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Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

Government overhaul of system for official bathing sites could also widen the definition of bathers and bring in multiple testing spots at sites.

The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee was holding an evidence session on the proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

They also warned there is a ‘fundamental mismatch’ between demand for services and what the NHS is able to do.