Social Care

Integration authorities, councils and NHS boards need to show a stronger commitment to collaborative working to achieve the real long term benefits of an integrated health and social care system, according to the Accounts Commission. A report for the watchdog and the Auditor General published today

A new medium term financial framework for Scotland’s health and social care has been welcomed by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). In a statement to parliament, health secretary Jeane Freeman said that the document sets out the twin approach of investment and refor

Christina McKelvie MSP (left) meets Queens Cross tenant Margaret Dalzell at a Health & Wellbeing workshop, part of the Association’s activities programme Queens Cross Housing Association’s new Older People’s Service (OPS) is helping reduce pressure on more costly health and social care ser

The Scottish Borders Health & Social Care Partnership’s Community Capacity Building team (CCB) has been shortlisted for the finals of the iESE (Improvement and Efficiency Social Enterprise) Public Sector Transformation Awards 2018. Now in their ninth year, the awards are held to celebrate the

Judith Proctor Judith Proctor has been recommended as the preferred candidate for the post of chief officer of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board and director of the Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership.

Moray Council is to scrap its Council Tax discount for those with a second home as the local authority set its budget for 2018/19 to secure more than £6.6 million of savings. Introducing ways to generate more income, the council will remove the 10% Council Tax discount for those with a second home

A charity for older people is calling for urgent action to protect vulnerable residents amid rising costs and closures across Scotland’s care sector. The call follows the announcement by Renaissance Care that it plans to close its Levenhall Care Home in Musselburgh.

Jo Gibson West Dunbartonshire Health & Social Care Partnership (HSCP), which is responsible for delivering all local primary care, community health and social care services, has appointed a new head of health and community care.

David Heaney Plans have been unveiled to develop a new care village for older people in Methil.

A consultation on revisions to the health and social care integration scheme - the legal contract between NHS Grampian and Moray Council underpinning the Moray Integration Joint Board - has been launched. The changes include duties to support adult carers becoming the responsibility of the Board and

Public sector union Unison is calling on the Scottish Government to stop the closure of 12 care homes run by Bield Housing and Care. Bield outlined plans to withdraw from all registered care home provision in October last year as part of a new Business Strategy that it said “will secure its long-t

Jim Whiston, director of Ayrshire Housing and Gerry Lindsay, managing director at Hansel Social care provider Hansel and Ayrshire Housing have announced the transfer of ownership of a number of homes across the region into the housing association’s portfolio.

Castle Rock Edinvar Housing Association’s care and support subsidiary Places for People Scotland Care & Support is set to spin-out from the Places for People Group and relaunch as With You in 2018. The move will allow the organisation to be more flexible in developing life-changing support ser

Shona Robison A nation plan has been published which aims to improve workforce planning and showcase innovations in social care.

Extra funding of a billion pounds over the next three years is needed to address the gap of funding that exists in social care in Scotland today, MSPs heard this week. Scottish Care told the Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee inquiry into care home sustainability that care homes are