Scottish Care/Wagestream Webinar – 14 August 2025

Beyond the Paycheck: Strengthening Your Care Workforce Through Financial Wellbeing
2025 Social Care Nursing Survey

Participate in Our 2025 Social Care Nursing Survey
CEO Review – 28th June 2025.

Care Reform Bill/Act Members should now have received the detailed analysis and briefing paper on the Care Reform Bill which will receive Royal Assent over the next few weeks. We […]
Care Reform (Scotland) Bill Members Briefing – June 2025

The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill provides the opportunity to create a social care sector system that Scotland deserves, if implemented correctly. After years of extensive consultation with the Scottish Government, […]
Borderless Webinar – Immigration White Paper

30 Days Since UK Gov Published Immigration White Paper: What’s Changed
Immigration Webinar – 26 June 2025

Scottish Care is hosting a special webinar focused on recent immigration changes and their impact on the social care sector.
CEO Review – 14th June 2025.

Parliament Some weeks there is not a lot happening in the Scottish Parliament but that could not be said for the week that is just passed. After 3 years of […]
CEO Review – 31st May 2025.

This is a shorter update as I have been on annual leave for most of the past week but wanted to mention a few things. (written on Wednesday 28th) Operation […]
Scotland’s National Induction Framework

Scotland’s National Induction Framework
Scottish Care/VITA – VAT Webinar

VAT Webinar: HMRC targeting care industry VAT group ‘tax avoidance’
Immigration Survey Findings – May 2025

Scottish Care publishes Immigration Survey Findings
CEO Review – 17th May 2025.

An interesting week – Immigration. They say that a week is a long time in politics but in truth I think we need to find an equivalent saying for social […]
Scottish Care Releases Myth-Busting 2025: Compassion in Crisis

Scottish Care is pleased to present this year’s iteration of our Briefing Report, Myth-Busting 2025: Compassion in Crisis.
CEO Review – 3rd May 2025.

VAT changes. Many members will be aware of the sudden notice issued by the HMRC in relation to VAT groupings. See https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revenue-and-customs-brief-2-2025-the-use-of-vat-grouping-within-the-care-industry/use-of-vat-grouping-within-the-care-industry This decision has potentially profound implications for some […]
CEO Review of the week to 19th April 2025

Wider financial sustainability. Last time I wrote my update I informed you that we had been involved in contributing to a report which was to be shared with COSLA political […]
Spring Bulletin 2025

The 2025 Scottish Care Spring Bulletin is now live!
CEO Review – 5th April 2025.

NCHC It is just over a week since care home members voted to accept the latest NCHC offer, albeit with considerable reluctance and on the part of many a sense […]
Policy for AI Use in Meetings

Policy for AI Use by External Participants in Meetings
Luminate Survey 2025

Luminate survey about creative work for older adults in Scotland (2025).