Health & Social Care
Armed Forces and NHS Digital explore electronic transfer of health records
23 January 2019
GP records of army recruits will be transferred digitally to Defence Medical Services (DMS) – the umbrella organisation for all medical and dental personnel across the Army, Navy, and RAF
New drive to encourage young people into NHS jobs
22 January 2019
Teachers and NHS career ambassadors will promote health jobs to young people in schools
Associate feature: How community pharmacies can help tackle minor ailments
14 January 2019
Matt Barclay, Director of Operations at Community Pharmacy Scotland, on a new independent report...
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Councils getting real-terms revenue cut in Scottish budget, SPICe reveals
20 December 2018
Frontline council services to face fifth year of cuts, according to research by the Scottish...
Accommodating a crisis
19 December 2018
Families faced with homelessness should not have to spend more than a week in temporary...
Depression: My year off the gear
29 November 2018
University of Aberdeen lecturer Dr Malcolm Harvey on being off depression medication...
ASN in schools: getting it right for every child?
28 November 2018
Event report: As children's rights in education are strengthened, the resources to meet them have...
Poverty Commission recommends extra cash for poor families during school holidays
27 November 2018
A new report outlines a series of measures to help Scotland's poorest families
New school for vulnerable children opened
23 November 2018
The school provides small class sizes for children who have experienced childhood trauma
The research shaping the health of a nation
14 November 2018
How the lives of heart patients are being dramatically improved due to funded research projects...
Fresh calls for improved safety measures at schools
14 November 2018
There were more than 140 safety incidents and "near misses" recorded in Scottish schools in the...
More than 14,500 children given free meals during school holidays to help combat 'holiday hunger'
12 November 2018
The programme delivered more than 130,000 meals to children in Glasgow
Scottish schools to teach LGBTI equality and inclusion
8 November 2018
Teachers will be given training and incidents of LGBTI bullying in schools will be recorded as part...
Ministers to review clean air strategy amid criticism current approach is “woefully short on action”
7 November 2018
Ministers in Scotland launched the Cleaner Air for Scotland strategy in 2015, with the newly...