The Future of Self-directed Care in Scotland Round Table – 12 February
Glasgow Caledonian University invite all interested people to attend a round table discussion event taking place at their campus on Wednesday 12 February 2020. This event looks to explore […]
UWS Pre-reg Nursing Programme Webinar
Scottish Care were delighted to have Tom McEwan (Practice Learning & Partnership Lead – School of Health & Life Sciences, University of the West of Scotland) as a guest speaker […]
Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2020 – nominations now open!
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting entries for our Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2020! This is the perfect opportunity to recognise the achievements […]
Workforce well-being blog by Jacqui Neil – Workforce Lead for Nursing
2020 is the ‘International Year of the Nurse and Midwife’ so it seems the right time for my first ever nursing blog. These will continue each month to celebrate the […]
An introductory blog from our National Workforce Lead for Nursing – Jacqui Neil
[vc_single_image image=”7779″ img_size=”full”] It’s now 3 months since I took up my new post with Scottish Care as National Workforce Lead for Nursing , I feel revitalised and reconnected to […]
NES Bereavement Charter Consultation Events
NHS Education for Scotland are organising a number of Bereavement Charter Consultation Events in February and March with dates as follows: Friday 21st February 2020 10am-12pm (Venue to be confirmed) Friday […]
Imagine a Decade of Care: a new year blog from our CEO
As doors of all sizes, shapes, and colours open up across Scotland to welcome in the first foots of the year; as peat, log and paper kindle an open hearth, […]
Job Opportunity – National Lead: Partners for Integration
Integration of Health and Social Care is the Scottish Government’s ambitious programme to improve services for people who access health and social care services. Scottish Care is a membership organisation […]
Scottish Care Winter Bulletin 2019
Scottish Care’s Winter Bulletin has now been published and distributed to members. This edition is available to view below: [pdf-embedder url=”https://scottishcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Winter-19-Bulletin_finalcompressedwebsite.pdf” title=”Winter 19 Bulletin_finalcompressedwebsite”]
A Christmas message from our CEO
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Save the Date – Conference & Awards 2020
We are pleased to announce that dates and venue for next year’s conference and awards have now been finalised – please put these dates in your diary as they promise […]
Marie Curie Briefing: Community settings to replace hospital as most common place to die by 2040?
Scottish Care welcomes the important research which has today been published by Marie Curie in association with the Universities of Edinburgh and Kings College, London. Together with Marie Curie we […]
Biennial Global Ageing Conference: Scotland 2023
Scottish Care is absolutely delighted to announce that we have been selected by the Global Ageing Network to host the Biennial Global Ageing Conference in Scotland in the autumn of […]
Infection Prevention Webinar – 13 December
Sarah Freeman from NHS Education for Scotland (NES) will be hosting the next Scottish Care Webinar. In this session, Sarah will discuss the topic of preventing and controlling infection in […]
New Human Rights report launched by Scottish Care
Human Rights Day is celebrated annually on December 10, commemorating the day when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Scottish Care are delighted […]
Home Care Day 19: CAH & HS Outstanding Achievement Award Winner – Claire Easdon
[vc_column_text css_animation=”appear”] The ‘Real people, real lives‘ theme of #homecareday19 celebrates the achievements and lives of people who access home care support. As part of this, we are delighted to […]
Home Care Day 19: Working in Home Care, a blog from our Workforce Lead
[vc_column width=”1/2″] “It is a privilege to be welcomed into someone’s home and to work with them in their daily lives” [vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”5654″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”] Working in home care […]
Home Care Day 19: Changing times for home care – a blog by our National Director, Karen Hedge
[vc_column width=”1/2″] How is home care changing… [vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”566″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”]The pace of change is fast, yet the principles of care and compassion are age old. Whilst practical […]
Home Care Day 19: Defining home care, a blog by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill
[vc_column width=”1/2″] ‘You can change a life in a few minutes…’ [vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”565″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”] In my role I inevitably spend a lot of time with policy makers, […]