National Care Service

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.