As we approach #WorldHumanitarianDay, perhaps the most important truth is also the simplest: #compassion is not a luxury. It is the foundation of #care, #community and human #dignity. My latest blog reflects on why compassion matters now more than ever. scottishcare.org/news/compass...

Compassion is not a luxury - Scottish Care

As World Humanitarian Day approaches on the 19th August, I have found myself reflecting on a word that is often spoken but perhaps insufficiently understood. It appears in speeches and […]

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As we approach #WorldHumanitarianDay, I reflect on a simple truth: #compassion is not a luxury. It is the foundation of care, dignity and our shared humanity. Listen to the latest podcast episode. #SocialCare #Compassion open.spotify.com/episode/1uxG...

Compassion is not a luxury

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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I'm pleased to share that my book, The Soul in the Circuit: Artificial Intelligence, #HumanRights and the Responsible Future of #Care, will be published on 14 September. As #AI advances, what does it mean to remain human? #SocialCare

As we approach #WorldHumanitarianDay, I reflect on a simple truth: #compassion is not a luxury. It is the foundation of care, dignity and our shared humanity. Listen to the latest podcast episode. #SocialCare #Compassion open.spotify.com/episode/1uxG...

Compassion is not a luxury

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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As we approach #WorldHumanitarianDay, perhaps the most important truth is also the simplest: #compassion is not a luxury. It is the foundation of #care, #community and human #dignity. My latest blog reflects on why compassion matters now more than ever. scottishcare.org/news/compass...

Compassion is not a luxury - Scottish Care

As World Humanitarian Day approaches on the 19th August, I have found myself reflecting on a word that is often spoken but perhaps insufficiently understood. It appears in speeches and […]

scottishcare.org

As we approach #WorldHumanitarianDay, perhaps the most important truth is also the simplest: #compassion is not a luxury. It is the foundation of #care, #community and human #dignity. My latest blog reflects on why compassion matters now more than ever. scottishcare.org/news/compass...

Compassion is not a luxury - Scottish Care

As World Humanitarian Day approaches on the 19th August, I have found myself reflecting on a word that is often spoken but perhaps insufficiently understood. It appears in speeches and […]

scottishcare.org

As we mark #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, my latest #podcast reflects on a simple truth: before words, there was care. Before independence, there was nurture. #Care is humanity's first language. 🎙️ #CareCreatesScotland #WBW2026 open.spotify.com/episode/4c01...

Before words, there was care

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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I'm pleased to share that my book, The Soul in the Circuit: Artificial Intelligence, #HumanRights and the Responsible Future of #Care, will be published on 14 September. As #AI advances, what does it mean to remain human? #SocialCare

As #young people receive #exam results this week, it is worth remembering that a person's worth is never measured by a grade, score or #qualification. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give is #encouragement. My latest blog. #NoWrongPath #GivingHeart scottishcare.org/news/the-art...

The Art of Giving Heart - Scottish Care

This week, thousands of young people across Scotland received their exam results. Some opened messages and envelopes with delight and relief. Others experienced disappointment, uncertainty, or perhaps...

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As #young people receive #exam results this week, it is worth remembering that a person's worth is never measured by a grade, score or #qualification. Sometimes the greatest gift we can give is #encouragement. My latest blog. #NoWrongPath #GivingHeart scottishcare.org/news/the-art...

The Art of Giving Heart - Scottish Care

This week, thousands of young people across Scotland received their exam results. Some opened messages and envelopes with delight and relief. Others experienced disappointment, uncertainty, or perhaps...

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Before words there was touch. Before choice there was care. As we recognise #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, I reflect on why care is humanity's oldest language and the foundation of all belonging. #CareCreatesScotland #SocialCare #WBW2026 scottishcare.org/news/before-...

Before words, there was care - Scottish Care

At the very start of life there is a tiny moment which we rarely see, rarely name, and yet we spend the rest of our years trying to recreate.  It […]

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Before words there was touch. Before choice there was care. As we recognise #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, I reflect on why care is humanity's oldest language and the foundation of all belonging. #CareCreatesScotland #SocialCare #WBW2026 scottishcare.org/news/before-...

Before words, there was care - Scottish Care

At the very start of life there is a tiny moment which we rarely see, rarely name, and yet we spend the rest of our years trying to recreate.  It […]

scottishcare.org

As we mark #WorldBreastfeedingWeek, my latest #podcast reflects on a simple truth: before words, there was care. Before independence, there was nurture. #Care is humanity's first language. 🎙️ #CareCreatesScotland #WBW2026 open.spotify.com/episode/4c01...

Before words, there was care

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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This week’s #blog recognises #MandelaDay and argues that seeking #justice and #fairness in our community does not always need a courage that roars but one that builds. There are lessons for #socialcare in #Scotland , #dignity, #67Minutes. scottishcare.org/news/service...

The courage to build - Scottish Care

There are times in my life which are etched indelibly in my memory even when my role in the event is marginal and incidental. On a rain-soaked October day in […]

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In celebration of #MandelaDay my #podcast this week argues that #socialcare in #Scotland  can learn much from his example of #courage to build and restore in the face of challenges to #justice, #dignity and #rights, #67Minutes. #NelsonMandela. open.spotify.com/episode/2qio...

The courage to build

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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In celebration of #MandelaDay my #podcast this week argues that #socialcare in #Scotland  can learn much from his example of #courage to build and restore in the face of challenges to #justice, #dignity and #rights, #67Minutes. #NelsonMandela. open.spotify.com/episode/2qio...

The courage to build

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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This week’s #blog recognises #MandelaDay and argues that seeking #justice and #fairness in our community does not always need a courage that roars but one that builds. There are lessons for #socialcare in #Scotland , #dignity, #67Minutes. scottishcare.org/news/service...

The courage to build - Scottish Care

There are times in my life which are etched indelibly in my memory even when my role in the event is marginal and incidental. On a rain-soaked October day in […]

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This week’s blog celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives and explores why we need to change the way we see #socialcare provision from a market of #competition to a #collaboration & #cooperative model. #commissioning, #procurement, #CoopsDay. scottishcare.org/news/co-oper...

Co-operation over competition: the quiet power that sustains care - Scottish Care

There is a persistent illusion at the heart of much policy thinking about social care: that competition sharpens quality, that markets drive efficiency, that fragmentation somehow leads to innovation....

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In my #podcast this week and to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives I explore why we need to change the way we see #socialcare provision from a competitive market model to one based on #collaboration and #cooperation. #commissioning, #CoopsDay open.spotify.com/episode/0GeR...

Co-operation over competition: the quiet power that sustains care

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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This week’s blog celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives and explores why we need to change the way we see #socialcare provision from a market of #competition to a #collaboration & #cooperative model. #commissioning, #procurement, #CoopsDay. scottishcare.org/news/co-oper...

Co-operation over competition: the quiet power that sustains care - Scottish Care

There is a persistent illusion at the heart of much policy thinking about social care: that competition sharpens quality, that markets drive efficiency, that fragmentation somehow leads to innovation....

scottishcare.org

In my #podcast this week and to celebrate the International Day of Cooperatives I explore why we need to change the way we see #socialcare provision from a competitive market model to one based on #collaboration and #cooperation. #commissioning, #CoopsDay open.spotify.com/episode/0GeR...

Co-operation over competition: the quiet power that sustains care

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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I light tonight’s #candleforcare in recognition of the thousands of women in our own country who are #widows and the millions across the world who have lost a partner or husband. #InternationalWidowsDay, #WidowsDay #grief #loss

Care, sanctuary and welcome. A reflection on the nature of #home in #WorldRefugeeWeek. #WorldRefugeeDay, #refugee, #migration, #socialcare, #community scottishcare.org/news/care-sa...

Care, sanctuary and welcome. - Scottish Care

One of the words I use an awful lot in the work I do, perhaps too easily, is home. We speak of care homes, of homely environments, of supporting people […]

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Join me tonight at 7 pm in lighting this week’s #candleforcare in recognition of the thousands of women in our own country who are #widows and the tens of thousands across the world who have lost a partner or husband. #InternationalWidowsDay, #WidowsDay #grief #loss

In this weeks’s podcast and on #WorldRefugeeDay I explore the themes of #home, #welcome, #community, and #belonging and how #socialcare can provide a new way of looking at what we mean by home. #WorldRefugeeWeek open.spotify.com/episode/3yz6...

Care, sanctuary and welcome.

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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In this weeks’s podcast and on #WorldRefugeeDay I explore the themes of #home, #welcome, #community, and #belonging and how #socialcare can provide a new way of looking at what we mean by home. #WorldRefugeeWeek open.spotify.com/episode/3yz6...

Care, sanctuary and welcome.

Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

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For the past 2 years, people across Scotland in social care have worked together to rethink how we talk about adult social care. That work is now live - new guidance from the University of Stirling 👇 buff.ly/3PHLwSn We’re proud to have played a part. #SocialCareScotland #ReframingCare

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Adult social care touches all our lives, yet the public story we tell often focusses on crisis. That makes it harder to build the understanding and support Scotland needs for long-term change. …

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Care, sanctuary and welcome. A reflection on the nature of #home in #WorldRefugeeWeek. #WorldRefugeeDay, #refugee, #migration, #socialcare, #community scottishcare.org/news/care-sa...

Care, sanctuary and welcome. - Scottish Care

One of the words I use an awful lot in the work I do, perhaps too easily, is home. We speak of care homes, of homely environments, of supporting people […]

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Entries now OPEN for our Care Home Awards 2026 🏆 Celebrate the people and teams delivering outstanding care across Scotland. Nominate today ⬇️ buff.ly/FZDKh2L Entry deadline: Monday 31 August 2026. #CareAwards26 #CelebrateCare

My latest blog: When #Ai acts in our name: #care, #authority and responsibility. #autonomy #accountability scottishcare.org/news/when-ai...

When Ai acts in our name: care, authority and responsibility. - Scottish Care

The following was developed from a recent seminar which I delivered.   This morning I want to speak about artificial intelligence … but not as a technical topic. Nor primarily […]

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