Ai and social care: towards a human rights approach.
On the 1st of February 2024, representatives of thirty organisations and individuals working in Adult Social Care met at the University of Oxford to discuss the benefits and risks of […]
Intentional kindness: the task of social care.
A couple of weeks ago I spent time in the company of someone who I only knew fleetingly but who was so passionate about the care and support of older […]
Human identity and beauty: social care’s affirmation.
I have been away in London for a couple of days of meetings and events. It’s been a week which has seen my head and mind in the space of […]
Getting involved – Scottish Care’s Ethical Commissioning and Procurement Project
Scottish Care is delighted to launch its consultation for our ‘Ethical Commissioning and Procurement’ project.
Pass on the story and create a new chapter: social care as storytelling.
This past week I finished telling one story and then started another. I find that one of the joys of being a parent is the time I spend at the […]
Business Energy Scotland Briefing Webinar – 15 February
Free energy-saving support and £30k cashback grant We are delighted to invite you to a special energy-saving briefing with Business Energy Scotland Business Energy Scotland is funded by the Scottish […]
Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2024 – Open for Entry!
Submissions are now open for the 2024 National Care at Home and Housing Support Awards!
Being present is an act of care: the value of time.
For a long time, January has been my tidying month. A month where instinctively I feel the need to tidy cupboards and remove the nagging guilt of messy drawers and […]
Dying while waiting for care: Scotland’s shameful social care failure.
It has been an astonishingly busy week in terms of national media and much of it has centred around the injustices experienced by Post Office postmasters and mistresses and the […]
STV Expert Voices Media Training for Women Members
We are working with STV and their Expert Voices team to organise a free, in-person media training event, so please mark Monday 26th February, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm in your calendars.
Save the Date – Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2024
We are excited to announce the upcoming 2024 National Care at Home & Housing Support Conference.
Epiphany – a day for compassionate care?
Today is the 6th January and from my time in Sunday school all those years ago I can remember it as the day (twelve after Christmas) when the three Wise […]
A year of living positively: ageing happily.
On the edge of another year, I am reminded of my late mother’s Hogmanay phrase: “Well at least I’ve made it through another year!” Such Hebridean ‘positivity’ was reflective of […]
Light shining through the cracks: the gift of social care.
I have always loved going to art galleries and museums since I was very young. Part escape, part inspiration, whatever the reason they have been places that have spoken to […]
It’s the right thing to do: the Scottish Budget and human rights
In announcing his budget for 2023 the President of the United States Joe Biden made a speech in the White House in which he said: “My dad had an expression. […]
Humanity thrives through human rights: a reflection for Human Rights Day
Seventy-Five years ago the nations of the world gathered in New York and after a massive collective effort of discussion, dialogue and debate brought about the creation and publication of […]
Vitamin D Guidance in Care Home Workshop – Dec – Jan 2023/24
Workshops on new guidance on offering vitamin D supplements to eligible residents in adult care homes 14 December and 23 January.
Grieving through words that speak.
From today until December 8th the annual Grief Awareness Week is held. It is ’ a dedicated period for individuals, organisations, and communities to come together to acknowledge and address […]
Moving from Talk to Action on Bereavement – Online Event (23 January 2024)
The Bereavement Charter Group and Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief is organising an online event on ‘Moving from Talk to Action on Bereavement: Improving Signposting’.