EU Settlement Scheme Webinar – 18 March
Scottish Care is hosting a webinar on the EU Settlement Scheme on Thursday 18 March.
Spring Bulletin 2021
Scottish Care’s Spring Bulletin for 2021 is now available.
Covid-19 vaccine survey for frontline health & social care workers
Invitation to take part in an online survey of frontline health and social care workforce views and experiences of the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Financial Support for Social Care Providers
Letter from Cabinet Sec and COSLA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care regarding financial support for social care providers for COVID-19 until June 2021.
IPC during Covid-19 – Free webinars for Health & Social Care Staff
Free webinars (9 & 17 March) from NES on Infection Prevention and Control during the Covid-19 Pandemic – Supporting, Valuing and Listening to Health and Social Care Workers.
Specialist support for health and social care staff
The Workforce Specialist Service is a new specialist service offering confidential mental health assessment and treatment for Health and Social Care workers.
Life Changes Trust Survey
A short survey about the work of the Life Changes Trust aimed at understanding the views of people who have a role in the development and/or delivery of support to young people with care experience, people with dementia or family carers of people with dementia in Scotland.
Shower in a Can – free samples for social care workers
Free samples of Shower in A Can for social carers and those they cared for.
Scottish Government Covid-19 Vaccination Feedback
Scottish Government has launched a survey to explore the views of social care workers on the Covid-19 vaccine.
Proud to Care: LGBT and Dementia
LGBT Health and Wellbeing has developed a toolkit to support health and social care staff to reflect on and develop their practice in working with LGBT people with dementia.
Adult Social Care Deep Dive – 25 March
Free interactive learning event on trauma-informed practice in the adult social care sector from the Scottish Government.
Modern Apprenticeship Funding – City of Glasgow College
The City of Glasgow College has been using the Development Scotland Modern Apprenticeship Funding. This gives social care staff over the age of 25, funding to attend SSSC courses.
Update – Deadline extension to £500 social care Covid-19 bonus
The deadline for the £500 thank you payment to social care staff working in the third, voluntary, charitable and private sector has extended till 28 February.
£500 Bonus Payment – important points
Our Workforce Practice & Policy Lead, Caroline Deane has raised some questions/issues regarding the £500 Covid-19 Bonus Payment from care providers to the Scottish Government. We have listed some important points of discussion here.
Update – £500 social care bonus – 8 Feb
Clarification that the £500 bonus payment submissions must be made at a provider level and not by individual services.
Focus on wellbeing webinars – Feb & March
Focus on Wellbeing Programme is a series of webinars from the Scottish Goverment on wellbeing for the health and social care workforce.
There’s More to Care Than Caring – Scottish Government’s Campaign
The second phase of the ‘There’s More to Care than Caring’ campaign launches on Wed 10 Feb.
Publication of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland
The Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland has been published by The Scottish Government today (Wednesday 3 February).
Update – £500 social care Covid-19 bonus
The payment process for the £500 thank you payment to social care staff working in the third, voluntary, charitable and private sector will go live on Monday 1 February at midday.