CEO Review of the week to 1st April 2023
I started working for Scottish Care seven years to the day – and apart from the oft commented observation – that this is the longest April Fool’s Day joke anyone […]
Dementia Skilled Resources Survey
The NES Dementia Team has published a survey to determine how their educational resources are being used by the workforce.
CEO Review of the week to 18th March 2023
Since I last wrote we have held a General Meeting of care home members following the offer from COSLA and Scotland Excel for the 23-24 NCHC. Yesterday the vote concluded […]
Care Inspectorate Webinar – 23 March 2023
We are delighted to welcome colleagues from the Care Inspectorate to our next webinar on Thursday 23 March 2023 at 2:00 pm.
Vaccination Sentiment Project
Has the pandemic had an impact on your attitude toward vaccination? Your opinion matters!
CEO Review of the week to 4th March 2023
Well, it looks as if that’s another despite about to be settled with the teachers considering a new and enhanced pay offer. The tick list is growing – NHS nurses […]
Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2023 – Early bird tickets now available!
We are delighted to announce that early bird tickets for the Scottish Care 2023 National Homecare Conference & Exhibition are now available until the close of play on 31 March 2023!
Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2023 – Deadline Extended!
We have extended the deadline for making a nomination to our annual Care at Home & Housing Support Awards to Friday 17 March 2023.
Media statement: ‘If you could invest in one thing, make it the social care workforce’
Scottish Care survey highlights issues linked with resourcing and call monitoring leading to workforce and financial unsustainability for care at home providers.
CEO Review of the week to 18th February 2023
As the old saying goes – a week is a long time in politics. Karen and I were attending the Ministerial Assurance Group on Wednesday morning and the Deputy First […]
Annual Social Care Upratings 2023 – Advance Notification of Increases
Advance notification of the proposed increases to Free Personal and Nursing Care, Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA), Capital Limits and Savings Disregards for 2023/24.
Delayed Discharge Webinar – 23 February 2023
We will be hosting an open webinar on delayed discharges on Thursday 23 February, 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Social Care Campaign Lobby Month – March 2023
We will be using the month of March as a lobby month for the Social Care Campaign.
Adult Social Care Recruitment – Stakeholder Toolkit
The Scottish Government have launched the latest phase to their Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign – There’s More to Care Than Caring.
CEO Review of the week to 4th February 2023
It has been another busy couple of weeks, and this has included some media work to raise the profile of the sector. At long last we received a draft letter […]
Global Ageing Conference 2023 – Early Bird Tickets Launched!
We are delighted to announce that early bird tickets are now available for the 2023 Global Ageing Conference.
CEO Review of the week to 21st January 2023
Can I start by thanking all those who came to the Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday 17th. It was an exceptional turn out at what is a very stressful and […]
Introducing Hi-Group Webinar – 26 January
We are hosting a webinar with the Hi-Group, who provides working capital for care providers by financing payroll and early access to pay.
Scottish Care EGM Materials – 17 January
Resources and materials from the Scottish Care EGM on 17 January.