Scottish Care Workforce Development Strategy Group
The next Scottish Care Workforce Development Strategy Group event will take place on Wednesday 3rd May. If you would like to attend please email Katharine Ross directly – [email protected] by […]
Katharine Ross’s talk on realistic palliative care
The following is the text of an address Katharine Ross, Scottish Care’s National Project Lead on Workforce, gave this evening to the Scottish Parliament’s Cross Party Group on Palliative Care. […]
Scottish Care statement on BBC Panorama expose on Care At Home services
Scottish Care has issued a statement relating to the BBC Panorama programme and its research highlighting that many care at home providers were handing back contracts because they could not afford […]
First of five Directed by North Merchiston films launched
May: This is Your Life is the first of five releases taking place each Monday for the next five weeks.
Care homes in crisis – Scottish Care Press Statement
Scottish Care calls for urgent Government intervention to protect care homes Each year Scottish Care as the representative body of providers of care homes for older people is involved […]
Scottish Care issues statement on Social Care and the UK Budget
Scottish Care response to Budget debate on social care in Scotland. Scottish Care as the national representative body of older people care home and care at home providers notes with interest […]
Spiritual Care survey still open
Spiritual care of people living with dementia in care homes – survey still open Your opportunity to take part We are getting a good response to the survey, and would […]
Book now for Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2017
This year’s conference is entitled “Bringing Home Care: Transforming Support in the Community”
Extended till 17th March – Scottish Care Annual Care at Home and Housing Support Awards
Extended till 17th March – Only a few days left!!! Scottish Care’s Annual Care at Home and Housing Support Awards are an important opportunity to recognise the tremendous work […]
Scottish Care to host Declaration Fest session
Scottish Care is to host a special session on the rights of older people at the forthcoming Declaration Fest. The festival will take place over two days on Thursday 2nd […]
The caring side of data: latest blog from our CEO
The caring side of data I have become a victim of data or at least I have succumbed to the world of fitness data. Last year I was given a […]
Feedback and Complaints and Duty of Candour
Working in partnership, the Scottish Government, NHS Education for Scotland, Scottish Social Services Council, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland are delivering 4 conferences across […]
Survey open now till 17th March – Care at Home and Housing Support Survey
Scottish Care has decided to undertake a survey own the current status and challenges facing the Care at Home and Housing Support sector in Scotland. This is a major piece of work which […]
Duty of Candour
Duty of Candour implementation As you will be aware, the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 received Royal Assent on 1 April 2016 and introduced a new […]
Scottish Care launches new report on Palliative and End of Life Care
Today (8 February 2017), Scottish Care has launched its latest report relating to the role of social care staff in palliative and end of life care. ‘Trees that bend in […]
We are the trees that bend in the wind: watch our animation
This week, we published our new report on the role of social care staff in palliative and end of life care. This animation “We are the trees that bend in […]
Palliative Care Event CEO Opening Address
The following is the text of the address given by our Chief Executive Dr Donald Macaskill as he opened the Scottish Care Palliative Care event, ‘Trees that bend in the […]
Innovative care at home
Older people have benefited from a pilot project which saw Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) physiotherapy students provide care at home.
New blog from our CEO: Challenging the sexual taboo
Challenging the Sex Taboo: One of the privileges – and challenges – of doing my job – is being invited to speak at a range of events and conferences. Yesterday […]