Leading to Change Diversity Coffee Connect Programme
Leading to Change Diversity Coffee Connect is seeking to have the conversations that can help improve culture change and generate understanding of all our differences, one conversation at a time.
Funding to Support Access to Vaccination
The current Coronavirus (COVID-19): financial support arrangements for social care providers guidance outlines the funding available to social care providers to support vaccination of their staff this Winter.
CEO Review of the week to 29th October 2022
CEO Review of the week to 29th October 2022 Those of you who have been regular readers of this update will know that we have been preparing with some degree […]
Autumn Bulletin 2022
Scottish Care’s Autumn Bulletin for 2022 has now been published.
CEO Review of the week to 15th October 2022
As some of you may know over the last 15 months I have been serving as a Scottish Commissioner on the UK Bereavement Commission which published its final report with […]
PVG Checks Waiver until 31 March 2023
Scottish Government will cover the cost of PVG checks for Social Care Workers (and comparable roles in Justice and Children’s Services) from 1 October 2022 – 31 March 2023
Amendment to the face mask poster for social care settings
Following on from the face mask guidance update for social care settings on 7th September, the face mask poster has been amended. Please note that there is no change to the guidance.
CEO Review of the week to 1st October 2022
It has been an astonishing couple of weeks not least in the week since the mini-Budget was announced with all the consequential impacts on currency, increased fuel and petrol costs, […]
Adult Social Care Pay Uplift – Providers Survey 2022
The Scottish Government is undertaking a policy impact review around the implementation of the recent pay uplifts (December 2021 and April 2022) for adult social care workers delivering direct care in commissioned services.
Flu & Covid-19 Winter Vaccination – Social Media Toolkit
Public Health Scotland has developed a social media toolkit to encourage vaccine uptake amongst those working in health and social care services.
Social Care Staff Support Fund Update – 30 September 2022
Letter from Ian Turner, Scottish Government, regarding the Social Care Staff Support Fund.
Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation (IRISR) of Social Care in Scotland
Announcement of the Independent Review of Inspection, Scrutiny and Regulation (IRISR).
Luminate – Free Creative Programme
Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation, is offering a new, free creative programme for people working in older people’s social care – whether care homes, day centres or care at home.
Energy Bill Relief Scheme
Find out about the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) for non-domestic customers and how you can get support this winter.
Covid-19 Financial Support – Claim Deadlines 2022-23
The Covid-19 financial support claim deadlines for Adult Social Care Providers 2022/23 are now available.
Face Mask Guidance – Visual Resources
The Scottish Government has created some visual resources to help providers implement the changes to the face mask guidance.
Homecare Day 2022 & Light Up for Carers – 1 day to go!
Please help us celebrate care homes on Wednesday 20 July 2022 by sharing your positive stories, blogs, projects, and examples of good practices relating to the care home sector.
Partners for Integration Event – 13 October
The Partners for Integration event has been rescheduled until Thursday 13 October, 1:00 – 4:30 pm.
CEO Review of the week to 17th September 2022
It seems astonishing that it is only two weeks since I last wrote this update and yet so much has changed and happened in our communities and nation. Th death […]