Final date for annual return submission approaching
Each year, we ask you to complete an annual return. This gives us important information that helps us plan, inform and carry out our inspections. We also share some of the information with other organisations, such as the Scottish Social Services Council and the Scottish Government, and we use it to produce several statistical publications that you can view on our website.
Annual returns opened online on Friday 3 January and are closing soon, on Friday 14 February.
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Blog: Health and social care standards in practice
By Shona Omand-Smith, Improvement Programme Manager, Care About Physical Activity
I wanted to gain a better understanding of the standards and worked on filling the gap in my own knowledge. Armed with my increased confidence in the ‘new’ standards I started asking care home managers what they were doing to support their staff, people experiencing care and families to get to grips with them. I realised that managers were often unsure how to bring the standards to life and what else to do besides asking staff to read them. I know that fun creative ways can help get people engaged with new ideas. Here are some ways that I helped staff to think about using the standards differently.
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Our strategic workforce plan
Our vision in our Corporate Plan 2019-22 is clear. We want world-class social care, social work and early learning and childcare in Scotland, where every person, in every community, experiences the best care and support, tailored to their rights, needs and wishes.
We have considered a number of key drivers in the development of our strategic plan.
Understanding these drivers, and what they mean for our future workforce requirements, has informed our work to identify the main priorities for this plan. The key drivers identified are outlined in the sections below.
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Letter to EU and EEA citizens working in social care in Scotland
Today the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport and COSLA have issued a letter to EU and EEA citizens working in social care in Scotland. You can see this letter here.
The Stay in Scotland campaign includes a package of support for EU citizens in Scotland, including a guide for EU citizens and a guide for employers of EU citizens. All the materials are available at: www.gov.scot//stayinscotland.
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Staff vacancies in care services 2018
The Care Inspectorate and Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) published new figures on the levels of staff vacancies in Scotland’s social care services today.
The report comes as the Scottish Government launches a new campaign to promote careers in adult social care ‘There’s More To Care Than Caring’.