Extension to care home visiting announced
Next stage of family visiting introduced
The invisibility of loneliness: an opportunity to change – a blog from our CEO.
Like many others working in social care I receive invitations to attend events and conferences. This week I have received notification of no less than three conferences in the next […]
Extension of Influenza (flu) vaccination programme to include social care staff
The Scottish government is extending health board free flu vaccine programmes to include social care staff of all ages who have a direct hands-on care role.
Care Tech 3 – 28 August
Our third technology event – Care Tech 3 titled ‘Tech that Cares: making tech personal in post-COVID social care’ will take place on 28 August.
Support for EU citizens applying to the EU Settlement Scheme
The Citizens Advice network in Scotland provides a national service called the EU Citizens Support Service (EUCSS) to help EU citizens apply for the EU Settlement Scheme.
Funding deadline extended – Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing –
Deadline extension for funded places for the Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing course.
Digital Safety Huddle Webinar Recording
View the webinar recording for our Digital Safety Huddle Tool demo here.
The impact of COVID-19 on social care profile
Share your views and experiences of the sector’s profile through the Collective Care Futures programme
Home: a place of shielding and freedom: our CEO’s weekly blog.
I’m writing these words from the Isle of Skye where I arrived yesterday to visit family for the weekend. Every time I come to Skye I have a sense of […]
Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing – last chance to apply
Applications for the Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing closes tomorrow (31 July).
Scottish Care response to Social Care Support Fund
Scottish Care welcomed the establishment of the Social Care Support Fund recognising that no worker should experience financial hardship as a result of self-isolating or being tested Covid19 positive. This in part recognises that […]
Scottish Care comments on pressure on care homes to accept hospital patients
In the early days of the pandemic the wider societal and political concern was the risk that the NHS acute sector would not be able to deal with a massive […]
New nursing blog for July from our Transforming Workforce Lead
Latest nursing blog from our Transforming Workforce Lead.
Digital Safety Huddle Open Webinar – 3 August
Scottish Care is organising a webinar that covers the Digital Safety Huddle tool on Mon 3 Aug at 1PM.
Job Vacancies – Partners for Integration
Scottish Care are seeking to engage a number of Development Officers and Independent Sector Leads to support the Integration of Health and Social Care.
Dying of a broken heart: the pain of care home deaths. A personal reflection.
I interrupted one of my many Zoom meetings this week to go outside briefly and stand with others as the hearse carrying the remains of a neighbour left his home […]
Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing – Deadline 24 July
There are a number of funded places for the Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing. Deadline: 24 July.
Dementia-proofing future care
(Text of an article published in Caring Matters Magazine, July 2020) Dementia as we all know is a crippling illness. It robs people of so much in their life not […]
Highland Senior Citizen Network – Highland Hello
Highland Senior Citizen Network has produced Highland Hellos films.