THIS YEAR is the nine hundredth anniversary of Rutherglen’s foundation as a royal burgh. Given my family links with the town, I am participating in a venture to compile a historical record from personal recollections. My grandfather, William Gilchrist, opened a shop on Main Street in 1919. He became friends with an Italian who came […]
Day: 6 May 2026
SPICE takes the heat out of merging health and social care
FOR YEARS SCOTLAND HAS PURSUED the merger of health and social care as a structural reform. The aim has been simple: people – particularly older adults with complex needs – should experience care that feels coordinated, responsive and continuous rather than fragmented across organisational boundaries. Yet structural mergers and governance reforms have often delivered less […]