Care home bosses to warn sector facing ‘real threat’
Care home operators are to issue a stern warning over what they describe as under-resourcing in the sector as they meet for a conference.
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NHS Tayside issues apology after diabetic man dies aged 38
NHS Tayside has apologised to the family of a man with learning disabilities who died aged 38 after failings in his diabetes care.
Cuts at Glenlaw House to be reversed after parents’ campaign
Cuts to beds and staff at a Dundee respite centre for severely disabled children are to be reversed following crunch talks between parents and MSPs.
National allowance recommended for kinship and foster carers
Ministers should consider introducing a national recommended allowance for kinship and foster carers, a review has found.
Families of disabled children call MSPs to “last resort” meeting over respite cuts
Parents of disabled children have called for a meeting with 19 MSPs from Tayside and Fife in a “last resort” bid to reverse cuts to respite care.
Controversial care plan that could see charges sky-rocket should be shelved, councillors told
Highly controversial plans to raise the cost of respite care throughout Perth and Kinross could be halted after a legal challenge from a local family.
Councillors consider support improvements weeks after report found ‘deficiencies’ put vulnerable at risk
Dundee City Council will consider improvements to the protection of vulnerable children and adults after a report found some individuals had been put at risk.
Plans for £50m village on old Perthshire golf course
Multi-million-pound plans have been tabled for a new "village" in east Perthshire.
Dundee City Council accused of failing to press for greater funding for vulnerable children
Dundee City Council's programme for looking after vulnerable children in care is "unsustainable", a report has said.
Dundee childminders hit back after damning report
A Dundee childminding couple have rejected a damning inspection report accusing that accused them of restraining a youngster.