Increases in skills gaps, especially in leadership and change management, pose a growing threat to the health sector’s future effectiveness, a new report from Skills for Health warned this month.

TENS of thousands of council staff across Scotland will transfer to the NHS under a radical plan to look after the elderly which is being announced by Public Health Minister

The development of ‘personalised’ social care services can benefit individuals through greater choice, control and empowerment. However, new research commissioned by the Voluntary Sector Social Services Workforce Unit (VSSSWU) and

The Scottish Government has published new national guidance on child protection to help social workers, police, health professionals and others better protect Scotland’s most vulnerable children and young people. Replacing

A new report published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows that not only is Scotland’s unemployment rate back to 1996 levels, but poverty is now hitting childless adults harder

Some 50,000 deaf and hard of hearing people in the UK will get the chance to communicate freely thanks to new mobile technology being introduced by Scotland’s leading charity, Deaf

Transition from professional qualifying programmes to the reality of social work can be daunting for newly qualified workers. It can also be challenging for busy practitioners involved in supporting newly

As with most UK businesses, care homes are now limited by the number of new and existing overseas workers they can employ. This month we caught up with employment law

Scotland’s top carers and social service projects have been recognised at Care Accolades 2010, the prestigious award ceremony celebrating the very best of the care sector across the country. Nearly

Attitudes to social work in Scotland improved over the last year according to research carried out for the Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW). Based on a survey of 1,000 Scottish adults, and carried out by Scottish Opinion, the research shows that more people feel better informed about social work services.