Highland trout firm accused of animal welfare abuses
Covert filming of farmed trout apparently suffering at an abattoir last year led to a firm being formally warned. New footage has prompted a fresh complaint.
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Home Office bill will “scythe” protections for trafficking victims in Scotland, lawyers warn
The Home Office is planning to take “a scythe” to protections currently offered to trafficking victims in Scotland – including sexually
Police Scotland reported sexually exploited children to immigration enforcement
Police Scotland reported over two hundred victims of crimes to Home Office immigration enforcement in a two year period, including
Concern raised over homeless migrant families, after children forced to sleep in a car
Migrant and refugee children have been left homeless – with one family of five, including a pre-school child, forced to
Scottish GPs call for housing developers to contribute to healthcare
In 2022, a record number of new houses were built in Midlothian, with a total of 822 completed in the
The rescue ship – a solution to the GP crisis?
With most appointments with GPs scheduled for just ten minutes, The Ferret heard from doctors based in Scotland’s most
What could reduce GP workload and improve healthcare access?
While GP caseloads continue to grow across Scotland, a number of initiatives spearheaded by health boards, surgeries and charities have
Concerns raised over GP chains taking over practices
Health boards have stepped in to save dozens of Scottish GP practices from closure in the last six years, The
GPs working at ‘unsafe levels’ as patient numbers soar at a third of practices
The number of patients registered to each GP has increased at almost one third of practices across Scotland in the
Growing patient lists and unsafe working: patients and doctors speak out from the front lines of primary care
Amid rising concerns over heavy patient lists and unsafe work conditions in primary care, patients and doctors share their experiences
Housing company accused of ‘re-traumatising’ asylum seekers
The housing company charged with accommodating asylum seekers in Scotland has been accused of “re-traumatising” the people it is
Searching for the truth: what we know from the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry
It’s December in Edinburgh – the penultimate day of the first hearing of the Sheku Bayoh inquiry – and Kadi Johnston
Asylum seekers facing second Christmas in hotels ‘abandoned’ by the system
Asylum seekers housed by the Home Office in a Greenock hotel for months – and who are now spending their second