Scottish Care

The recently emerging remarks of Lord Freud, the minister in charge of welfare reform, has been rightly condemned by helping charities. It is to his credit that he has apologised.…

It is interesting that the CQC is moving to a rating system for care services which are inspected. In Scotland, there has been grading of inspected care services since April…

Staff recruitment is a challenging but very important task for managers of care services. After all, people who are supported receive support from people whom you select, and the wrong…

This is the reporting of wrongdoing at work. In the context of care services, this can include abuse or mistreatment of vulnerable people who are receiving care and support. Care…

Michelle Hanson, in a Guardian article of 2012 wrote about the transformative power of music for people with dementia, and contrasts this with a time when it was seen as…

In my work, I am often asked, ‘How can I involve the people we support in the work of providing care and support?’ It is a legitimate question, sometimes brought…

Apparent neglect in Hospitals, Serious case reviews, graphic TV documentaries of abuse in some care settings. It would be easy in the face of all this to decide that social…

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) is responsible for registering all Social Service workers and regulating their education and training. With the majority of Social Service workers already registered, including…