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Change comes from passion: a reflection on avoiding the landfill site of social care hope

Behind every policy and legislation there is often a passion and a movement; behind every change there is frequently a vision and an aspiration. The world of social care and […]

Let’s not evict human rights: a personal reflection on the defence of rights.

At the current time the UK Government is undertaking a consultation on major proposals to change the provisions of the UK Human Rights Act – a piece of legislation which […]

Care Home Conference 2021 – Early bird tickets available!

Early bird tickets now available for the Scottish Care National Care Home Conference 2021.

Scottish Care comments on the Scottish Government’s Excess Deaths Report

Scottish Care comments on the recently published report from the Scottish Government on excess deaths from all causes and dementia in 2020 – 2021.

Living in a land of trust: a reflection.

At times during this pandemic a word, phrase or concept just seems to appear from nowhere to occupy a position of dominance in debate and discourse. This last week everywhere […]

Time for respect: the critical importance of valuing social care nursing.

One of the first tasks I undertook when I started in my role as CEO of Scottish Care nearly 6 years ago was to go around the country and take […]

Scottish Care comments on social care report from Audit Scotland & the Accounts Commission

Scottish Care comments on social care briefing report from Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission.

Teaching with care: a reflection for the International Day of Education.

Miss Duncan, Miss Allan, Mrs Randall and Mr Hollywood. Names etched on my memory – they were four of my primary school teachers. There are others too especially in secondary […]

Coronavirus and social care: what does ‘learning to live’ and the ‘endemic’ stage really mean?

It has been another significant week in the Covid pandemic. I will leave it to others to comment on the shameful goings on at Number 10 Downing Street, but alongside […]

Care at Home and Housing Support Awards 2022 – Deadline Extended

The Scottish Care team has taken the decision to extend the entry deadline for our 2022 Care at Home & Housing Support Awards.

Scottish Care & Age Scotland – Winter Support for Older People Statement

Organisations that represent older people in Scotland are calling on the UK and the Scottish Government to support older people through this challenging winter.

Writing a new story in the Year of Stories: a reflection.

I discovered this week whilst listening to the radio that our national tourism agency Visit Scotland had launched the Year of Stories 2022 – a year which they describe as […]

Statement: Scottish Care welcomes changes to UK Migration System

Statement on Changes to the UK Migration System Scottish Care welcomes the announcement from the Home Office that care workers will be added to the Shortage Occupation List. See https://www.gov.uk/government/news/biggest-visa-boost-for-social-care-as-health-and-care-visa-scheme-expanded […]