The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Children’s act drafted
Draft guidance has been launched to support the Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) provisions in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act.
The new law and draft guidance formalise what is already happening in many areas to ensure a consistent approach to how services support children’s and young people’s wellbeing.
It ensures services operate effectively and that all children should have the same opportunities to have help and support available to them when they need it.
Find out more at www.gov.scot/girfec .
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