Scottish Care calls for significant escalation in care home testing
News release: Scottish Care calls for significant escalation in care home testing.
New nursing blog – ‘With change comes new beginnings’
With change comes new beginnings is our latest Nursing blog for April.
Care home complaints guide
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) announces the launch of a new complaints guidebook for the UK care homes industry.
The ‘new care normal’
The new care normal The First Minister published the Scottish Government’s strategy for coming out of lockdown on Thursday and encouraged a public debate on the issues which the document […]
Latest Covid-19 Blog from our Workforce Lead
Covid-19 blog from our Workforce Policy & Practice Lead – Caroline Deane.
Scottish Care works with local organisations to address PPE shortage
News release: Scottish Care works with local organisations to address PPE shortage during Covid-19.
The journey thus far – blog from Verity Monaghan
Our Rights Made Real project worker blogs for the final time before maternity leave on why human rights are more important than ever
Scottish Care comments on latest NRS figures on Covid-19
We are desperately sad to hear this week’s figures on COVID-19 related deaths, including the fact that three quarters of the deaths were of people aged over 75, and 33% […]
News Release: COVID-19 Homecare Issues
Media release issued by Scottish Care with a summary of homecare issues during Covid-19.
Care home admissions during Covid-19
Care homes have continued since the Coronavirus outbreak to both receive back individual residents from acute settings and to continue to have admissions from both the community and hospital settings. […]
Grieving in the time of a pandemic
Grieving in the time of a pandemic Professionally I have been involved in the work of death, dying and bereavement for most of my adult life, both teaching and writing […]
Supporting visiting at the end of life
Scottish Care has been pleased to work with the Scottish Academy and Marie Curie in developing Guidance to support visiting at the end of life. [pdf-embedder url=”https://scottishcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/sa_statement_-_patients_and_family_at_end_of_life_care_final_0.pdf”]
Tech Device Network keeping care home residents connected during Coronavirus
DVI Technologies donated four new tablet devices through the online initiative
Scotland launches its first human rights-based Charter for Bereavement
A Bereavement Charter for Children and Adults in Scotland
Losing touch in the Coronavirus pandemic
One of the few positives to have come out of the Covid19 pandemic has been the extent to which folks have got in touch with me through social media with […]
Scottish Care & RCGP Scotland issues joint statement on care homes
The leaders of Scottish Care and RCGP Scotland have today issued a joint statement on behalf of their members in response to significant challenges being experienced by those being cared […]
Advice for the Easter Weekend
The Easter bank holiday weekend is an important time for many. This year we need to be doing things differently.
Covid-19 Open Webinar – 9 April
Next Scottish Care Covid-19 webinar is open to everyone on Thurs 2 April at 3:30 pm.
The hardness of COVID ethical choice
Nelson Mandela in a speech in 1998 stated: “A society that does not value its older people denies its roots and endangers its future. Let us strive to enhance their […]