Useful resources regarding ethical commissioning and procurement. 

Scottish Care Resources

• Briefing Report. “I worry about the Future” – 49% of Care Homes Report a Decrease in Placements. February 2025.
• Briefing Report. It Feels Like We Don’t Exist: Scottish Care Calls for Action Following Care at Home Membership Survey. January 2025.
• Position Statement. Barriers to the Provision of Residential Accommodation. September 2024.
• Myth-Busting: The First Steps of the Care Revolution. May 2024
• Briefing Report: Delayed Payment. May 2024
• ‘Coileanadh’ – Manifesting a flourishing social care future for Scotland. May 2021
• Blog: Localism vs National models of care: a false dichotomy?. April 2021
• ‘What If and Why Not? Making the Future of Social Care A Reality’ (Submission to the Independent Review of Adult Social Care). 2020
• Blog: Disrupting Stigma Means Disrupting Commissioning and Procurement.  November 2019
• Position Paper: Putting Human Rights into the Commissioning Cycle. May 2019

Podcast 

• NHS Education for Scotland. Social Care, Social Work and Health Spotlight Series Recording: Ethical Commissioning. November 2024.

National Resources

• Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Transformational Change through Ethical Commissioning. July 2024.
• Blake Stevenson. Exploring Ethical Commissioning in Practice. March 2024.
• Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland. Commissioning for Outcomes Guide. March 2023.

International Resources

• Brotherhood of St Laurence. Networks of Care: Valuing Social Capital in Community Aged Care Services. 2016.
• Brotherhood of St Laurence. Applied Systemic Change: An Implementation Guide for Building Capability in Human Service Systems.  April 2022.