Care worker visa to be removed to stop recruitment from abroad, Cooper says

'They are here and care companies should be recruiting from that pool of people, rather than recruiting from abroad, we are closing recruitment from abroad,' Home Secretary says

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Care Tech Assembly

Bringing together people working or interested in roles that empower people & communities through digital inclusion and enabling technology.

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Can Ai enhance the humanness of care? The place of ethics and the unfolding of dignity. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill reflects on the publication this past week of a new Guidance document on the ethical use of Ai in social care. He considers the centrality of humanity in the nature of...

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Finding happiness at all ages: a reflection on happiness and social care. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast after the International Day of Happiness Donald Macaskill reflects on the nature of happiness not least in older age and whether it is possible to focus on happiness when care and supp...

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Join us | Innovation and Enablement Support - Careers at Nile

From streamlining workflows to enhancing data visibility, you'll help embed AI and automation into our ways of working, freeing up teams to focus on higher-value tasks. If you thrive on solving proble...

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Celebrating care as the work of all: a reflection for International Women’s Day. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast to celebrate the International Women's Day Dr Donald Macaskill argues that care needs to be seen as the responsibility of all and not a gendered role; that care is central to effective...

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Celebrating care: a reflection for International Women’s Day.

Today is International Women’s Day and the theme for this annual day in 2025 is “For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment.” It’s a theme which calls for action to unlock equal rights, po...

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Hearing the unheard: supporting older people with hearing loss in Scotland’s care sector.

World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing care across the world. This year’s theme, "Changing mindsets:

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A betrayal of dignity: the failure across the UK political leadership to prioritise social care. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill argues that the fiscal decisions being taken by both the Scottish and UK Governments are presenting a real risk to social care provision and that they are combined an ...

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What does it mean to care at home? A reflection. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill shares some recent research on the perilous cuts to care at home being experienced across Scotland, and in reflecting on World Cancer Day, argues that this has meant a...

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What does it mean to care at home? A reflection.

There has been a great deal of talk this past week about how important it is that we support and care for individuals as close to their home as possible, including yet again an emphasis

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Time to tell the story of social care

One of the joys of living in Ayrshire is the continual presence of the poetry of Robert Burns. I have to confess that I have not always loved the works of the Bard but the

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'It feels like we don't exist': The human cost of social care cuts

The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.

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Weight of the Nation: Obesity and its impact on older Scots and social care.

The media this past week has been filed with stories around obesity,  from debate about the impact and costs of new drugs such as Wegovy on a dedicated BBC Panorama programme to ongoing discussions ab...

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Weight of the Nation: Obesity and Its impacy on older Scots and social care. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill reflects on the issue of obesity in older age and what the rising numbers and issue means fort the delivery of social care across Scotland.

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Let’s stop talking about the NHS: social care needs to be prioritised. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill argues why we need to focus on the unique contribution of social care to society, rather than continuously see its value reduced to the extent to which it meets the ai...

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A Year of Social Care Jubilee for Scotland. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this last podcast of the year Donald Macaskill uses the concept of jubilee to call for a Year of Social Care Jubilee in 2025 and describes some of the main elements of such a priority.

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A season of grounded hope in social care: some reflections. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill explores the importance of hope in the face of challenge and does so by examining the idea of 'grounded hope' which ahs been developed by the Stanford psychologist Jam...

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The invisibility of social care: the failure of the Scottish Budget. by Donald Macaskill shares

In this podcast Donald Macaskill reflects on why he thinks the Scottish Budget has failed social care in Scotland and why on Small Business Saturday we need as a whole society to better value and inve...

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