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BBC News By Douglas Fraser Published A lot, according to the parties fighting the Holyrood election. The plight of people living and dying in care homes, needing home care and those who provide it have focused attention on the sector. And demographic pressures are growing. One of the answers in party manifestos is the promise of a National Care Service. What does that mean, what would it look like, what would it cost, and what are the downsides? What is the need? One in 24 Scots relied on some form of social care support and services at the start of 2018. Some 68,000 required care support at home, apart from informal, unpaid care, often by family members. Care homes housed 34,000 people. ....
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SPECIAL REPORT The pandemic has thrown a spotlight on social care in Scotland and led to a push for reform “WE are pleased that there is now such a concerted focus on social care and it’s significance but we regret that it took a pandemic to motivate our politicians.” Dr Donald Macaskill, the chief executive of Scottish Care, which represents independent care providers, is reflecting on a year which has seen an unprecedented number of people dying in Scotland’s care homes. In the nine months since the pandemic took off in Scotland, 11,824 care home residents have died - 24 per cent more than in an average year. ....