Who cares for the carers? – new nursing blog for June
Latest nursing blog for June 2020.
Let care flourish… reflections on primary and social care
I read probably more than my fair share of reports and official research and if truth be told I often struggle to get beyond the Executive Summary for most of […]
Summer Bulletin 2020
Scottish Care Summer Bulletin 2020 now available.
Reintroduction of care home visits
The Scottish Government has published plans to support a phased return to visiting care homes.
Covid-19 interim guidance on the wider use of face masks in health & social care
Interim guidance has been published for the wider use of face masks & face coverings in health and social care.
Scottish Care responds to Scottish Parliament statement on the use of face masks
Scottish Care responds to the Cabinet Secretary’s announcement at parliament on the use of face masks in hospitals and care homes.
Being the midwives of care in a pandemic: reflections on authentic leadership
The history of any battle is often the narrative of those who are victorious and those who are the powerful. As a result, most of the history which has been […]
The need for a Human Rights Inquiry: coronavirus and older people
Yesterday saw the publication of sad statistics illustrating the level of hatred in Scotland. We read in the Crown Office data that all categories of hate crime in Scotland are […]
Scottish Care responds to Covid-19 Committee Inquiry on easing lockdown
Scottish Care responds to Covid-19 Committee Inquiry on easing lockdown
Updated Scottish Government Guidance for Care Homes – 8th May 2020
The Scottish Government has updated Covid19 Guidance for Care Homes A letter can be accessed at Clinical guidance for nursing home and residential care residents The Guidance can bee […]
The pain of isolation – thoughts for Dementia Awareness Week
This has been Dementia Awareness Week and it has been another unusual week in lockdown. Normally every year I would have been attending events, conferences or meetings learning and exploring […]
Balancing the scales: Covid19 discrimination and future promise
In early March at the beginning of the Covid19 pandemic I wrote an opinion piece for The National which I concluded with the words: ‘Coronavirus will be a test not […]
A New Taboo – latest nursing blog
Nursing blog for May 2020.
Job Opportunity – Human Rights Project Worker (Maternity Cover)
An exciting job opportunity has arisen for someone who is passionate about human rights and protecting the rights of older people.
Join us and light a #candleforcare tonight
Scottish Care encourages you to join us in the #candleforcare movement. Every Tuesday, we will light a candle at 7pm in remembrance of all those who have lost their lives to Covid-19 […]
Coronavirus exhaustion – upholding the mental health of the care sector.
We are on the penultimate day of Mental Health Awareness Week. It has been a week when there has been a great deal of focus on the mental health […]
Statement on Testing and Death in Service Benefit
Statement Scottish Care is pleased that following a submission to and meeting with the Cabinet Secretary Ms Freeman and Cllr Stuart Currie from COSLA on Friday 22nd May that the […]
Submission to COVID19 Testing Inquiry
Scottish Care always publishes its responses to any consultation. This is to ensure consistent transparency for our 400 plus member organisations. Our response to the Scottish Parliament’s Short inquiry on […]
Scottish Parliament Clarification – 20 May 2020
Correction to points made by Neil Findlay MSP in Parliament