Your Voice Matters: Help Shape the Homecare Conference!
We’re excited to announce the next Care at Home & Housing Support Conference, taking place on Friday 16 May 2025 at the Radisson Blu in Glasgow. To make this event truly impactful, we need your input!
National Insurance Hike Campaigns
We’d like to share information about several ongoing campaigns pushing against the rise in National Insurance rates.
Winter Bulletin 2024
The 2024 Winter Bulletin is now live.
Guidance for the public health management of acute respiratory infections
New PHS publication – Guidance for the public health management of acute respiratory infections (ARI) in community, social and residential care settings: guidance for health protection teams (HPTs)
CEO Review of the week to 14th December 2024
The Scottish Budget and National Insurance. In the last fortnightly update, I indicated what we had identified as our main asks from the Scottish Budget which included clarification on any […]
Member Briefing: Scottish Budget 25/26
Member Briefing: Scottish Budget 2025/26 – Implications for Social Care Providers
CEO Review of the week to 30th November 2024
The Scottish Budget. In the last fortnightly update, I linked to the media release which Scottish Care had just produced which gave the overarching results of our poll around the […]
Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2024 – Entries Now Open!
Submissions are now open for the 2025 National Care at Home and Housing Support Awards!
NCS Letter from Maree Todd
Letter from Maree Todd MSP, Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport on the National Care Service.
What is adult social care nursing? – Share your opinions
What is adult social care nursing? An invitation to share your thoughts and opinions.
National Survey on Qualifications
Scottish Care continues to hear concerns from members about challenges in supporting staff to achieve mandatory registration qualifications.
Letter from Interim CNO – Publication of New Deliverables for the Second Phase of the ‘Healthcare Associated Infection Strategy 2023 – 2025’
Letter from Interim CNO – Publication of New Deliverables for the Second Phase of the ‘Healthcare Associated Infection Strategy 2023 – 2025’
CEO Review of the week to 16th November 2024
Care Home Conference and Awards. Yesterday we held our 24th Care Home Conference and our 20th Care Home Awards – a huge thanks to all my colleagues at Scottish Care […]
CEO Review of the week to 2nd November 2024
The Budget Wednesday last saw a historical budget – the first presented to the UK Parliament by a woman and the first by a Labour administration for 14 years. As […]
CEO Review of the week to 19th October 2024
NCHC and Nursing Uplift As I reported in the last update following a virtual dialogue with Scotland Excel it became clear that they are not planning to fully implement the […]
Consultation on a proposal to increase SSSC registration fees
The SSSC are consulting on a proposed increase to SSSC registration fees and what to hear your views on the proposal.
ARHAI Winter Preparedness Campaign Launch
ARHAI Winter Preparedness Campaign Launch
CEO Review of the week to 5th October 2024
NCHC and Nursing Uplift As I reported in the last update Karen, and I met with senior colleagues from Scotland Excel to talk about the next stages for the NCHC. […]
National Minimum Wage: Care at Home Webinar – 10 Oct 2024
National Minimum Wage: Care at Home Webinar – Key risks and considerations for employers