LGBT Dementia Project – Toolkit & Reports
The LGBT Dementia Project have published a number of documents over the last few years that might be of interest to members.
Public Health Scotland COVID-19 vaccine information: 24th February 2022
Email update from the PHS Vaccine Confidence and Equity team for February 2022.
Healthier working lives for the care workforce
Scottish Care is delighted to be working with Healthier Working Lives (HWL) programme (funded by the Innovate UK).
Join the Low Vision Service Conversation
The Scottish Sensory Hub, the ALLIANCE and the Scottish Government have started the Low Vision Engagement Conversation. They are keen to engage with care home residents who have accessed Low Vision Services in Scotland, before or during the pandemic or those who supported them to capture their views, opinions and experiences.
Anne’s Law Workshops
The Scottish Government will be strongly focusing on undertaking the 9 impact assessments for Anne’s Law through a series of focused workshops. They are looking for care home providers to volunteer for this.
External Webinar: BTO – Stress at Work
BTO are hosting a free webinar on ‘Stress at Work’ on 9 March.
Rights Made Real Phase 2 Launch
The Rights Made Real Project Team are hosting a launch event for Phase 2 of their project on 28th February 2022.
CEO Review of the week to 19th February 2022
The last week has been a stormy and turbulent one – with weather impacting so much of social care delivery across the country. I know from speaking to colleagues just […]
Financial Support for Adult Social Care Providers – 15 February 2022
Scottish Government and COSLA Leaders have agreed to extend financial support arrangements until the 30 June 2022.
DigitalBoost Development Grant
The DigitalBoost Development Grant has reopened! This initiative is for companies who wish to improve their digital capabilities and capacity.
Care Home Healthcare Framework Survey
The Scottish Government would like to hear your views on how they can further improve healthcare in care homes.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support arrangements for social care providers
Guidance on arrangements for providing financial support to social care providers for costs relating to the COVID-19 pandemic from December 2020.
Supporting Better Oral Care Webinar – 24 February
We will be hosting a webinar on ‘Supporting better oral care in care homes: what quality looks like’. Join us on Thursday 24 February on 2pm.
Queen Margaret University – PgCert/PgDip Person Centred Practice (Advancing Care Home Practice)
Queen Margaret University have developed a post graduate Certificate and Diploma specifically aimed at leaders and future leaders for our care homes.
Health Worker Respect Campaign
Update on the Health Worker Respect Campaign with revised toolkit.
Immigration Webinar for Social Care – 9 February
Please join officials from the Home Office’s Engagement and Policy teams, the Department of Health and Social Care and representatives from Skills for Care and the social care sector for a 90 minute webinar providing an overview of the points-based immigration system for the Social Care sector and what the recent announcement means for international recruitment, how to ensure ethical international recruitment and examples of best practice from the social care sector.
CEO Review of the week to 5th February 2022
It has been a fractious and strange week. Many of us have watched in dismay as the events in Westminster have filled our screens and radios – a world away […]
Immigration Health Surcharge Exemption for International Volunteers
Scottish Care, along with Camphill Scotland, the ALLIANCE Scotland and other organisations have been calling for international volunteers to be exempt from the immigration health surcharge.
TechFest Talks – The Future of Technology in the Care Sector
Frances Loughrey (Development Officer, Aberdeen City) and Marcus Nisbet speak about future workforce roles in health care in the latest TechFest Talks podcast.