National Care Service

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.

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Financial Transparency & Profit Limitation in Children’s Residential Care Response

The Scottish Government is consulting on proposals for financial transparency and profit limitation in children's residential care. These are part ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...