New Covid-19 palliative care guidance – 3 April
Two new guidelines have been added to the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines.
Updated Guidance from Health Protection Scotland – 2 April
Updated guidance from Health Protection Scotland for social or community and residential settings.
Revised PPE guidance now available – 2 April
Guidance on PPE has now been revised.
Five Nations Care Forum Statement on Ethical Treatment Decisions
A joint communique to underline our shared conviction that the older citizens who our member organisations care and support are the heart and soul of the communities in which we live
Age alone is not a proxy: latest Covid-19 vlog from our CEO
Latest Covid-19 vlog from our CEO Dr Donald Macaskill.
Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary on PPE
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary with an update on PPE across the health and social care sector.
Preventative PPE Collection – Update 1 April 2020
Social care providers should refer to the below infographic for information on how they can now access preventative Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Care Home Representatives Call for Urgent Legislation Change for More Staff
Care Home representatives issues letter to the Prime Minister urging for legislation changes to allow furloughed workers to fill gaps in health and social care.
Letter from Cabinet Secretary & COSLA on key workers during Covid-19
Letter from Cabinet Secretary & COSLA to chief officers with information on key workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 Open Webinar – 2 April
Next Scottish Care Covid-19 webinar is open to everyone on Thurs 2 April at 3:30 pm.
Scottish Government: Covid-19 guidance for social care
The Scottish Government has issued a letter and guidance for social care during Covid-19.
The rights of older people in the UK to treatment during this pandemic
Joint statement from UK organisations on ethical guidelines and decision making tools during COVID-19
Personal Protective Equipment – Joint letter to Cabinet Secretary
Community health and care leaders call on the Cabinet Secretary to take urgent action to protect those caring for the most sick and vulnerable during Coronavirus
CEO Statement on Coronavirus: Age shall not limit them
In life you sometimes have weeks at the end of which you look back and feel as if you are witnessing someone else’s story – this week has felt a bit like that for me…
Covid-19 Webinar: open to members & non-members – 26 March
Our next Covid-19 webinar will take place on Thursday 26 March at 3:00 pm, our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and our National Director, Karen Hedge will be able to answer […]
Scottish Care launches initiative to connect people through technology
Scottish Care, today launches the Tech Device Network – an initiative to help connect individuals supported by Scotland’s care services with their loved ones
Citation Covid-19 & Good Work Plan Webinar
Our preferred supplier Citation hosted a webinar on Covid-19 and The Good Work Plan.
A front-line care worker’s story on Covid-19
This was sent after the Prime Minister’s speech on Monday evening when obviously carers were rightfully scared. Tracy is a carer on a double up run who works with Lucerne […]
Our CEO speaks to the Telegraph about the use of tech in care homes
How care homes are using tech to ward off loneliness for the elderly As the older part of the population get ready to isolate for months on end, technology can […]