Scottish Care

Upcoming Webinars: Care Inspectorate Powers under the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 #2
2025-12-03 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London)
Following our recent briefing on the implementation of new Care Inspectorate powers, the Scottish Government has scheduled two webinars for CCPS and Scottish Care members.
These sessions will provide:

Further detail on the proposed policy and when it may be applied.
An opportunity for members to share feedback and ask questions.

Webinar Dates & Links
Tuesday 2 December, 15:00 – 16:00
Join the meeting here
Wednesday 3 December, 11:00 – 12:00
Join the meeting here
We encourage as many members as possible to attend. If you are unable to join, we would still welcome your feedback via email to: : ascworkforce@gov.scot

Scottish Care Surgery – 9 December 2025
2025-12-09 11:00 - 11:30
Our Members Surgeries are scheduled for every second Tuesday at 11:00am. There will be one scheduled on:
Tuesday 9 December 2025, 11:00 am.
These sessions will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
These sessions are for all Scottish Care members – both care home and homecare sector.

Join us for your opportunity to ask any questions or raise any concerns you may have.

Details to join this session will be available on the Members Area.

Members Webinar – Barriers to the Provision of Residential Accommodation Revisited
2025-12-11 10:30 - 11:30
Thursday 11 December 2025 – 10:30am to 11:30am

In November 2024, Scottish Care issued the position statement: Barriers to the Provision of Residential Accommodation. This outlined a variety of issues preventing timely admission to, and payment for, residential and/or nursing care support services.
Since the publication of this and the latest Charging for Residential Accommodation Guidance (2025), Scottish Care has been further engaged in this workstream to improve the efficacy and timeliness of care home resident’s admission and underlying funding.
Our webinar will update members on the progression of such advocacy and outline the latest developments regarding best practice and statutory entitlements. This includes the following:

Providers’ eligibility to additional payments/top-ups.
Providers’ financial assessment of self-funding/additional payment funded residents.
Providers’ recourse for budget and fee setting arrangements.

Please note that this webinar will not directly cover the cost-model adjoined to the NCHC, which will be discussed with members as negotiations progress.
For those unable to attend, the webinar will be recorded, and for any queries with its content, please do not hesitate to get in contact through fraser.smith@scottishcare.org.
Registration details are available on our Members Area.

Scottish Care Surgery – 6 January 2026
2026-01-06 11:00 - 11:30
Our Members Surgeries are scheduled for every second Tuesday at 11:00am. There will be one scheduled on:
Tuesday 6 January 2026, 11:00 am.
These sessions will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
These sessions are for all Scottish Care members – both care home and homecare sector.

Join us for your opportunity to ask any questions or raise any concerns you may have.

Details to join this session will be available on the Members Area.

Branch Chair Visits - Dumfries & Galloway
2026-01-14 12:00 - 14:00
There will be a Branch Chair visit for Dumfries & Galloway (care homes and care at home) on:
Wednesday 14 January 2026
12:00 pm – 2:00pm
Venue – TBD
