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, […]
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 […]