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Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. (Pic: Fife Free Press)

Inspectors find contaminated equipment at hospital in follow-up visit

Lisa Telfer (left) with one of the surviving animals

Edinburgh woman who starved dog to death banned from owning animals

The prestigious Fettes College in Edinburgh. Image: Danny Lawson/PA

Exclusive Fettes College inspected amid 'racial discrimination' claim

Berwickshire High School in Duns

Education chief rejects call to learn from transformed Scottish school

Pupils in a school corridor Picture: John Devlin

Parents want whistleblowing hotline for concerns over Scottish schools

Maternity unit inspections are to begin in Scotland from January

Maternity unit inspection plans revealed following baby deaths spike

Inspectors made a return visit to Forth Valley Royal Hospital in January. Pic: Michael Gillen

Inspectors find improvements at FVRH

The Flying Scotsman passes over the Forth Bridge near North Queensferry in Fife. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

Investigation launched after Flying Scotsman collision left two people injured

Exclusive Donald Trump's resort rapped by hygiene inspectors over food safety issues

Clerkhill School has been visited by HM Inspectors.

'We belong. We believe. We achieve' at Clerkhill School

A number of key strengths of the school were identified by Inspectors.

Kininmonth pupils are 'welcoming and proud of their school'

UK theme parks and fairgrounds face major health and safety checks after high speed incidents - list of rides

Extra safety checks on 100 fairground and theme park rides across UK

Ruth Perry was the headteacher at Caversham Primary School (Photo: Brighter Futures for Children)

Headteacher blocks Ofsted inspection after death of fellow head

Meethill School in Peterhead has made considerable improvement since a last visit by inspectors.

Inspectors note improvements at Peterhead school

Inspectors praised the articulate and friendly young people.

Mintlaw Academy gets glowing report

Staff members at Allandale who achieved a top rating for their care of residents.

Peterhead care home leads the way in excellence with highest inspection rating

Staff at Elrick Nursery were praised for giving “nurturing care and support” to youngsters.

North east nurseries receive Care Inspectorate visits

Kellands School Nursery was given four ‘weak’ ratings by the Care Inspectorate.

Inverurie nursery handed 'weak' rating by Care Inspectorate

A contributed image of a ward at Forth Valley hospital from Falkirk Free Press

Patients experienced ‘lack of privacy and dignity’ in hospital, report finds

Covid Scotland: Men with history of sexual violence mixed with women at detention centre

Men with history of sexual violence mixed with women at detention centre

Singleton Park Care Home in Lockerbie

Court suspends Scottish care home's registration over 'serious concerns'

Singleton Park Care Home: Legal action launched to strip care home’s registration after ‘serious concerns’

Legal action launched to strip care home’s registration after ‘serious concerns’

Springfield Bank Care home is being investigated

'Abuse' probe at Midlothian care home hit Covid-19 deaths

Drummohr Care Home
pic: Carehome.co.uk

Wallyford Covid deaths nursing home rapped for 'dirty equipment'

Passed inspection: The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Concerns over waste, PPE and handwashing at Edinburgh’s Royal Infirmary

HMP Young Offenders Institute (YOI) Grampian.

Young offenders institute healthcare staff are 'overstretched' say inspectors

Online education should be inspected to better inform Scottish government about the effects of the lockdown, says Cameron Wyllie (Picture: Peter Byne/PA)

Why unions are wrong to oppose inspections of online teaching – Cameron Wyllie

Redmill Care Home in East Whitburn, West Lothian. Pic: Lisa Ferguson

Care home with 17 Covid-19 deaths still rated ‘weak’ by inspectors

Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen.

Staff at Aberdeen hospital reported not sanitising hands and re-using disposable...

Guthrie Care Home in Lasswade.

Edinburgh care home linked to 13 Covid deaths still 'contaminated'

Special powers for pandemic may shape Scottish justice system of the future

The latest round of inspections identified a number of concerns with infection prevention and control at various Scots care homes/ Professor Rowland Kao (right) warns of the ongoing risk with more social gatherings and the risk of a virus resurgence.

Future Covid-19 risk as issues still found in care homes

HMP Kilamrnock. Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Scottish prison staff ‘not always socially distancing’

Rodger Laing died after testing positive for Covid-19 at Drummond Grange nursing home. These pictures show Mr Laing just hours before he died and in better times.

Pensioner 'needlessly' sent to nursing home where he died from Covid-19

A short-term let operating in a flat bought through an affordable housing scheme has been told to stop operating by the counci

Edinburgh flat bought through affordable housing scheme told to stop operating a...

The Care Inspectorate has ordered Jacaranda Nursery near Ayr to make urgent improvements. Picture: Google

Serious concerns raised over food and water at Scottish nursery

The Queen Elizabeth
University Hospital.

Picture: JPIMEDIA

Deaths could have been avoided at Glasgow hospital if staff had flushed out the ...

The dogs are now being cared for by the Scottish SPCA's dedicated animal care teams.

More than 60 dogs rescued after raid on Scottish puppy farm

Lomond Court offers short and long term care packages for older people needing nursing dementia care

Inspectors praise Glenrothes care home

Berwickshire High School, Duns

BHS under fire from inspectors

New care inspection identifies strengths in Argyll and Bute

Clydeview School and Nursery was rated weak in two categories and unsatisfactory, the lowest grade possible, in the other two

Clydeview slated by school inspectors
An additional support needs school in Motherwell has been slated in an official inspection report.

Motherwell and Wishaw MP Marion Fellows recently visited St Aidan's High where she spoke to modern studies classes about her role as a politician MP

St Aidan’s High finds itself in the ‘good’ books

Lammermuir House Care Home
, Dunbar.

Care home inspectors helped ‘stressed’ residents unattended by staff

Waterway in Scottish park sealed off after cancer chemical found

Staff at Giovanni's on Northfield Broadway were found to have dumped 11 potato sacks full of food waste, plastic packaging and polystyrene containers in a communal bin.

Edinburgh chippy fined for dumping waste in residential bin

Edinburgh Council has failed to implement key social care recommendations set out by a report.

Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership failed to meet key recommendations

Top marks as Argyll & Bute education service makes improvements

An inspection of the custody unit at Edinburgh Sheriff Court was carried out earlier this year by HM Inspectorate of Prisons for Scotland (HMIPS). Picture: TSPL

Inspection finds prisoners being brought to court in underwear

The Royal Edinburgh Hospital. Picture: Greg Macvean

Hygiene check reveals top Edinburgh hospital infested by mice

Environmental health officers found a catalogue of food and general hygiene contraventions at the hospital in Morningside. Picture: Greg Macvean

Cockroaches and mice infest psychiatric hospital kitchens

Good care for vulnerable adults in Midlothian

The RSPCA have issued a warning over squirrels getting trapped in bird feeders

Smoke billows in a southern district of the Syrian capital Damascus. Picture: AFP/Getty

Inspectors collect samples at site of alleged chemical attack in Syria

UK airport lounges bring travellers down with a bump, says Which? report. Picture: ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty

UK airport lounges bring travellers down, says Which? report

Hearts still hope to have Tynecastle ready for the visit of Partick Thistle on Sunday. This picture, taken on 12 November, shows the work taking place on the new main stand. Picture: Rob Casey/SNS

Inspectors on standby to pass Tynecastle for Hearts-Partick game

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