What John Swinney needs to do now to stop Scotland’s care system breaking |
Sara Redmond, Chief Officer of the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, explains why Scotland’s care charities are no longer just under pressure but at risk of collapse and what the Scottish Government must do next.
To say there is a funding crisis in social care and the third sector in recent years is a bit of a cliché. But something has changed for the worse in the last few months.
When talking about health and social care most people think of the NHS and government-run services.
However, a far-reaching amount of the work is managed by third sector organisations - charities, voluntary groups, and social enterprises.
Direct support, like Community Links Workers, taking the pressure off GPs, or social care professionals, providing practical, emotional, and personal support to diverse groups like the elderly, children, or those living with mental health conditions.
Alongside this, support groups, community hubs and foodbanks play a vital role to keep people well in communities.
Put simply, the health and care system wouldn’t run without us.
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In August, the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland (the ALLIANCE), in partnership with the Coalition of Care and Support Providers (CCPS) wrote to the First Minister to raise concerns. More than 200 third sector health and social care........