Social Care

Hanover Scotland is urgently calling on South Lanarkshire Council to rethink its proposed £300,000 cut to housing support services, ahead of its decision next week The housing provider is warning that the move will put vulnerable older people at risk and lead to higher public cost pressur

The Scottish Government has lodged a number of amendments as part of its new plans to reform social care. The amendments, all of which are subject to Parliament’s agreement, come ahead of Stage 2 proceedings of the National Care Service Bill later this month.

A new chair of Inverclyde’s Integrated Joint Board (IJB) has been appointed following the resignation of Councillor Robert Moran. Councillor Moran served as chair since June 2023 but stepped down following his appointment as leader of Inverclyde Council in December 2024.

Eildon Housing’s extra care services at Dovecot Court, Peebles and Wilkie Gardens, Galashiels had an unannounced visit from the Care Inspectorate in January 2025 and received high praise for the quality of their regulated care and support.

Dedicated staff at a very sheltered housing site in Aberdeenshire have been praised for their “genuine kindness” following a new style of inspection by the Care Inspectorate.

Structural reform of Scotland’s social care system, including legislation to reform integration joint boards and the establishment of a new public body to oversee national improvements, has all but been abandoned, the Scottish Government has announced.

Provost Kenneth Duffy visited a group of elderly tenants in Kerr Grieve Court Retirement Complex, Motherwell last month to see how they are taking advantage of their new digital skills.

A consultation has been launched this week on the potential introduction of charges for Orkney Islands Council day care and community care alarm services in the county. The consultation comes as Orkney Islands Council looks to tackle its ongoing budget challenges by either reducing services, chargin

Glasgow-based technology firm Archangel has recently secured a share of a £600,000 Smart & Connected Social Places (SCSP) 5G Innovation fund with support from the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), to deliver a ground-breaking integrated housing and care technology project

A new digital alarm system is to be introduced that will help keep vulnerable citizens safe in their homes across the North East.   Aberdeen City Council, in partnership with Bon Accord Care, and Health and Social Care Partnerships in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire and Moray, have joined the Shared Al

The latest technology to help people live safely in their own homes for longer is on display at Inverclyde Council’s Technology Enabled Care (TEC) Smart Pad.

Hanover Scotland CEO Angela Currie has joined social care organisations across Scotland to alert Chancellor Rachel Reeves of the catastrophic impact of increased National Insurance contributions. In an open letter, Ms Currie and more than 80 leaders of not-for-profit social care organisations have&n

Residents, workers and organisations are being invited to help shape the future of services delivered by East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP).

East Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership has appointed Derrick Pearce as its new chief officer. He took up the role of interim chief officer in July 2024, and now, following a robust recruitment and selection process conducted jointly between East Dunbartonshire Council and NHS Greater

The Scottish Government must allocate part of the new £3.4 billion funding from the UK Budget towards critical investments in social care and housing, according to Hanover Scotland’s CEO Angela Currie. Last month's announcement from Chancellor Rachel Reeves marked a significant incr