CEO Review of the week to 5th February 2022
It has been a fractious and strange week. Many of us have watched in dismay as the events in Westminster have filled our screens and radios – a world away […]
CEO Review of the week to 22nd January 2022
Last week in my own weekly blog I reflected on what it might mean to start to ‘live with the virus’ and the extent to which we were entering an […]
Update on self-isolation for health and social care staff – 17 January 2022
The Scottish Government has updated the self-isolation exemption guidance for health and social care staff – 17 January 2022.
CEO Review of the week to 8th January 2022
Happy New Year to you all. Mind you as I have said to quite a few people this week happiness is the last emotion many of us are feeling at […]
CEO Review of the week to 18th December
There are some weeks which defy expectation and planning and the last couple have felt just like that. I did not write the last update – thanks to Karen – […]
CEO Review of the week to 4 December
CEO Review of the week to 4 December
CEO Review of the week to 20th November
The couple of weeks just past has illustrated a subtle but significant change in the response to the Covid pandemic. We are now – though it did not come into […]
CEO Review of the week to 6th November
As we start November we are faced with some major challenges for the sector and this past week has illustrated some of those tensions. On the one hand we have […]
CEO Review of the week to 23rd October
On Tuesday this week I met with the UK Minister for Immigration, Kevin Foster and the Employment Minister Mimms, together with the three Scottish Government Ministers Kevin Stewart, Jenny Gilruth […]
CEO Review of the week to 9th October
On Tuesday this week we saw the announcement of an additional £300million for the NHS and social care in Scotland – indeed the social care share of £150million is the […]
CEO Review of the week to 25th September
I try not to over-use the word crisis, but it has been much on my lips this past week. That is because I have never before experienced a sense of […]
CEO Review of the week to 11th September
Once again, we have seen cases rise though there has been a tentative suggestion that the rate of rise is not as concerning as it might have been. I am […]
CEO Review of the week to 28th August
The mood music has well and truly changed in the last week with growing concerns about mounting rates of transmission in the community – reaching over 6,800 daily cases yesterday, […]
CEO Review of the week to 14th August
Well, it is nearly a month since I last wrote one of these fortnightly updates. I have been away on leave but not for the whole time I can assure […]
CEO Review of the week to 10th July
Monday last saw the Prime Minister announce the unmasking of England with a bonfire of precautions as July 19th became firmly fixed in the media as Freedom Day. Reaction to […]
CEO Review of the week to 26th June
The past week has seen a significant change in the strategic approach to the pandemic from the Scottish Government. The move from the attempt to supress the virus to the […]
CEO Review of the week to 12th June
Reflecting back on the week that has passed the phrase ‘Maskgate’ comes to mind. Many members will be more than aware of the debacle that has ensued as a result […]
CEO Review of the week to 29th May
Well, we now have two new ministerial appointments which relate directly to the work of Scottish Care. The first is the new Cabinet Secretary Humza Yousaf and the second the […]
CEO Review of the week to 15th May
Since I last wrote this update, we have witnessed some significant changes. The Scottish elections have been held and we are awaiting the appointments to key positions, a new Cabinet […]