We’re working with the Scottish Government’s Cyber Resilience Unit to make people in the sector aware of an increase in coronavirus related scams.  

The Scottish Government has set up a team to respond to offers of personal protective equipment (PPE) and other supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A joint statement from the Care Inspectorate and the SSSC on ethical and professional decision making in the COVID-19 pandemic, and risk assessment guidance on repurposing of medicines within care home services.

Ramadan is a month-long Muslim observance which is starting on the evening of Thursday 23 April and ends at sunset Saturday 23 May.

We know that social service workers are experiencing an incredibly difficult time during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

We recognise the challenges employers face in response to the exceptional circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. We do not wish to add to the difficulties, so we have extended the schedule for organisations to report on use of Voluntary Sector Development Funds (VSDF). We have agreed this approach with colleagues in Scottish Government and with Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS).

The new guidance for employers on how to use the recruitment hub to fill vacancies is now available. It includes important information on:

• contracts
• funding
• using the Care Inspectorate notification and triage system.

Plans for World Social Work Day on 17 March 2020 were overtaken by the growing COVID-19 pandemic. But as social workers in Scotland respond to the crisis, return to frontline roles and join our temporary social work register we thought it was a good time to share our article to highlight the vital role they play in supporting some of society’s most vulnerable citizens.

We’ve produced a new online resource to support social workers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be particularly useful for social workers returning to frontline services, those joining the temporary social worker register and others redeployed to a different role than usual.

We’re asking for your help to fight COVID-19. The virus has put huge demand on the social service workforce, but you can make a real difference.

We’ve produced a new resource to support staff health and wellbeing during the challenging time of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

SSSC Chief Executive, Lorraine Gray, has written to seven of the country's leading supermarkets asking them to recognise the vital role social care and social work staff are playing in the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by granting them access to priority shopping hours.