Derek Feeley’s report made over 50 recommendations for changes in the sector. Alzheimer Scotland wants Fair Dementia Care introduced independently of the Feeley report. They anticipate that, if accepted, the recommendations will take several years to fully implement but that Fair Dementia Care is more urgent and can be done quickly with the required political backing. Last month the Scottish Government agreed a 7.5 per cent increase in the Free Personal and Nursing Care payments which are paid towards the costs of those living in care homes. Alzheimer Scotland estimates that people with advanced dementia are paying for care costs of around £50.9 million every year.
Scots workers who were interviewed âfrequentlyâ said they could earn more working in a supermarket SCOTS care workers have told of feeling devalued, policed and demoralised that they could earn more money working in a supermarket. Employees said they took pride in the work they do supporting the elderly and younger adults with complex needs but felt demoralised that independent of skills and length of service, there is an awareness that they are held in lower esteem by the public than NHS workers. The authors of a damning review into the social care sector which was published this week argues that staff are notably disadvantaged because it is predominantly a job done by women - around 83% of workers are female.
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By Calum Watson
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The appalling loss of life and challenges facing the care sector in Scotland during the Covid crisis shone a spotlight on services that for years have been buckling under enormous pressures. In September, Nicola Sturgeon announced an independent review into the future of adult social care. The National Health Service was born out of the tragedy of World War Two. Let us resolve that we will build out of this Covid crisis, the lasting and positive legacy of a high quality, National Care Service, the first minister told MSPs.
That review - led by former NHS Scotland boss Derek Feeley - has spoken to more than 1,000 users of social care and experts to develop a blueprint for the future. So what does it recommend and will it happen?
A review of social care found that care homes which were smaller and locally run fared better in the pandemic THE pandemic exposed a “creaking and fragile” care system and infection control failings that require radical change under a new National Care Service, experts have said. An independent review of adult social care, which was commissioned in response to the catastrophic impact of Covid on care homes, calls for urgent improvements in workforce planning, pay and conditions and a re-think on charging policies. Social care staff spoke of the lack of support and training opportunities, which had led to “serious consequences for those who use services”.
The national care service would aim to improve standards across all parts of the sector (PA)
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A national care service should be established in Scotland on an equal footing with the NHS, a review has found.
A report by the Independent Review of Adult Social Care called for a new national service that reports to Scottish ministers.
It would oversee delivery of social care, aim to improve standards, ensure enhanced pay and conditions for workers and provide better support for carers.