The results showed variations between the Health Boards across all key aspects studied: individual aspects of staffing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychiatry, pharmacy and social work as well as multidisciplinary team input.
“People may be surprised by the extent of services covered by this Consultation and I would urge as many as possible to respond to it, as this could really be the end for anything other than central control in Scotland.” Alison Evison COSLA
In November 2020 the Scottish Parliament voted to hold a public inquiry into covid related Care Home deaths
Changes being introduced by the Scottish Government over self isolation for key workers have been criticised by the trade union Unite Scotland who say that it could lead to a new spike in the pandemic.
Councillors have been looking at social care in Orkney and the costs of running its many vital services to an ageing population.
Nearly 3/4 of those who completed the survey commented on the significant changes they had to deal as a result of covid
“Social Care staff provide a critical and valuable service, never more apparent than during this emergency period.”
“The governance that we have in Scotland, particularly around social care service delivery, is unique in the UK”
