New Scottish Care Blog: National Director, Karen Hedge

Karen blogs on the proposed Health and Care Staffing Bill.
Our CEO’s latest blog: #Every3seconds

#Every3seconds – the Third Dementia Strategy One Year On September 2018 marks the seventh World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise awareness of dementia and to challenge stigma. This […]
Our CEO’s latest blog: Do we have a right to human care?

Dr Macaskill blogs on the interpretation of human rights in the technological age.
New Scottish Care Blog: Brian Polding Clyde

Local Integration Lead Brian blogs on his personal experience of a family member’s dementia diagnosis.
Our CEO’s Latest Blog: When is a village not a village?

Dr Donald Macaskill blogs on the merits of ‘care villages’.
New Scottish Care Blog: Elaine McCourtney
Liaison Officer Elaine McCourtney blogs on the power of good conversations.
Our CEOs Latest Blog: Spiritual care is everyone’s business

Spirituality is everyone’s business. Scottish Care has recently launched its latest Care Cameo. Its central theme is spirituality and spiritual care. But what is it all about? Two definitions to […]
Support at the heart of protection – Latest Blog from our CEO

Dr Donald Macaskill blogs on the Adult Support and Protection Act – a decade after the law’s implementation.
‘Sharing good practice in Krakow’, Blog from Margaret McKeith

Scottish Care’s National Lead for Partners for Integration Margaret McKeith blogs on a recent EWMA Conference in Poland.
Guest Post from Local Integration Lead, Rene Rigby
Rene blogs on the potential impact of a one year pilot that will see secure emails replace the posting of documents relating to care home residents in Lothian.
Big Community: the return of the Big Society – Latest Blog from our CEO
Dr Donald Macaskill blogs on the current political paradigm and the impact on social care
Social Care Luddites: Latest blog from our CEO
At a recent conference I attended one of the speakers made a statement almost as if it was a fact that ‘the social care sector has a Luddite attitude to […]
The promise of care: Latest blog from our CEO
Dr Donald Macaskill blogs ahead of the National Care at Home & Housing Support Conference #practicalpromise
Guest Post from Local Integration Lead, Bernie Campbell
Bernie blogs on good practice in Perth & Kinross.
Bereavement support is not an option: Latest blog from our CEO
Dr Macaskill blogs about a recent focus of Scottish Care’s work.
Prevention is the best care: Latest blog from our CEO
Prevention is the best care: the potential of prevention In almost every strategy on health and social care in Scotland which you come across these days the two concepts of […]
Latest Blog from our CEO: Is choice a human right?
Is choice a human right? I want to reflect on two remarks within speeches I heard yesterday to celebrate World Social Work Day and the 50th anniversary of the Social […]
Latest Blog from our National Director: Self Directed Support
Karen Hedge blogs on a positive account of the impact of SDS.
Weather blog: Carers brave the elements
Carewatch Ayrshire Supervisor Claire Samson describes the impact of recent challenging weather conditions.