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 […]
CEO Review of the week to 23rd December 2022
This update is coming a day earlier than usual because tomorrow is Christmas Eve. In my last update I indicated that we had decided to withdraw from the formal NCHC […]
CEO Review of the week to 10th December 2022
Since I last updated you, the decision has been taken to withdraw from NCHC negotiations for 2023-24 until such times as the current pressures have been addressed by COSLA and […]
CEO Review of the week to 26th November 2022
Since I last updated you, we have held another successful Care Home Conference and Awards. My thanks go out to all those who worked so hard to make the day […]
CEO Review of the week to 12th November 2022
After weeks of pressure on Scottish Government officials and ministers we finally seem to be getting some mileage in impressing upon the needs of urgent action! A week ago, Karen […]
CEO Review of the week to 1st October 2022
It has been an astonishing couple of weeks not least in the week since the mini-Budget was announced with all the consequential impacts on currency, increased fuel and petrol costs, […]
CEO Review of the week to 17th September 2022
It seems astonishing that it is only two weeks since I last wrote this update and yet so much has changed and happened in our communities and nation. Th death […]
CEO Review of the week to 3rd September 2022
Virtually every two or three days I am getting an email from a member who has been quoted astronomical cost increases to renew their gas and electricity supplies. We have […]
CEO Review of the week to 20th August 2022
Not surprisingly the issues of energy and cost of living have dominated the concerns of members since I last wrote my fortnightly update. Despite efforts it has been hard to […]