Private Care Sector Workforce Initiative

LEADERSHIP

Effective leadership is key to the delivery of first class services in the care sector.  Even more so at this time of significant change in the vision for the services of the future, particularly in care home and care at home services.

The Scottish Government has recognized leadership in care services as an important development area and has asked the Workforce Initiative to support a range of new initiatives.

Click here for details on the current activities around Scotland and click here for online tools available via the Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS) website.

Featured Items

• ACT NOW: NEW (FEB 2010) FUNDING OPPORTUNITY FOR MODERN APPRENTICESHIPS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
  Scottish organisations of all sizes and in all sectors are being given the opportunity to receive £1000 to…
  Updated: 05th Feb 2010  More »
• FREE STUDY DAY ON PALLIATIVE CARE IN A CARE HOME SETTING
  Sign up for this important initiative by Friday 26th February
  Updated: 05th Feb 2010  More »
• GET YOUR ENTRY IN FOR THE SCOTTISH SOCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL CARE ACCOLADES 2010 - 26 FEBRUARY DEADLINE
  The SSSC is calling for all organisations, large or small, to enter this year's Care Accolades.
  Updated: 05th Feb 2010  More »
• EDUCATION FACILITATOR POSTS FUNDED FOR CARE HOMES
  The Scottish Government are funding 14 posts for Education Facilitators to work with nurse mentors in care homes…
  Updated: 05th Feb 2010  More »
• REHABILITATION CONSULTANT APPOINTED BY THE CARE COMMISSION
  With extensive experience in occupational therapy, Edith Macintosh has been appointed Rehabilitation Consultant for the
  Updated: 05th Feb 2010  More »
• SCOTTISH CARE AND SCOTTISH CARE AT HOME MERGER
  From 1 January 2010 Scottish Care now represents the largest group of health and social care independent providers…
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »
• SCOTTISH SOCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL CONFERENCE 19 FEBRUARY 2010 - GLASGOW (SECC)
  20:20 Vision - the social services workforce fit for the future - adding value to services and benefit
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »
• PRACTICE LEARNING IN CARE HOMES
  View the new report on offering a practice learning opportunity to social work students.
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »
• LEADERSHIP COMMUNITIES – JANUARY UPDATE ON ACTIVITES AROUND SCOTLAND
  The Scottish Government are promoting a wide range of activities to develop leadership capacity in social services
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »
• SOCIAL SERVICES KNOWLEDGE SCOTLAND – A KEY WEBSITE FOR KNOWLEDGE IN SCOTLAND
  In development, Social Services Knowledge Scotland (SSKS) will become a key portal for accessing social services knowledge
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »
• LATEST NEWS ABOUT THE CONTINUOUS LEARNING FRAMEWORK
  For information and practice examples on how to develop the CLF for your organisation and workforce
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »
• WATCH THIS SPACE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS RUN BY THE LEARNING NETWORKS
  View the latest information on the events run with the Learning Networks
  Updated: 26th Jan 2010  More »

Latest News

• Standards campaign targets Care at home  05/02/10
• Spreading and Embedding Best Practice: Mental Health Nurses Working with Older People  05/02/10
• Care News - Winter bulletin  05/02/10
• The National Audit Office express concern over Government’s Dementia Strategy  05/02/10
• Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability  05/02/10
• Workforce Planning Administrators Workshop - Tayforth Learning Network (Free event)  05/02/10
• Learning Network West - January 2010 e-bulletin  05/02/10
• Act now : New (Feb) 2010 Funding opportunity for Modern Apprentices in Health & Social Care  05/02/10
• Participate in a vital European- wide Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Prevalence Survey.  02/02/10
• RCN Scotland’s ‘Supporting Better Care’ development event starting in April 2010  26/01/10
• Free Coaching and Mentoring Workshop on Wednesday 10th February Dewar’s Conference Centre, Perth  26/01/10
• Transforming Adult Social Care: Sharing Knowledge - New Web Site  26/01/10