The Scottish government has announced the UK’s first integrated health and social care workforce plan.
The First Minister said the one-off payment would be made “as soon as in practicable” to all NHS and social care workers.
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Speaking at the SNP conference this week, the First Minister promised to deliver the policy if she is re-elected in 2021.
Almost a quarter of the complaints were about housing with care or standalone care at home services, while just under half (47.5%) were about care homes.
The founders of Beyond Homecare and charity consultancy Pamoja have established the round-the-clock service, creating 100 jobs.
A lack of care staff on a Scottish island allegedly left a frail 90-year-old woman unable to get the help she needs.
The inspection deemed the care provider’s quality of care and support and quality of staffing as ‘Excellent'.