CEO Review – 18th April 2026
I’ve been on leave for the last week and so I’ve not been engaged in usual business. Not surprisingly things have moved at a slightly different pace given that we […]
CEO Review – 4th April 2026.
This comes to you during the Easter weekend and I hope you and yours are having an opportunity for some down time and those of you who are working that […]
FOISA Consultation – Draft Response
Scottish Care has now prepared a draft organisational response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the proposed extension of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) to private and […]
Care Inspectorate New Corporate Plan 2026-31
Care Inspectorate is publishing their new Corporate Plan 2026-31 this week and will come into effect on 1 April 2026. They are also publishing a ‘Who we are’ document that […]
HSCP Residential Charging
HSCP residential charges
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Use this space
CEO Review – 21st March 2026.
National Care Home Contract (NCHC) – where we are now Over the last fortnight the intensity around the National Care Home Contract has not eased and if anything, it has […]
CEO Review – 7th March 2026.
NCHC and Homecare framework legal vote Members will be aware the last Friday I wrote to ask for a vote in relation to seeking legal advice to withdraw both from […]
Surveys on New Scots’ experiences in the Adult Social Care workforce
We are sharing the following request to support important work aimed at better understanding the experiences of New Scots within the ASC workforce in Scotland.
Early Bird Tickets – Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2026
Early Bird Tickets Now Live for Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2026
Social Care Hustings 2026
Scottish Care are hosting a Social Care Political Hustings on 23 March 2026, ahead of the Scottish Elections.
FOISA Consultation Briefing
Freedom of Information Scotland Act Consultation Briefing
CEO Review – 21st February 2026.
Budget and Finance. Since I last wrote this update we have heard the positive news that the Scottish Government – in a deal with the Scottish Liberal Democrats – has […]
Long-Term Care Workforce Webinar – 24 Feb 2026
Long-Term Care Workforce: International Research on Recruitment and Retention
CEO Review – 7th February 2026.
Budget and Finance. You may recall in my last message I shared the dismay of COSLA and our own anger at the outcomes from the Scottish Budget. A fortnight ago […]
Scottish Care launches Real Living Wage & Sustainability Advocacy Pack
Resource to support Care at Home & Housing Support Providers
Care at Home and Housing Support Awards 2026 – Open for entries!
Entries Now Open: 2026 National Care at Home and Housing Support Awards!
CEO Review – 24th January 2026.
Budget and Finance. As you will know the Scottish Budget was published on the 13th January with a Statement from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and further Budget debate […]
ASPire: General Learning Session – 26 Feb
This session will be a General Learning Session covering the basics of Adult Support and Protection. It will take place via Teams on 26th February, 9:30am–11:00am.