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Health and care integration report card – could do better

Nov 21, 2018By Dave Watson

Audit Scotland tries hard to use building language in their reports, but it was obviously a real challenge when it comes to health and care integration.
Audit Scotland has recently published their…Read more…

Nov 21, 2018Dave Watson

Care integration – lessons from Wales

May 16, 2018By Dave Watson

Delivering better health and care integration is a challenge in all parts of the U.K. and internationally. We should try and learn from experiences elsewhere, and I was in Cardiff today contributing…Read more…

May 16, 2018Dave Watson

Funding, not more quangos will improve care integration

Oct 2, 2017By Dave Watson

The implementation of health and care integration won’t be achieved on the cheap. While there should be long-term savings and better care from a shift to community services, it will take time to…Read more…

Oct 2, 2017Dave Watson

Action to recruit and retain health and care staff

Nov 1, 2016By Dave Watson

The health and care sector in Scotland is facing significant recruitment and retention problems at a time when we need to expand the workforce. We need to take action now.
Today, I was giving…Read more…

Nov 1, 2016Dave Watson

Valuing the workforce is the key to better social care

Sep 13, 2016By Dave Watson

The key to delivering high quality social care in Scotland is a fairly paid, well-trained workforce that is given the time to care properly.
Today, I was giving evidence to the Scottish Parliament…Read more…

Sep 13, 2016Dave Watson

Home care workers say – We care, do you?

Aug 16, 2016By Dave Watson

Scotland needs a quality home care service to meet the growing demand and also ensures that patients who shouldn’t be in hospital are cared for at home. While there is a welcome commitment to address…Read more…

Aug 16, 2016Dave Watson

Valuing the social care workforce

Jan 11, 2016By Dave Watson

Social care is delivered by people, informal carers and workers, not robots. This means improving the quality of care in Scotland has to seriously address workforce issues.
I was facilitating a…Read more…

Jan 11, 2016Dave Watson

Time to get serious about social care

Dec 9, 2015By Dave Watson

While sound and fury explodes all around us on NHS spending, spare a thought for the crisis in Scotland’s social care system.
Today, I was in parliament for the launch of the Commission for the…Read more…

Dec 9, 2015Dave Watson

Creating better jobs starting with those who care for others

Oct 1, 2015By Dave Watson

If we are to create better jobs in Scotland we need to recognise and take action on job security, worker control, appropriate demand, fair pay and opportunities for training and development.
I was…Read more…

Oct 1, 2015Dave Watson

Can more legislation raise care standards?

Sep 15, 2015By Dave Watson

Effectively tackling harm, abuse and neglect in health and care settings is vitally important, but is more legislation the best way to address this issue?
I was giving evidence to the Scottish…Read more…

Sep 15, 2015Dave Watson

Giving social care the priority it deserves

Jun 6, 2015By Dave Watson

The social care crisis in Scotland is not given the priority it deserves, but there is a growing consensus about what needs to be done.
 
I was speaking at the Care Scotland, care at home conference…Read more…

Jun 6, 2015Dave Watson

Priorities for health and care integration

Apr 1, 2015By Dave Watson

Given the history of health and care integration, we should be wary of raising expectations over what the new bodies will be able to achieve
All Health Boards and Local Authorities in Scotland are…Read more…

Apr 1, 2015Dave Watson

Focus on social care to end bed blocking

Mar 2, 2015By Dave Watson

With thousands of beds blocked this winter by patients healthy enough to return home, it’s time for politicians to put as much focus on social care as they are on NHS Scotland.
Thanks to data…Read more…

Mar 2, 2015Dave Watson

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