Reading Time: 8 minutesA list of useful sources of information on health and social care topics, updated regularly.
Tag: social care
What is the future for international social care workers in Scotland?
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
Free personal and nursing care in Scotland
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.
The Care Reform (Scotland) Bill (Formerly National Care Service (Scotland) Bill) – the final hurdle
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
NHS and Social Care over Winter 2022-23
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog discusses some of the potential challenges facing the NHS and social care services this winter.