Scottish Social Care

The National Development Team for Inclusion is a not for profit organisation working to enable people at risk of exclusion to live the life they choose. They work with policymakers,…

In June of this year, the Care Inspectorate released a report of an inspection they carried out jointly with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The inspection was a planned initial investigation of…

The National Involvement Network is a project in Scotland to boost the involvement of people who user services in the development of those services. Fittingly, the network is composed of…

A new system of delivering health and social care in the community has developed in several countries. It originated in Holland, and is called the Buurtzorg model, developed by Jos…

The Care Inspectorate systems are changing in several ways from this year. Inspecting care services in Scotland will have a new methodology, new and simpler reporting formats, and will be…

The Scottish Government has released a report on consultation responses to proposed changes in Incapacity Legislation. The Scottish Law Commission is considering a Bill which would bring changes to the…

Distress can signal a danger point in our lives. This could be as a reaction to what we see as a danger or difficulty, or as itself leading to stress,…

The National Care Standards in Scotland are a set of indicators for the quality of regulated care services. They were devised and introduced in 2001 after extensive consultation with service…