The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has been consulting on a proposal for Social Work Assistants to become registered. The
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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
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Staff at social care charity Enable Scotland to be consulted on new pay offer, says UNISON
Hundreds of staff working for Enable Scotland are to be consulted on a new pay offer which puts an additional
Read moreCare Management: Fit for Purpose?
This report reveals a Care Management system that is on its knees, with decisions about care being driven by budgets,
Read moreNational Care Service Bill (Stage 2) Draft Amendments: Call for Views
On 24 June the Scottish Government belatedly published its draft amendments to the National Care Service (Scotland) bill. This is
Read moreBriefing 146 – Local Government Benchmarking report
The Improvement Service have published their twelfth annual “Local Government Benchmarking Framework Report” The report is compiled for CoSLA &
Read moreBriefing 145 : NCS Bill Stage 2 Issues for Local Government
This briefing explains the proposals – at least the ones the Scottish Government have published – in Stage 2 of
Read moreBriefing 143 National Care Service Bill: Reform of Integrated Joint Boards
This briefing gives an overview of the IJB reforms set out in the government’s Stage 2 amendments to the NCS
Read morePay care workers the ‘missing millions’
UNISON social care workers, with unite and GMB, demonstrated outside the Scottish Parliament on Thursday calling for answers to the
Read moreBriefing 141 – National Care Service Bill Update
The General Principles of the National Care Service Bill were approved by Parliament on 29 February. This briefing summarises where
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