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The number of youngsters in care has dropped over the last seven years, and now there is a push to bring the numbers down further.

Operators are pocketing large sums from councils while relatives speak of shocking conditions

'The process of writing a letter, or perhaps a birthday card, to a lost loved one brings therapeutic comfort'

Fewer family doctors are working in the capital compared to last year despite rise in demand

Data has revealed the average life expectancy for every postcode area across Scotland, with huge differences between some parts of the country.

The program will offer monthly cash payments to pregnant women living in certain Philadelphia communities for 18 months

The government has fully supported the private sector’s effort to make Thailand the global medical hub in the region, a health expert from the Ministry of Public Health said on Thursday.

A maternity-led unit at the Causeway Hospital had been considered but has now been 'discounted', the Trust say

Care homes are rarely a source of good news. The system is underfunded, understaffed and overextended, and homes are routinely found to be inadequate. Of the 2,934 homes the Care Quality Commission inspected in the year to December 2022, 1,224 were deemed inadequate or requiring improvement.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran Chief Executive was giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee.

‘The government has dragged its feet at every opportunity. It has not presented any credible offer’ says the BMA