National Care Service
National Care Service Charter of Rights
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Article
Date published: 2026
It tells you about your rights which exist as at 25 March 2026. The Charter does not create any new rights or alter any existing ones.
It gives you information about what to do if you think your rights or expectations are not being met.
NATIONAL CARE SERVICE (SCOTLAND) BILL
Author / Creator: Care Reform Group
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2024
The Scottish Government has now decided to proceed with the Bill as originally drafted, despite many concerns expressed by stakeholders.
Fixing The National Care Service Bill
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Briefing Paper
Date published: 2025
Scotland needs a National Care Service fit for purpose.
TACKLING THE CARE CRISIS NOW
Author / Creator: Common Weal Care Reform Group
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2025
Care reform options that can be implemented.
Tackling The Care Crisis Now
Author / Creator: Common Weal Care Reform Group
Media type: Article
Date published: 2024
There is a co-design process offering a package of care reform options that could be implemented whether or not the National Care Service as proposed goes ahead or before it is established.
READY TO FAIL: THE ‘CO-DESIGN’ PROCESS FOR CREATING A NATIONAL CARE SERVICE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Author / Creator: Nick Kempe
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2023
The co-design process for the National Care Service has not worked.
Social Care Reform in Scotland: context, costs and questions
Author / Creator: Emma Congreve
Date published:
A gap between legislative intent and delivery has been experienced historically in social care. The National Care Service (NCS) is the latest attempt to change this.
National Care Service - social work: contextual paper
Author / Creator: Scottish Government
Media type: Report
Date published: 2022
The current status of social work in Scotland. [2022]
The National Care Service is a Lie
Author / Creator: Janice McAlpine (pseud.)
Media type: consultation response
Date published:
the plans will only bolster the profit motive that already pollutes much of social care provision, remove vital local accountability, will leave workers short-changed and, most importantly, are vagueon how it will improve anything for people who require support to live their lives to the full.
Caring about Children
Author / Creator: Marion Macleod
Media type: Podcast
Date published:
Child and early years care in Scotland is a patchwork. Tthe latest Programme for Government perpetuates that. Things could be greatly improved by a strategic and holistic plan for care sitting within a National Care Service.
Care In Your Community
Author / Creator: Colin Turbett
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
Putting Community Hubs at the heart of a National Care Service.
Empty Promise?
Author / Creator: Marion Macleod
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
The Promise for family support and child care away from home needs a strategic standpoint integrating the relevant services.
Common Weal's Manifesto for a National Care Service
Author / Creator: Common Weal Care Reform Group
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published:
This Manifesto lays out the principles of care that should be met by any proposed blueprint for Care reform and will be followed up in due course with a comprehensive blueprint for an NCS that would meet these principles and align with the values of Common Weal.
Better than This
Author / Creator: Common Weal
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2021
We must emerge from the Covid pandemic in a way that
Fixes the problems raised by the crisis.
Fixes the problems evident before the crisis and makes us resilient.
Implements a green new deal.
Establishes a new democracy.
Begins a national care service.
Starts land reform.
Creates a housing revolution.
Controls our own energy.
Provides better banking
Focus on independence.