'They are here and care companies should be recruiting from that pool of people, rather than recruiting from abroad, we are closing recruitment from abroad,' Home Secretary says

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In this podcast Donald Macaskill reflects on the publication this past week of a new Guidance document on the ethical use of Ai in social care. He considers the centrality of humanity in the nature of...

In this podcast after the International Day of Happiness Donald Macaskill reflects on the nature of happiness not least in older age and whether it is possible to focus on happiness when care and supp...

From streamlining workflows to enhancing data visibility, you'll help embed AI and automation into our ways of working, freeing up teams to focus on higher-value tasks. If you thrive on solving proble...

In this podcast to celebrate the International Women's Day Dr Donald Macaskill argues that care needs to be seen as the responsibility of all and not a gendered role; that care is central to effective...

Today is International Women’s Day and the theme for this annual day in 2025 is “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” It’s a theme which calls for action to unlock equal rights, po...

World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. This year’s theme, "Changing mindsets:

In this podcast Donald Macaskill argues that the fiscal decisions being taken by both the Scottish and UK Governments are presenting a real risk to social care provision and that they are combined an ...

In this podcast Donald Macaskill shares some recent research on the perilous cuts to care at home being experienced across Scotland, and in reflecting on World Cancer Day, argues that this has meant a...

There has been a great deal of talk this past week about how important it is that we support and care for individuals as close to their home as possible, including yet again an emphasis

One of the joys of living in Ayrshire is the continual presence of the poetry of Robert Burns. I have to confess that I have not always loved the works of the Bard but the

The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.

The media this past week has been filed with stories around obesity,  from debate about the impact and costs of new drugs such as Wegovy on a dedicated BBC Panorama programme to ongoing discussions ab...

In this podcast Donald Macaskill reflects on the issue of obesity in older age and what the rising numbers and issue means fort the delivery of social care across Scotland.

In this podcast Donald Macaskill argues why we need to focus on the unique contribution of social care to society, rather than continuously see its value reduced to the extent to which it meets the ai...

In this last podcast of the year Donald Macaskill uses the concept of jubilee to call for a Year of Social Care Jubilee in 2025 and describes some of the main elements of such a priority.

In this podcast Donald Macaskill explores the importance of hope in the face of challenge and does so by examining the idea of 'grounded hope' which ahs been developed by the Stanford psychologist Jam...

In this podcast Donald Macaskill reflects on why he thinks the Scottish Budget has failed social care in Scotland and why on Small Business Saturday we need as a whole society to better value and inve...

Donald Macaskill shares some thoughts on the care sector in Scotland focussing on the Four Vs of Scottish Care's Strategy - Visible, Viable, Valuable and Visionary - which were delivered alongside his...

In this podcast reflecting on the Highland tradition and practice of 'keening' Donald Macaskill argues that we need to find contemporary ways to enable people to express the raw emotion and anger of l...

This past week I have had the privilege of being a guest of the Australian Aged Care Providers Association. As well as being able to take part in speaking and workshops at their National Conference

Latest blog from our Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge on the 6 maxims to guide the work of the National Care Service.