CEO Review of the week to 10th February 2024
Well a week is a long time in politics. We now have a new Cabinet Secretary. Mr Matheson has left the role and has been replaced by Neil Gray. […]
Department for Work and Pensions – Upcoming 2024 Recruitment Events
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) are organising Recruitment Events across Scotland in 2024.
CEO Review of the week to 27th January 2024
After a considerable degree of preparation and planning I gave evidence to the UK Covid Inquiry on Thursday 18th January. The evidence session covered a range of issues not least […]
Near Me E-Learning Modules
New Near Me E-Learning Modules.
SSSC Event: Building cyber resilience in social services – 28 February
As part of Cyber Scotland Week 2024, the Scottish Social Services Council is hosting a free event to help improve cyber resilience across Scotland.
National Activity Providers & Professionals Week 2024: 22 – 26 January
Help celebrate National Activity Providers and Professionals Week 2024—an entire week dedicated to recognising and applauding the extraordinary contributions of Activity Providers in enhancing wellbeing and engagement in care settings.
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.