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We should think about National Care Service outside of ‘institutional architecture’, says John Swinney

We should think about NCS outside of ‘institutional architecture’, says Swinney

‘Serious and significant concerns’ for residents at Ruthrieston House care home in Aberdeen

North East & Tayside

'Serious and significant concerns' for residents at care home

Vulnerable patient almost choked to death on takeaway ordered by carers in East Renfrewshire

Vulnerable patient almost choked to death on takeaway ordered by carers

Dalkeith nursery teacher struck off for ‘dragging child by wrist to bathroom’

Nursery teacher struck off for 'dragging child by wrist to bathroom'

Aberdeen childcare worker struck of register after being convicted of sexually assaulting girl

North East & Tayside

Childcare worker struck off register after sexually assaulting girl

Carer accused of lying about visits to vulnerable service users struck off

Carer accused of lying about visits to vulnerable service users struck off

Disabled man left ‘unable to sleep’ after care funding cut without warning

Edinburgh & East

Disabled man left 'unable to sleep' after care funding cut without warning

Edinburgh nursery manager struck off after embezzling more than £8,000

Edinburgh & East

Nursery manager struck off after embezzling more than £8,000

Scottish Government scraps National Care Service plan

Scottish Government scraps National Care Service plan

Aberdeenshire social care worker struck off after sexually assaulting two colleagues

North East & Tayside

Social care worker struck off after sexually assaulting two colleagues

Edinburgh carer struck off after stealing more than £7,000 from service user’s bank account

Edinburgh & East

Carer struck off after stealing more than £7,000 from service user

Manager at Fife supported living facility embezzled more than £40,000 from residents

Edinburgh & East

Manager at supported living facility embezzled more than £40,000 from residents

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers in Scotland can now apply for new Carer Support Payment

Tens of thousands of unpaid carers now able to apply for new benefit

Edinburgh carer struck off for stealing more than £10,000 from service user’s bank account

Edinburgh & East

Carer struck off for stealing more than £10,000 from service user's bank account

Carer support payment to be rolled out across whole of Scotland after pilot

Carer support payment to be rolled out across Scotland

Secure facility for vulnerable children ‘unsafe and dangerous’, damning report finds

Secure facility for vulnerable children 'unsafe and dangerous', damning report finds

Glasgow carer struck off after being convicted of sexually assaulting two vulnerable service users

Carer struck off after sexually assaulting vulnerable service users

UK and Scottish Governments failing to act to reduce poverty, according to new report from Joseph Rowntree Foundation

POVERTY IN SCOTLAND

More than one million Scots still in poverty 'due to government inaction'

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