Tag: social work

Voices from the sharp end

We undertook a survey of health and local authority social work staff to find out their views on current proposals

Responses

UNISON Scotland has long campaigned for the quality of social care to be raised. We have been involved formally in

Responses

UNISON Scotland responded to the consultation on “Redesigning the Community Justice System” in April 2013 in which we supported Option

Responses

There appears to be total disregard for the Staff Governance Standard within the document and there was an expectation that

Responses

As far as we can see there is nothing in these regulations that refer to the Chief Officer of the

The shocking reality of Scotland’s care services The care of older people in Scotland is a national disgrace. Our care

Responses

1. The “fitness to practise” criteria is very vague and it is not clear to us what objective standards the

A number of reports from client organisations, consumer groups, and homecare providers have recently been produced which have been highly

Social Work

A UNISON seminar of members working in social care and home care has called for dignity for service users and

Responses

UNISON Scotland members have been involved in various proposals for the integration of health and care services since the late1990s