The Scottish Government’s troubled National Care Service Bill faced a further blow today (Wednesday) as UNISON, the UK’s biggest union
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Category: Social Work
UNISON National Delegate Conference 2023: Conference demands National Care Service Bill be scrapped
#undc23 Conference overwhelmingly opposed the Scottish Government’s National Care Service (Scotland) Bill. Backing Scottish delegations call for the bill to
Read moreBriefing 125 – Occupational Therapists and a National Social Work Agency
This briefing is about the intended remit of the proposed National Social Work Agency. This remit includes workforce matters and
Read moreBriefing 124 – A National Social Work Agency
The Scottish Government proposes to create a National Social Work Agency. It would sit within government as part of a
Read moreBriefing – National Care Service Stage 1 Committee conclusions.
Holyrood Committees have been looking at the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill ahead of the Stage 1 vote on
Read moreScotland’s National Care Service Bill – social work webinar
The proposals by Scottish Government for a National Care Service are heading towards the Bill’s first reading in March. UNISON
Read moreSocial work webinar – The Promise: updates and issues
Next in our series of Radical Social Work Webinars will be held on Wednesday 15th March during lunch time, 1-2pm,
Read moreBriefing 121 – National Care Service Bill: Verdict of Social Work Staff
This briefing looks at the results of UNISON’s survey of social work members in which we asked for their views
Read moreNational Care Service Bill: the Verdict from Social Work Staff
The National Care Service Bill proposes the biggest change to social work services in over 50 years. It transfers statutory
Read moreSocial work webinar: Scotland’s National Care Service Bill
Next in our series of Radical Social Work Webinars will be held on Wednesday 15th February during lunch time, 1-2pm,
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