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Social workers to gain bigger role in planning services
Social workers will have a bigger service planning role and adult social care funding will be increased under proposals to merge health and social care in Scotland, claims the country's government.
10 May 2012
'Monitor providers' finances to stop another Southern Cross'
The Scottish government should consider introducing financial health checks on larger social care providers to prevent another Southern Cross-style collapse, Audit Scotland said today.
01 March 2012
Adult social care and health to be integrated in Scotland
Adult social care and health will be integrated in Scotland to help tackle delayed discharged from hospital and cost-shunting between councils and the NHS, under plans outlined yesterday by the country's government (Image: REX features).
13 December 2011
Workforce planning: Scotland steals a march on England
Scotland appears to be streets ahead of England on workforce planning. Jackie Cosh examines why recruitment and retention is so much better handled north of the border
24 October 2011
Compulsory community mental health care hailed a success
Compulsory community mental health treatment in Scotland has benefited most service users, allaying fears that it would be used simply to enforce compliance with treatment.
13 October 2011
Antidepressant usage rises in Scotland
The number of people prescribed anti-depressants in Scotland has continued to rise in the past year, despite a government pledge to reduce usage.
27 September 2011
Scots councils face 6% cut amid boost to older people's care
Councils in Scotland face a 6% real-terms cut in central funding over the next three years though additional money is being made available to improve care for older people in 2012-13, the Scottish government announced today.
21 September 2011
Scotland and Wales look to register domiciliary workers
National regulators in Scotland and Wales want to start registering domiciliary care workers as soon as possible to raise standards and ensure the safety...
03 May 2011
Confidential child protection files ended up in shop
The Information Commissioner has criticised Scotland's child protection and youth justice body after nine confidential case files were found in a cabinet bought from a shop.
05 September 2011
Social care cuts in Scotland 'sparking strikes'
Social care charities are likely to face more staff unrest as they slash pay to cope with local authority budget cuts, a providers' leader has warned.
31 August 2011
Social care workforce regulation in the UK explained
The divergence in social care policies introduced and proposed by the four home nations is matched by a similarly inconsistent approach to workforce regulation, writes Gordon Carson
16 March 2011
Jailed social worker struck off for £26,000 swindle
A social worker who was jailed for embezzling £26,700 intended for adults with mental health problems has been struck off the register in Scotland.
20 July 2011
Blind social worker suspended after children burnt in fire
A social worker has been suspended after three children she was supposed to take to a place of safety suffered burns in a fire at their home.
08 July 2011
Mental health social work faces mounting staffing gap
Mental health social work in Scotland could be facing a crisis due to substantial cuts in the number of staff training to be mental health officers, amid rising levels of retirement.
29 June 2011
Substance misuse training needs to be stepped up in Scotland
Social care workers in Scotland have for decades received little training on working with people who misuse drugs and alcohol, a report has found.
28 June 2011
Social worker banned for falling asleep during client visit
A senior child protection social worker who fell asleep during a meeting with a vulnerable family has been struck off the register in Scotland.
27 June 2011
Violent child care worker struck off
A child care worker with a history of violence has been struck off the register in Scotland after assaulting a member of the public in a hotel.
21 June 2011
Social work manager struck off for supervision failings
A manager who failed to properly supervise his team of social workers and allowed a backlog of unallocated cases to build up has been struck off the register in Scotland.
07 June 2011
Hospitals to face dementia care scrutiny
The Scottish government has vowed to improve hospital care for dementia patients by increasing scrutiny, in its first key announcement on older people's care since the country's election.
06 June 2011
Community health partnerships failing, says Scottish watchdog
A watchdog has found that many community health partnerships in Scotland are poorly managed and have failed to deliver improvements, despite spending £3bn a year.
03 June 2011
