Claim 'abortion to birth' is now legal in the UK is Mostly False
Changes to abortion law in England and Wales have been misrepresented on social media.
Social care
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Dramatic rise in deaths of those with home care prompts inquiry calls
The number of people receiving home care who died over the last year increased dramatically, prompting calls for their deaths
Fact check: the final BBC Scottish leaders’ debate
Scottish party leaders’ took to the stage for the final debate before the Holyrood election on 6 May. Nicola Sturgeon,
Claim Rishi Sunak is responsible for £500 NHS staff bonus is False
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the Scottish Government will provide all health and social care workers in Scotland
Human rights concerns raised over cuts to social care
Disabled and older people have been left to sleep in wheelchairs – or been unable to get out of bed, wash
Crucial services to disabled people cut due to coronavirus pandemic
Disabled people have been left feeling abandoned after being told that essential care packages would be suspended with immediate effect
‘An attack on human rights’: how austerity is eroding the lives of disabled people
For how long, wonders Alan Dick, can you stare at four walls before they start closing in? Seven years ago,
Elderly Scots face Christmas care chaos as private provider nears collapse
Thousands of elderly and vulnerable people in Scotland are facing “worry and uncertainty” because the company which provides their care