the “complex and challenging” task of sentencing people with mental health and related issues, a sentencing body has said. Two new reports published by the Scottish Sentencing Council (SCS) highlighted the impact on ...

05 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Urgent action needed on mental health support for prisoners, says watchdog

Services and treatment of prisoners with mental health conditions must be urgently addressed, according to a report by an independent welfare body. The Mental Welfare Commission (MWC) visited Scotland’s 15 prisons, 10 years after making ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Mental welfare body says steps ‘not taken’ to help ‘vulnerable’ person who died

An investigation has found steps to protect a vulnerable Scot who died while under the influence of another person were “not taken”. The person, known anonymously as “AB”, had learning disabilities and physical ill health and died in ...

03 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Health watchdog pledges to continue raising concerns about staff shortages

A health watchdog has vowed to continue raising concerns about staff shortages, as it found units relying on agency staff to fill the void. The Mental Welfare Commission released the findings of 13 inspections of wards across the ...

17 Aug 2022 at 19:51

Scotland

Further improvements in care required at Skye House, says minister

More needs to be done to improve care at a mental health facility for young people despite improvements, a minister has said. Inspectors assessed the facility in the wake of a BBC documentary which alleged there was a “culture ...

11 Mar 2026 at 20:03

Scotland

‘Significant concerns’ raised over culture at Glasgow psychiatric hospital

Inspectors have raised “significant concerns” about the culture at a children’s psychiatric hospital, with some patients reporting feeling “belittled and bullied” by staff. An inspection of Skye House, a 24-bed specialist ...

19 Feb 2026 at 06:00

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