HMRC Crackdown: A Warning to Care Operators on VAT Structures
Care providers across the UK need to take immediate notice: HMRC has officially changed its stance on long-standing VAT arrangements.
2025-26 Winter/Flu Vaccinations
Letter on 2025-26 Winter/Flu Vaccinations for Health and Social Care Staff.
Upcoming Webinars: Care Inspectorate Powers under the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
Upcoming Webinars: Care Inspectorate Powers under the Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
Media Statement: Scottish Care Warns Immigration Proposals Threaten Scotland’s Care Sector
Scottish Care Warns Immigration Proposals Threaten Scotland’s Care Sector.
New Care Inspectorate Powers Briefing – November 2025
The Care Reform (Scotland) Act 2025 introduces significant new powers for the Care Inspectorate (CI), aimed at strengthening protections for people experiencing care. We have now developed a briefing for Scottish Care members.
Media Statement: Scottish Care Responds to Covid Inquiry Module 2
Scottish Care welcomes the publication of the latest findings of the Covid Inquiry Module 2 report which covered political decision making during the pandemic.
National Care Home Contract Survey 2025
National Care Home Contract Survey 2025
CEO Review – 15th November 2025.
A brief update this week, Well at long last the meeting of the two has happened – the Cabinet Secretary has met Cllr Kelly, the political Spokesperson on Health and […]
Autumn Bulletin 2025
This Year’s Autumn Bulletin is Here!
Seasonal Pressures and Turas Data
We encourage care homes to regularly report their data on Turas Care Management (TCM).
CEO Review – 25th October 2025.
I returned to work on Tuesday having been on leave for a week and have spent a couple of days traveling to and attending an all-day event yesterday in Fort […]
Have Your Say Workforce Wellbeing Survey Event – 6 November
SSSC are running a series of information events to share key messages following the Have Your Say survey.
Digi Bites Sessions for Members
Digi Bites Sessions for Members
CEO Review – 11th October 2025.
Finance This is almost becoming like a bizarre episode of the Twilight Zone. As regular readers will know we had hoped that the Cabinet Secretary would meet Councillor Currie from […]
Anne’s Law Consultation Survey
Consultation survey on Anne’s Law (The Care Home Services (Visits to and by Residents) (Scotland) Regulations 2026)
Ready for Regulation: Equipping Today’s Care Workforce – 29 Oct 2025
Ready for Regulation: Equipping Today’s Care Workforce – 29 Oct 2025
CEO Review – 27th September 2025.
Finance A couple of days after I wrote the last update, I was informed by COSLA that the Cabinet Secretary had cancelled the arranged meeting with Cllr Currie to finally […]
Scottish Care Members’ Manifesto Series: Sessions 1 & 2 Recap
Scottish Care Members’ Manifesto Series: Sessions 1 & 2 Recap
Manifesto 2025 Session 3: Fair Pay, Fair Work, Fair Care (1 October 2025)
Scottish Care Members’ Manifesto 2025 – A Call to Action. Session 3: Fair Pay, Fair Work, Fair Care