Scottish Care News Archives - Page 34 of 58

Celebrating John’s Campaign as part of Carers Week

John’s Campaign recognises the important role of those family members who care for people who are living with dementia

Join us for Care Home Celebration Day – Wednesday 17 July

Get involved with celebrating the care home sector on 17 July

Herbert Protocol launched in Edinburgh

An information gathering tool to assist the police to find a person living with dementia who has been reported missing

New Care Inspectorate surveys for care homes

These new care surveys have a stronger emphasis on hearing about people’s experiences and outcomes

SSSC continuous learning consultation

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has launched a consultation about proposed changes to the way SSSC registered workers record and submit their post registration training and learning (PRTL). The […]

Blog: Madonna as a champion of age

Our CEO Dr Donald Macaskill was pleased to take part in Scotland’s first Festival of Age which was held in Glasgow on Thursday 23rd May. Before the event he wrote […]

The Truacanta Project: Helping each other with death, dying, loss and care

An exciting new initiative that will work with communities to develop projects around improving people’s experiences of deteriorating health, death, dying and bereavement

Dementia Inclusive Choirs Network: have your say on what’s needed

The network aims to ensure that people living with dementia and their carers have the opportunity to sing in a choir in their local area

Congratulations to our 2019 Home Care Awards winners!

Friday 17 May saw Scottish Care’s Annual Care at Home & Housing Support Awards take place at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow. Huge congratulations to all of our deserving finalists […]

The Colin McNab Palliative and End of Life Care Prize: new front line care worker fund launched

This Prize has been established to support and enhance the often unheralded and unrecognised work of palliative care in our care home, care at home and housing support services.

Press release: care sector facing a ‘twilight zone’

The message will be delivered by Dr Donald Macaskill at the National Care at Home & Housing Support Conference in Glasgow today

Scottish Care CEO Conference Address: A Care Twilight Zone

Today (Friday 17 May) sees Scottish Care’s 13th Annual Care at Home & Housing Support Conference, Exhibition and Awards take place at the Marriott Hotel, Argyle Street, Glasgow. Over 200 […]

Putting Human Rights into the Commissioning Cycle: new briefing paper launched at Conference

At today’s Annual Care at Home & Housing Support Conference, National Director Karen Hedge launched a new briefing paper for the home care sector focused on the commissioning and procurement […]