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Solutions for Social Care Paper

A comprehensive briefing paper titled ‘Solutions for Social Care.’

Letter to the Home Office – January 2024

We urge the Home Office to recognise the challenges faced by homecare providers in evidencing permanent contracts, addressing rejection issues for international worker certificates in a letter to Deputy Director Claire Smith.

CEO Review of the week to 13th January 2024

Not sure if this is too late but I tend to think late January is still okay – so a Happy new Year to everyone and I trust that you […]

Scottish Excel Care & Support Flexible Framework

Please see below for letter from Scottish Excel on the Care and Support Flexible Framework. [pdf-embedder url=”https://scottishcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2023.12.22-Letter-to-Scottish-Care-Scotland-Excel-Care-and-Support-Services-Framework.pdf” title=”2023.12.22 Letter to Scottish Care – Scotland Excel Care and Support Services Framework”] […]

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.

How to kickstart 2024: H&S and HR updates from Citation

Citation has a webinar on 10 January at 11am for a run through of all the latest employment law updates, Health and Safety Executive focuses, and how to prepare for an uncertain year.

ARHAI Scotland December 2023 Newsletter

December edition of the Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland Newsletter

CEO Review of the week to 23rd December 2023

Well, the Scottish Government Budget managed to surpass all the expectations we had of it. Although I wrote in my blog last week about our hope and aspirations that the […]

Winter Bulletin 2023

The Winter Bulletin has been published for the year 2023.

Scottish Care’s response to the recent spate of MPLC Phone Calls to Care Homes

We have had a significant number of Scottish Care members reaching out to us asking for advice on how to manage aggressive sales calls from MPLC agents around the country.

CEO Review of the week to 9th December 2023

It’s been a week of significant policy announcements at both Westminster and Holyrood. On Monday we saw the Home Secretary James Cleverley announce a host of measures in response to […]

NHS Education for Scotland – Centre for Workforce Supply Social Care Newsletter (Nov 2023)

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has published the first edition of their newsletter from the Centre for Workforce Supply Social Care.

International recruitment into adult social care

The NHS has launched their learning site on international recruitment into adult social care in Scotland.

Reform of mental health and capacity law in Scotland: where are we at? (13 December)

The Edinburgh Napier University’s Innovation Hub is hosting an online webinar on the ‘Reform of mental health and capacity law in Scotland: where are we at?’

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.

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’.