CEO Review of the week to 16th September 2023
Well, it was finally announced – our amazing frontline staff are to get £12 an hour – from April 2024 – by which time the Real Living Wage is likely […]
CEO Review of the week to 2nd September 2023
I mentioned in my last update that both Karen and I had been invited to attend a Winter Planning session led by the NHS at which the Cab Sec was […]
CEO Review of the week to 19th August 2023
The seasons are changing as in most places across the country the holidays are coming to an end and the schools start to return. I was in discussions this week […]
CEO Review of the week to 5th August 2023
As is always the case things tend to slow down in the political and policy sense during the summer period. We have as Karen noted in her update last week […]
CEO Review of the week to 21 July 2023
CEO Review of the week to 21 July 2023, written by Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
CEO Review of the week to 8th July 2023
Care home members will have been informed about the result of the vote which was conducted in the last week. We have issued a media statement which is available on […]
CEO Review of the week to 24th June 2023
As previously intimated, I met the Cabinet Secretary for a face-to-face meeting on Monday 19th June. The meeting could best be described as frank and robust. The Cabinet Secretary was […]
CEO Review of the week to 10th June 2023
We have continued to hold discussions with Scottish Government officials and on Thursday I met again with senior officers. It was the frankest of our exchanges to date and we […]
CEO Review of the week to 27th May 2023
Since the last update we have continued to hold discussions with Scottish Government officials and to press upon them the seriousness of the situation in relation to both the NCHC […]
CEO Review of the week to 13th May 2023
CEO Review of the week to 13th May 2023 On Thursday both Karen and I met with the new Social Care Minister Maree Todd. It was a direct and helpful […]
CEO Review of the week to 29th April 2023
Yesterday we held two Members meetings which I want to briefly summarise and reflect on. This update is therefore longer than normal. The first was for care home members and […]
CEO Review of the week to 14th April 2023
Members will be more than aware that we are in the midst of some very challenging circumstances at the current time. Following the vote by a majority of care home […]
CEO Review of the week to 1st April 2023
I started working for Scottish Care seven years to the day – and apart from the oft commented observation – that this is the longest April Fool’s Day joke anyone […]
CEO Review of the week to 18th March 2023
Since I last wrote we have held a General Meeting of care home members following the offer from COSLA and Scotland Excel for the 23-24 NCHC. Yesterday the vote concluded […]
CEO Review of the week to 4th March 2023
Well, it looks as if that’s another despite about to be settled with the teachers considering a new and enhanced pay offer. The tick list is growing – NHS nurses […]
CEO Review of the week to 18th February 2023
As the old saying goes – a week is a long time in politics. Karen and I were attending the Ministerial Assurance Group on Wednesday morning and the Deputy First […]
CEO Review of the week to 4th February 2023
It has been another busy couple of weeks, and this has included some media work to raise the profile of the sector. At long last we received a draft letter […]
CEO Review of the week to 21st January 2023
Can I start by thanking all those who came to the Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday 17th. It was an exceptional turn out at what is a very stressful and […]
CEO Review of the week to 7th January 2023
Good morning, everyone and a Happy New Year – and do we not hope it will be so much more positive and happier than 2022! Like many I have been […]