Social Care

A manager who embezzled just over £40,000 from vulnerable residents at a social care charity has been imprisoned for 12 months.

Gary Meek, the CEO of Blue Triangle, has recently joined the board of the Coalition of Care and Support Providers (CCPS) in Scotland. He plans to bring a unique view to the board as Blue Triangle is currently the largest provider of supported accommodation in Scotland, and provides outreach work wit

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has lodged first notices with the sheriff court to begin the court process for a conjoined fatal accident inquiry into the deaths of two care home residents. David Donnelly, aged 83, died at Hairmyres Hospital on 14 January 2019. Robert Thomson,

Work is underway to build a 40-bedroom care complex and 46 extra care flats alongside a day-care unit in Bonnyrigg. Ogilvie Construction is building the development, which will be constructed to the Passivhaus green-energy standards, on behalf of Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership and Mid

Fife Council has been fined £100,000 for safety breaches following the death of a vulnerable man who choked to death on a sandwich unsuitable for his prescribed diet. In its role to support the care of those who live in supported living accommodation, Fife Council was responsible for the safe

A trade union body has said Scotland’s health and social care workers were "left to rot" ahead of STUC general secretary Roz Foyer giving evidence in front of the Scottish COVID Inquiry.

The Scottish Borders Health and Social Care Partnership has officially opened the Teviot Day Service in its new setting within Hawick Community Hospital. The ceremony took place on 19 April when members of the Teviot Day Service Support Group were invited to cut a ribbon and declare the service open

More than £9 million is being made available over the next three years to give people who access social care in Scotland more choice and control over decisions relating to their care. This funding builds on an additional £2 billion investment in social care and integration, as part of th

Falkirk Integration Joint Board has appointed Gail Woodcock as its new chief officer for Falkirk Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP). Gail takes up the position having led work to integrate and further develop local services as the Partnership's Head of Integration since the summer of 2021.

An urgent appeal is being made to the Scottish Government for additional funding for health and social care. The plea is being made after South Lanarkshire Integration Joint Board (IJB) approved difficult decisions that are required to bridge their £33 million funding gap.

Budgets for health and social care have been approved in East Renfrewshire, Dundee and Inverclyde.

Age Scotland has branded the escalating crisis in social care a "national scandal" as figures revealed over 10,000 people stuck on waiting lists.

A consultation into the future of two residential care homes in South Lanarkshire has unveiled strong public and staff opinion in favour of keeping them open. This publication follows the rigorous oversight and review by an Independent Advisory Panel (IAP) which concluded that the consulta

Legislation which will see the introduction of a National Care Service for Scotland (NCS) has passed Stage 1 in Parliament.

The agreed strategic plan for delivery of integrated health and adult social care services was noted and welcomed by Highland councillors at the Highland Council’s Health, Social Care and Wellbeing Committee. The plan, which is published online, sets out the Highland Health and Social Care Par