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How has Covid-19 impacted on care and support at home in Scotland?
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Parliament
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 29
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Findings from a survey to understand the impact of Covid-19 on care at home services, and what issues the pandemic has highlighted, improved, or made worse. The survey ran from 10 August 2020 to 7 September 2020 and the Committee received over 700 responses, including 415 responses from family members of those receiving care at home and unpaid carers and 93 responses from individuals receiving care at home. Key findings include: there was a reduction of care as a result of the pandemic; care at home staff do not receive the same support or recognition as NHS staff; concern regarding safety mainly related to access to and appropriate use of PPE as well as testing and training of care staff; ensuring continuity of care was the second most important issue to respondents, with concerns around quality and consistency of care as well as the need for designated carers to reduce the number of staff entering homes; the reduction of visits, activities and respite services, and resulting loss of a routine, increased feelings of loneliness and isolation for those in receipt of care and of anxiety, depression and mental exhaustion for unpaid carers; despite a reduction in care being delivered, staff saw increased workloads, with new tasks required as a result of the pandemic such as additional staff training, increased staff meetings and increased paperwork; access to additional support and services (food and prescription deliveries, access to activities and entertainment) and access to hospital, GP services and medical equipment was critically important to respondents; it was felt that one to one communication between services and service users needed to improve. Finally, it was suggested that more needs to be done to listen to the needs of those receiving care and involve them in decision making. (Edited publisher abstract)
Report on tackling child sexual exploitation in Scotland: Public Petitions Committee, 1st report, 2014 (session 4)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Parliament. Public Petitions Commitee
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 74
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Following consideration of public petition PE1393 by Barnardo's Scotland on tackling child sexual exploitation (CSE) in Scotland, the Public Petitions Committee agreed to hold an inquiry with the following remit: to examine the nature and extent of child sexual exploitation in Scotland; in conjunction with relevant agencies and stakeholders, to determine the most pertinent issues which need to be addressed; to examine the effectiveness of current measures aimed at tackling, preventing and disrupting child sexual exploitation; and to make recommendations on what needs to be done to improve the effectiveness of those measures. The report is arranged in five parts: the nature and extent of child sexual exploitation; the socialisation of young people and early intervention; the vulnerabilities of young people; support, education and training; and disruption and prosecution of perpetrators. The Committee makes 53 recommendations, an overarching one being that the Scottish Government should develop a National Strategy for tackling child sexual exploitation and for supporting the victims. (Edited publisher abstract)
Inquiry into integration of health and social care: Scottish Parliament Health and Sport Committee: 5th report, 2012 (session 4)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Parliament. Health and Sport Committee
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 39p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
On 12 December 2011, the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, announced the Scottish Government's plans to integrate adult health and social care. At its meeting on 24 January 2012, the Committee agreed to undertake a short inquiry into the Government’s plans. This report details the scope of the inquiry, the evidence base on which it will be based, and the stakeholders who will be involved. This report considers that in order to be effective, the new health and social care partnerships must re-engage general practitioners and other health and social care professionals in locality planning.
Report on the inquiry into the regulation of care for older people: 3rd report, 2011 (session 4)
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Parliament. Health and Sport Committee
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 77p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This short inquiry sought to investigate whether the current regulatory system ensures that care services for older people are providing good quality and appropriate care and whether safeguards are sufficiently robust. The inquiry was conducted in the wake of a series of high profile events in the care sector including the collapse of Southern Cross Healthcare Group and closure of the Elsie Inglis Nursing Home following the death of a resident. The report is structured around the following themes: the inspection process; regulation of the workforce; integration of regulation of health and social care; National Care Standards; commissioning and procurement; monitoring financial viability; and resourcing the Care Inspectorate. Following consideration of a significant volume of written and oral evidence, the inquiry concludes that the current regulatory system is sufficiently rigorous to identify care services for older people which are failing to deliver high quality care. However, there are some weaknesses and areas for improvement evident within the current system. To deal with these, recommendations are provided for the Care Inspectorate and the Scottish Government. In addition, recommendations are provided regarding encouraging the involvement of service users, introducing effective complaints procedures, and regulating integrated health and social care.
Frequently asked questions: care for older people
- Author:
- ROBSON Kathleen
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This briefing is intended to assist MSPs and their staff in dealing with issues around care for older people that frequently arise in the context of their constituency caseload. Topics covered include personal and nursing care payments, local authority charging procedures, waiting lists for care, and selling homes to pay for care.
Criminal justice and licensing (Scotland) bill: community penalties in Scotland
- Author:
- ROSS Graham
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government introduced the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill in the Parliament on 5 March 2009. The Bill includes provision to introduce a new Community Payback Order which would replace a number of community penalties which are currently available in Scotland. This briefing considers, in the light of the proposals in the Bill, community penalties, their current availability and costs, and recent proposals from the Scottish Prisons Commission and the Scottish Government with regard to community penalties.
Criminal justice and licensing (Scotland) bill: disclosure of evidence
- Author:
- McCALLUM Frazer
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government introduced the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill in the Parliament on 5 March 2009. It includes provisions to establish a statutory framework for the disclosure of evidence in criminal cases. The framework provides for disclosure by the prosecution to the accused (including the accused person’s defence team). An effective framework for disclosure plays a vital part in protecting the right of an accused person to receive a fair trial. It should also provide a clear and workable regime for those involved in the criminal justice system (eg police and prosecution) as well as appropriate protection for other important interests (eg the safety of witnesses). The right to a fair trial is enshrined in Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. This briefing looks at the work undertaken by Lord Coulsfield (a retired High Court judge) in reviewing the law and practice of disclosure of evidence in criminal cases, and the proposals in the bill on disclosure of evidence.
Frequently asked questions: family law
- Author:
- HARVIE-CLARK Sarah
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This briefing is intended to assist MSPs in dealing with family law issues that frequently arise in the context of their constituency caseload. It provides a general introduction to the law in relation to a variety of common topics including allowances for kinship carers, disputes about contact with children after their parents separate, the finances at the end of a cohabiting relationship and the position of grandparents in relation to their grandchildren.
Criminal justice and licensing (Scotland) bill: short custodial sentences
- Author:
- McCALLUM Frazer McCallum
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Scottish Government introduced the Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Bill in the Parliament on 5 March 2009. It includes provisions which seek to discourage the use of short custodial sentences (six months or less) in cases where other appropriate sentencing options are available. This briefing looks at proposals in the bill relating to short custodial sentences, current use of short custodial sentences, and the views of the Scottish Prisons Commission on the use of short custodial sentences.
Education (additional support for learning) (Scotland) bill at stage 3
- Author:
- KIDNER Camilla
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Parliament
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Bill seeks to make technical amendments to the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004. The key proposal is to allow out of area placing requests. The Bill also proposes changes to the Additional Support Needs Tribunal. This briefing summarises the legislative and non-legislative recommendations made by the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee in its stage 1 report and the Scottish Government’s response to it. It also summarises the key amendments passed at stage 2 and considers the key areas of debate where no amendments were passed.