Inclusion happens when you use your hands: a reflection.
I have been thinking a lot in the past week about inclusion and what really makes people feel that they belong, are valued, heard and taken seriously. I am fortunate […]
Social Care Emergency: Seeking future designers – 1 November 2023
Please join the RSA and Scottish Care for this exciting event in Glasgow
Give me your hand: the season for dementia priority.
I’ve been thinking a lot about dementia this past week in no small part because Thursday (21st) is World Alzheimer Day which is an annual opportunity for the global community […]
Care Home Awards 2023 – Deadline Extension
We have extended the deadline for making a nomination to our annual Care Home Awards to 9:00 am on Monday 18 September 2023.
The alienation of older age: the time of older age has come.
I am writing this a few hours after the end of the Global Ageing Conference which has been taking place in Glasgow over the last few days. The event was […]
A waiting game of disrespect: a summer of failure.
Next week brings the return of the parliamentary process in both Scotland and Westminster. Our MSPs will come back together after a summer of book festivals, talk shows and podcasts […]
The ageing of design: beyond functionalist benefit.
I am sure I am not the only person who is fascinated by the worlds of art and design. I have always admired and appreciated the skills of individuals who […]
How ready for Winter are we? An Autumn reflection.
My late mother used to say that the seasons changed when the schools went back. With the passage of time, I have come to realise the truthfulness of such observation […]
Ageing is for all ages: a reflection.
I was chatting to my 9-year-old daughter the other day about the Global Ageing conference and events which are coming to Glasgow in a few weeks. She turned to me […]
A horizon beyond our own.
I read recently that both because of the cost-of-living crisis but significantly because of the severe environmental changes which we have witnessed across Europe this year that the way in […]
Social Care and the Scottish Human Rights Bill – Consultation event: 31 August
Join us online to discuss social care and the proposed Scottish Human Rights Bill on 31 August.
Hearing the nursing voice: Nursing Models and Care Homes
Hearing the nursing voice: Findings from the Scottish Social Care Nursing Conference Workshop – Nursing Models and Care Homes
Social Care Nurses Network Journal – August 2023
Discover the latest insights and developments in social care nursing with the release of the fourth edition of the Scottish Social Care Nurses Network Journal for August 2023. You can […]
Social Care Nurses Network Journal – August 2023 #2
Discover the latest insights and developments in social care nursing with the release of the fourth edition of the Scottish Social Care Nurses Network Journal for August 2023. You can […]
The power of friendship.
Tomorrow is International Day of Friendship which was created over a decade ago by the United Nations to underline the critical importance of friendship to human well-being and to society. […]
Time to Talk: the power of listening.
In two days’ time on the 24 July, it is Samaritans Awareness Day. The very nature and heart of the Samaritans is the fact that they are there to listen […]
Summer-time blues: seasonal affected disorder.
In one of those calendar quirks today the 15th July happens to be St Swithin’s Day and also the first Saturday of the Glasgow Fair. St Swithin’s Day as many […]
Media Statement on the National Care Service
Scottish Care issues a media statement on the latest Scottish Government announcement on the National Care Service.
The Scottish Government: do they care about care?
The past few days has been full of events, from the 75th anniversary of the start of the NHS, to the celebrations around the King receiving the Honours of Scotland, […]