A proposal for a national social work agency to provide a national standard for that area of care is also expected to pass.

Anas Sarwar had earlier referred to Mr Swinney’s self-applied nickname of “full-on John”, and it does reflect the bullish ...

Flagship policy to create national care service overhauled after significant opposition in Scottish Parliament and from local ...

In a interview with the Record, the Scottish Labour leader said he understands why people are backing 'divisive' parties, but ...

THE Scottish government has ditched its flagship National Care Service (NCS) proposals after sustained opposition from trade unions and councils.

The Scottish government is scrapping its plans to create a National Care Service. It is an embarrassing but perhaps ...

Jeane Freeman helped lay the groundwork for ambitious plans to transform how care services are run in Scotland - but the ...

Scottish Labour has said the SNP Government’s recent affordable housing pledge is a “sham”, which will lead to a drop in affordable housing being built. The party took aim at Shona Robison’s recent ...

Denis Law had a deep loyalty to Scotland. He may have lived and worked outside the country of his birth for all of his adult life, but there was no denying his Scottishness.

A patient fit enough to be discharged, but with “highly complex” needs has been stuck in a Scottish hospital for more than ...

First Minister John Swinney’s speech outlining his plans for Scotland – eradicating child poverty, growing the economy, tackling the climate crisis and improving public services. We've got what it ...

though it will be stripped of the fundamental pillar of a National Care Service. Instead, it includes smaller reforms that have cross-party support. Opposition parties accused the Scottish ...