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.
Should you go to A&E? – Stakeholder Toolkit
A new public information campaign titled Should you go to A&E? launches 15 July to ensure people continue to get the right care from the right place.
The essence of hope: the dangers of Covid19 optimism.
Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for. – Seamus Heaney […]
Camphill Scotland and Partners respond to post-Brexit plans for social care workers
Camphill Scotland and Partners respond to post-Brexit plans for social care workers.
Bereavement Charter Webinar – 30 July
You are invited to the first webinar to support the implementation of the first Bereavement Charter for adults and children in Scotland.
News Release: Care Home Day 20 – 15 July
News release on Care Home Day 2020.
Welcome to Care Home Day 20!
Join us in recognising the crucial role of care homes in Scotland.
Care Home Day blog from our CEO
Blog from our CEO for Care Home Day 2020.
Care Home Day blog from our Workforce Lead
Care Home Day Workforce Blog
Care Home Day 20
Catch Up on Care Home Day 20
Return to practice programmes
Return to practice programmes – Things have now got easier. We recognise that staff leave the register for a number of reasons and often later regret this. If you are […]
Collective Care Future: tell us about partnership
Share your views and experiences of care practice during COVID-19