Scottish Care comments on the Scottish Government’s Excess Deaths Report
Scottish Care comments on the recently published report from the Scottish Government on excess deaths from all causes and dementia in 2020 – 2021.
Scottish Care comments on social care report from Audit Scotland & the Accounts Commission
Scottish Care comments on social care briefing report from Audit Scotland and the Accounts Commission.
Care at Home and Housing Support Awards 2022 – Deadline Extended
The Scottish Care team has taken the decision to extend the entry deadline for our 2022 Care at Home & Housing Support Awards.
Scottish Care & Age Scotland – Winter Support for Older People Statement
Organisations that represent older people in Scotland are calling on the UK and the Scottish Government to support older people through this challenging winter.
Covid-19 Vaccination Open Webinar Recording – 16 Dec 2021
The recording for the Covid-19 Vaccination Open Webinar with Jason Leitch is now available.
Climate Action & the Social Care Collective Roundtable Series – Report
Report and Principles from the Climate Action and the Social Care Collective Roundtable Series have now been published.
Covid-19 Vaccination Webinar with Prof Jason Leitch – 16 Dec
Scottish Care is hosting an open webinar with Prof Jason Leitch on Covid-19 vaccination.
Towards a Scotland that cares report
A new UWS-Oxfam Partnership report proposes a blueprint for a National Outcome on care to add to the National Performance Framework, backed by leading organisations.
‘The Ingredients for Growth’ – Care Providers Experience of Regulation & Oversight
Scottish Care publishes ‘The Ingredients for Growth’, a report which summarises the findings of a survey to care providers on their experience of regulation and oversight.
Climate Change and Social Care Collective – Hot Report 3
Hot Report from the final ‘The Climate and Social Care Collective’ roundtable.
Annes Law Consultation Session for Care Home Members
Scottish Care are inviting care home members to a consultation session on Anne’s Law on Thursday 21st October.
Media release: Five Nations Care Forum Communiqué – 11 October 2021
Leaders of care associations in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland met in London on 4 and 5 October 2021, for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
Climate Change and Social Care Collective – Hot Report 2
Hot Report from the first ‘The Climate and Social Care Collective’ roundtable.
Climate Change and Social Care Collective – guest blog from Anne Marie Bergseng
Climate change and the social care sector – a blog from Anne Marte Bergseng, ClimateXChange.
Autumn Bulletin 2021
Scottish Care’s Autumn Bulletin for 2021 is now available.
Scottish buildings light up for homecare workers
On the evening of Wednesday 22 September 2021, significant buildings across Scotland will be lit up in yellow to acknowledge care at home staff.
Flu vaccination programme to include social care staff
The Scottish Social Services Council, the Care Inspectorate, Scottish Care and the Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland have issued a joint statement supporting the inclusion of certain social care staff in the flu vaccination programme.
Workforce Recruitment and Retention Survey – Interim Report
The findings of the Workforce Recruitment and Retention Survey have been released as a summarised report.
Workforce Matters event – 6 October
Scottish Care’s Workforce Matters is delighted to invite you to join us for our next workforce event being held on the 6th October 2021 between 10am and 2pm over MS Teams.