Please watch this video and wonder how we have failed in Scotland over four years to make things better in social care and support ⁦The ALLIANCE⁩ ⁦Coalition of Care & Support Providers⁩ ⁦First Minister⁩ ⁦Scottish Care⁩ youtu.be/_bEt9NwtXpE

The whole of Scotland’s #socialcare sector needs an urgent solution to this gap - we will see collapsing care providers and #carehomes closing unless both GOV.UK and Scottish Government sort this shortfall. Anas Sarwar Rachel Reeves Shona Robison MSP Neil Gray MSP COSLA bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Former First Minister Mr McLeish said that the current “immoral, unethical” financial structure when it comes to social care for dementia & beyond leaves families without much choice. About Dementia Scottish Poverty & Inequality Research Unit Scottish Care Coalition of Care & Support Providers Carers Scotland healthandcare.scot/stories/4059/a…

✨ 'My life was turned around but I fear others will miss out on help' 📝 Read about the #UnintendedConsequences of the changes to NI contributions here 👇 buff.ly/40Oedo1 🦎 This #NationalStorytellingWeek check out William's blog too🐠👇 buff.ly/4aFc1TK

Charity law has changed in Scotland! Join OSCR to discuss the changes introduced & what this means for charities in Scotland. We will cover: 🔷The legislation 🔷The commencement schedule 🔷Details of the changes 🔷How charities can prepare bit.ly/3ErkoHj

Join us on 1 April for a free information webinar on women’s bowel and gut health – part of our women’s health series with Scot Gov Health. The session will explore what we can be doing to look after our gut and what to do if we have a concern. Register: buff.ly/3QuUOUC

We were delighted to see that last night the Lords amendments on eNICs exemptions for social care went through. Well done and to everyone, including many CCPS members who shared evidence and backed the effort! 👏

After months of development, ALISS is pleased to announce the launch of ALISS Analytics. Developed in response to user feedback, this new tool provides an accessible and user-friendly way to explore ALISS data. Learn more here: buff.ly/sAluXSC

Integration Joint Boards plan and commission vital community-based health and social care services. Funding for IJBs has increased. Despite this, there is overspending, running down of reserves and reliance on one-off savings. Our new report: bit.ly/Integration_Jo… 1/2

Read the ALLIANCE's response to Accounts Commission Report stating reform is urgently needed to tackle precarious health and social care finances > buff.ly/ta4MMcE To read the full report from the Accounts Commission > buff.ly/KFjVRpW @auditscotland

🎯𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠? Join Mark’s team! 🫶Able to provide meaningful, practical support? 🏠Support Mark to transition to his own home! 🚗A driver's licence is desirable but not essential. 📍Based in Rattray, Blairgowrie 📱buff.ly/vpmJZVP

#OurVoicesMatter - the theme of The ALLIANCE Annual Conference this week. We Versus Arthritis join our third sector friends & communities with lived experience to discuss the issues that matter most to the 1.7 million children, young adults & people with #arthritis in Scotland.

📢 Immigration announcement ‘shows profound disregard for social care’ Our CEO Rachel Cackett responds to the UK Govt's move to curb recruitment of care workers from overseas ➡️ Read the statement here: ccpscotland.org/ccps-news/immi… Carr Gomm Ruth Dorman Professor Ian Welsh OBE C-Change Scotland

ICYMI: Membership of an interim board tasked with advising Scottish ministers on the future of social care has been announced. Coalition of Care & Support Providers Scottish Care ILF Scotland NHS Highland COSLA Enable Theresa Shearer FRSE Glasgow Disability Alliance healthandcare.scot/stories/4156/n…

🔹Head of Operations £53,075 🔹Communications Officer £35,086 🔹Policy Officer £35,086 🔹Policy Officer (Children & Young People) £35,086 pro-rata 🔹Policy Officer (Housing Support) £35,086 pro-rata Coalition of Care & Support Providers tinyurl.com/3d3y4zkb #policy #comms #management #charityjobs

PIP is not an ‘out of work’ benefit,it supports disabled people into work/maintains access to it and any Labour MP who promotes false ‘line to take’ narratives beyond that is disingenuous at best,deliberately misinformed and miserably out of touch Scottish Labour Disability Equality Scotland

Have your say on the future of health and care. HCPC is developing its strategy for 2026 and wants to hear directly from patients and service users. Share your views and help shape what comes next: surveysonline.typeform.com/to/A4858KQm?ty…

Little ol' me kicking off our series of brief videos on the theme of #WhatINeedToLead for #SelfManagement25. Invisible conditions can be hard for others to understand, why we can do things some days and not others. Empathy and understanding goes a long way

It's been an exciting week at Right There! We officially opened our new Community Hub in Govan - some special guests cut the ribbon on Wednesday at an event for our young people & families, and then on Thursday we welcomed partners and supporters to come and see our new space 😄

I am honoured to share that I have been appointed as the next Executive Director of Inclusion International and will be starting in August. This is an incredibly exciting time to be joining such a vital global movement - get in touch if you want to explore opportunities to collaborate