Government shifts focus to advisory reforms as National Care Service plans change.
Influencing Change
Advocating for Change: Carr Gomm Meets with Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
On January 15th, we welcomed Neil Gray, Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, to discuss pressing challenges facing the sector and explore potential solutions that could benefit both the people we support and our dedicated staff.
A Moral Imperative: Carr Gomm Responds to National Care Service Delay
In a recent update, the Scottish Government announced a delay to the next stage of the National Care Service (NCS) Bill. Carr Gomm’s Executive team received a letter from...
Pushing for Real Change: Carr Gomm Hosts Jackie Baillie MSP
Jackie Baillie, MSP, visited Carr Gomm to discuss how to improve social care across Scotland. At Carr Gomm, we are constantly striving to make things better for both the...
Carr Gomm responds to the National Care Service
Carr Gomm and our Involvement Group have contributed our voice to the National Care Service draft Stage 2 amendments. In response to the Scottish Government’s call for...
Should we defund the NHS?
We’ve seen record investment in Scotland’s NHS. But ever-increasing numbers of people remain in hospital despite being clinically fit for discharge. Andrew Thomson, Deputy Chief...
Continuing to develop the National Care Service with Carr Gomm’s Involvement Group
Our National Involvement Group welcomed back Rachel McGruer, Deputy Director of Adult Social Care, Local Improvement and Transformation, to Carr Gomm to continue discussing how...
Disability Commissioner Consultation
Carr Gomm responded to the Proposed Disability Commissioner (Scotland) Bill in May 2024. Carr Gomm supports the general principle of establishing a Disability Commissioner...
Becs Barker leads SDSS conference
Becs reflects on the SDSS National Voice conference and why it’s important to her and to Carr Gomm that we influence and be part of change in social care. Community...
International perspectives on Scotland’s National Care Service
How can other countries' social care systems influence Scotland's National Care Service? Scotland is not alone in the world as it seeks to develop a new National Care...
Why I’m getting involved in the National Care Service
Lucy, our Chief Exec, sat down with Charlotte from our National Involvement Group and Becs (Operations Manager) to discuss what the National Care Service could look like and why...
Ending the health and social care relay race
If you’ve not watched our feature on Darren McGarvey’s: The State We’re In, you can still catch it on BBC iPlayer. If you have watched it, you will have noticed how many...
