This page is being updated with news about UNISON Scotland’s campaigning on the Independent Review of Adult Social Care and National Care Service plans.

Briefing 160 – Children (Care, Care Experience & Services Planning) Bill: Call for Views
The Government has decided that some reforms recommended by the Independent Care Review for children & young people require legislation ...

Briefing 157 – Care Management: Fit for purpose?
Care Management is the process for assessing individuals’ needs for social care services. It is integral to the social care ...

e-brief – Insourcing of Adult Residential and Home Care
This briefing provides recent examples of where, how and why adult social care services have been returned in-house ('insourced') to ...

e-brief – Overview of Adult Social Care in Scotland
This briefing summarises the most recent national data about adult residential care and home care in Scotland. It looks at ...

Briefing 150 – NCS Bill Update: National Care Service abandoned
The Government has finally abandoned its plans to create a National Care Service (NCS). This was confirmed to Parliament on ...