The Scottish National Care Service Bill: After the delay, what is coming for care?

Tuesday 23rd April 2024
The Scottish National Care Service Bill: After the delay, what is coming for care?

The Scottish National Care Service was supposed to 'go live' in 2025-26.  However, serious concerns on governance, staffing and funding led to a rethink, renegotiation and reshaping of the proposal.  It now faces a new target date of 2028-29.  No staff transfers are now proposed, and a new National Care Service Board is to oversee reformed local integration authorities and the co-design of all aspects of structure and services delivery.  So, what is the proposal as it now stands and what will it mean for care providers and consumers?

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Closing Scotland's Poverty and Attainment Gap: What's working and how do we build on it?

Tuesday 29th October 2024
Closing Scotland's Poverty and Attainment Gap: What's working and how do we build on it?

The 2016 Programme for Government pledged to substantially eliminate the poverty and attainment gap within a decade.  A tough enough challenge to achieve.  Since then, COVID has impacted massively on education, childhood development, the economy, incomes, benefits and curriculum delivery.  So where do we now stand in attempting to eradicate by 2026 what may be the biggest driver of long term inequality in Scotland?

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