National Minimum Wage: Care at Home Webinar – 10 Oct 2024
National Minimum Wage: Care at Home Webinar – Key risks and considerations for employers
Scotland’s distinctive contribution to social care policy and practice: an extended thought piece
I have had the honour over a couple of days to be attending and speaking at the European Ageing Conference and during that time to further my own knowledge about […]
Deputy CEO Blog: National Care Service Maxims
Latest blog from our Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge on the 6 maxims to guide the work of the National Care Service.
The flower that holds memory: a reflection for World Alzheimer’s Day
Today, is World Alzheimer’s Day, and every year when this day comes around I’m sure I am not the only one who pauses to remember the lives I have known, […]
Time to celebrate social care nursing
The following extended blog was the substance of an address given at the second Social Care Nursing Conference, held in Edinburgh on the 4th September. At various points today and […]
Partners for Integration Event – Influencing Change: Inform, Collaborate, Innovate – 8 Oct 2024
Invitation to “Influencing Change: Inform, Collaborate, Innovate” Event – 8th October 2024.
Celebrating the global care workforce: insights on ageing.
Today is the Global Day of Care and Support for Older People. It was a day which was launched at the Global Ageing Conference when it was held in Glasgow […]
Global Older People’s Care & Support Day 2024
To celebrate the Global Older People’s Care and Support Day set to take place on the 7th of September, we would like to highlight some of the amazing speakers who […]
Global Ageing Interview – Heiner Schweigkofler
Global Ageing interview with Heiner Schweigkofler – CEO of Fondazione Liebenau, Italy.
Global Ageing Interview – Sue Thomson
Global Ageing Interview with Sue Thomson, CEO of McLean Care, Australia.
Global Ageing Interview – Dwight Tse
Global Ageing Interview with Dr Dwight Tse, University of Strathclyde, Scotland.
Global Ageing Interview – Verna M. Cavey
Global Ageing Interview with Verna M. Cavey from USA>
Global Ageing Interview – Rev Ngere H.N
Global Ageing Interview with Rev Ngere H.N from Kenya.
Global Ageing Interview – Alison Kernoghan
Global Ageing Interview with Alison Kernoghan, Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, Canada.
Scottish Care Annual Reports 23/24 and Strategy
We are excited to share our Annual Report for 2023-2024 and our 5-Year Strategy.
It’s the season for ‘walking on air’ – the adventure of social care.
I’m not a great lover of the month of August. For me it has always been a betwixt and between time; the usual warmth of the summer sun is disappearing, […]
Care Home Awards 2024 – Deadline Extension
FINAL DEADLINE EXTENSION: Nominate for the 2024 Care Home Awards by 5:00 pm on Friday 13 September 2024!
From Springsteen to Taylor Swift: finding the music to grieve.
Well, it came to an end this week, or at least on this side of the Atlantic. After months on the road the phenomenon which is Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour […]
Frontline Worker Effective Voice Event – 1 October 2024
Join us on 1st October 2024 for the Workforce Matters Frontline Worker Effective Voice Event.