News Release: Home Care Celebration Day 2019 – Wed 4 Dec
The contribution of home care support is to be celebrated across the UK. Wednesday 4 December will see an online campaign raising awareness of the crucial role of care at […]
The Scottish Government’s Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign – An Overview
Introduction In early 2020, the Scottish Government will be launching a national recruitment campaign aimed at frontline workers in adult social care (ASC). Purpose Recruitment pressures have been increasing in […]
Home Care Day – 4 December 2019
Home Care Day is taking place this year on Wednesday 4 December 2019! This is a largely online event which looks to celebrate and recognise of the care at home […]
National Care Home Awards 2019
Scottish Care’s annual National Care Home Awards took place this year on Friday 15 November at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow. Huge congratulations to all our winners and finalists, and […]
Care Inspectorate: Consultation events for care at home and housing support services
Since 2018, the Care Inspectorate have been rolling out a revised methodology for inspecting care and support services. The core of the new approach is a quality framework for use […]
News Release: Care Home Conference 2019 – Essential care: the critical role of care homes
“Essential care: the critical role of care homes” CARE HOMES ARE ESSENTIAL TO SCOTLAND’S ECONOMY & FUTURE, SAYS SECTOR BODY Scotland has to get serious about valuing social care or […]
News Release: Launch of Care Badge Scotland at Scottish Care’s National Care Home Conference 2019
Today, at the National Care Home Conference and Exhibition, CARE badge, the unifying symbol of pride and quality in care, is launched by Duncan Campbell, Director of everyLIFE Technologies Scotland, supported […]
Blog: Disrupting stigma means disrupting commissioning and procurement
Every single day I hear people discussing the sustainability of the care sector. I hear it from providers, I hear it from commissioners, I hear it in the news, I […]
Updated guidance to support the real living wage commitment for adult social care workers
Below is a letter from Ms Freeman, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, and Cllr Peter Johnston, COSLA Health and Social Care Spokesperson, with updated guidance on the shared commitment […]
News release: Call for action as people with sight loss miss out on Self-directed Support
Research by Scotland’s biggest sight loss charity Royal Blind has revealed low awareness among blind and partially sighted people of the Scottish Government’s flagship social care policy. The findings have […]
Latest blog from our CEO: Time to raise awareness of Self-directed Support
Reform of our health and social care services cannot only be an ambition but is an urgent requirement. The recent annual report from the Auditor General on NHS Scotland made […]
Exploring and Developing Palliative and End of Life Care
The Scottish Government vision is that by 2021 everyone in Scotland will have access to high quality palliative and end of life care no matter where they are cared for […]
To Absent Friends festival
[vc_wp_text]What is it? To Absent Friends is a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance. It aims to reignite traditions of remembering the dead as a way to support those who […]
News Release: Trust Housing and Scottish Care launch new Care Cameo Report
“Keeping body and soul together’ reports on the challenges faced by Scotland’s ethnic minority older people Trust Housing and Scottish Care, today (31st October, 2019) launch the 9th Care Cameo […]
Consultation on practical fire safety guidance for care and housing support providers
Practical Fire Safety Guidance for existing Specialised Housing and other supported domestic accommodation
Finalists announced for National Care Home Awards 2019!
The finalists for National Care Home Awards 2019 have been announced.
News Release: Call for an Older Persons Human Rights Convention
[siteorigin_widget class=”SiteOrigin_Widget_Image_Widget”][/siteorigin_widget] Call for an Older Persons Human Rights Convention On the UN International Day of Older Persons, 1 October, The Five Nations Care Forum, comprising eight national social care […]
Scottish Care Webinar – 4 October 2019
Scottish Care has partnered with SSSC for a webinar on Friday 4 October 2019 at 10:30am.
Guidance Document on Human Rights Charter for Technology and Digital in Social Care
Scottish Care and partners have been developing a ‘Human Rights Charter for Technology and Digital in Social Care’ over the past year, involving work from developers and designers, providers and […]