Whether you're going to get some time off over the festive period or not, we hope you will be able to take some time to look after yourself. For ideas and materials to help you with your self-care this winter, head over to the National Wellbeing Hub. wellbeinghub.scot

Like Charles County Public Schools, we wrote to Scottish MPs urging them to support the eNIC amendments. So, we share their disappointment that the Bill passed through the UK House of Commons w/out concessions for the vol sector, particularly orgs like us who deliver vital public services #MoreThanWarmWords

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.The Scotsman: Kirk facing additional £1m social care bill due to NI hike Includes comments from CrossReach CEO & Coalition of Care & Support Providers board member Viv Dickenson 👇 Rachel Cackett We Are Key Turning Point Scotland Quarriers C-Change Scotland Penumbra Mental Health scotsman.com/news/politics/…

“Pay social care staff RLW+10%. Fully cover the costs of the NI rise, even if Westminster doesn’t. Value & respect social care, before it’s too late.” 👇 Mark Hoolahan Thistle Foundation on why we need #MoreThanWarmWords First Minister Kate Forbes MSP Neil Gray MSP Maree Todd Rachel Cackett

NfP social care providers in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 face an extra bill of around £30 million to cover the NI rate rise & the threshold reduction. Money they do not have, and have no means to raise. #ValueSocialcare #ProvidersUnite Rachel Cackett ProvidersUnite Community Integrated Care Turning Point Scotland Quarriers

.We Are Key are recruting full time Team Managers in Ayr, Nithsdale & Stranraer to provide direct support to individuals; help plan, co-ordinate & monitor services; support, supervise & manage the workers proving the support. £31,877 – £35,372. tinyurl.com/22ewrymy #manager

Happy Friday! Each week, we're sharing a handwritten message from one of our members about why they value social care and support. 👇 "I will need it some day!" #MemberVoices #TrueValue #WhyIValueSocialCareFridays

We’re chatting on Bluesky app these days too ... Hoping to see some of our friends and followers join us on there

“If we have no sector that’s stable, we can’t reform anything at all.” Last night Rachel Cackett spoke on the News at 7 about the NCS update and the urgent need to address social care funding challenges. Watch in full: tinyurl.com/bdfu9pav C-Change Scotland Quarriers Professor Ian Welsh OBE

“You can’t think of it as ‘the NHS should be reformed over here and social care should be reformed over here’.” Rachel Cackett was on the BBC’s Sunday Show discussing the NCS Bill and the need for reform in both social care & the NHS: tinyurl.com/4t85s3sz John Swinney Professor Ian Welsh OBE

“Costs will go up by £82k per day.” Emma, supported by Thistle Foundation, and Rachel Cackett were on STV News last night talking about the impact of the eNICs rise on providers & people.👇 youtu.be/EcoIA0nLc1k Rachel Reeves V O D G Shona Robison MSP The ALLIANCE SCVO

These are statutory public services that Government agencies are legally required to provide. We are calling on the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to reconsider and if that doesn’t happen, we need Scottish Government to step in and cover the costs. #eNICs

The Keynotes, our Central based inclusive choir, were delighted to bring their infectious joy to the #scvogathering earlier this week. They loved every minute & hoped their audiences did too 🎙️🎶

📢People of Muir of Ord, Inverness & surrounding area. Get yourselves along to The Muir Hub today. Our friendly, local team are on hand to help you think about a career in support work. It's a job where you really can make every day matter #Jobs #SocialCareJobs #HighlandJobs