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What is the future for international social care workers in Scotland?

December 2, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog highlights an urgent issue for a cohort  of internationally recruited social care workers in Scotland who were employed on Health and Care Worker

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Free personal and nursing care in Scotland

September 4, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 7 minutesFree personal and nursing care are two elements of the social care support available in Scotland. SPICe regularly receives enquiries from MSPs and their staff about free personal care, this blog looks at some of the frequently asked questions.

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The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill (Formerly National Care Service (Scotland) Bill) – the final hurdle

June 9, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 10 minutesThe Care Reform (Scotland) Bill started life as the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill in 2022. This blog will provide some background to the passage

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Useful sources of health and social care information

June 20, 2024 SPICe

Reading Time: 7 minutesA list of useful sources of information on health and social care topics, updated regularly.

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NHS and Social Care over Winter 2022-23

September 28, 2022 SPICe

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses some of the potential challenges facing the NHS and social care services this winter.

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