Scots survey reflects marked decline in care provider optimism

The Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) has published the twelfth of its Service Provider Optimism surveys, which explores the impact of  changes within the sector on providers.

The Provider Optimism Survey Winter 2014-15 shows a marked decline in providers’ levels of optimism about the general business situation as compared with the previous survey results.

The survey reveals 40% of providers report they are less optimistic, compared with 20% in the summer of 2014.

There appears to be an increase in the proportion of services running at a deficit and nearly 40% of respondents anticipate an overall reduction in reserves in this financial year.

Results also highlight growing workforce challenges, with 35% anticipating increased difficulty with recruitment and retention of staff in the next 6 month period, a doubling of the figure from the last survey.

The full report is available here.http://www.ccpscotland.org/resources/service-provider-optimism-survey/