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 […]
CEO Review of the week to 1st May
The media has been dominated by the greater return to normality evidenced in the shops and pubs opening (with limits) on the 24th of April. The other very big story […]
CEO Review of the week to 17th April
It has been a couple of weeks since I wrote an update and I hope that the Easter period enabled some well needed rest and recuperation. Things have certainly moved […]
CEO Review of the week 20th to 27th March
It has been a week of real poignancy and sadness with acts of remembrance on the anniversary of lockdown held on Tuesday 23rd. But as the candles run down, the […]
CEO Review of the week 7th to 13th March
The last week has been another where it has felt things were beginning to balance. The First Minster’s announcement that there would be a change to the guidance in terms […]
CEO Review of the week 10th to 16th January.
It’s been another challenging week with some very sad statistics being surpassed both in terms of the numbers of new cases but also the number of people in hospital and […]
CEO Review of the week 5th to 9th January.
I know it is probably a day late but a Happy new Year to everyone. The first week of 2021 has brought about a great deal of activity with the […]
CEO Review of the week 13th to 19th December.
After what seemed to be a week of continual publication and positivity the last week has been a week of preparation and planning not least for Christmas and all that […]
CEO Review of the week 6th to 12th December.
It has been an interesting week with the first vaccinations for workers in some of our care homes and the start of vaccinations for people over the age of 80 […]