The National Care Service Bill was published yesterday. It is the start of a process to bring about legislation that will aim to ensure the best possible outcomes for people accessing care and support and in Scotland.
The National Care Service Bill will make Scottish Ministers accountable for adult social care in Scotland – a change strongly supported by those responding to the recent consultation on the plans. This new Bill also aims to:
- support people in their own homes or among family, friends and community wherever possible, with seamless transitions between services;
- create a charter of rights and responsibilities for social care, with a robust complaints and redress process;
- introduce rights to breaks for unpaid carers
- introduce visiting rights for residents living in adult care homes, giving legal force to Anne’s Law
- ensure fair employment practices and national pay bargaining for the social care workforce;
- focus on prevention and early intervention before people’s needs escalate;
- create a new National Social Work Agency to promote training and development, provide national leadership and set and monitor standards in social work.
You can read more about some of the benefits and visions for a National Care Service in a short paper produced by the Scottish Government here: National Care Service: statement of benefits.
Find out more in alternative formats:
- National Care Service: statement of benefits – easy read
- National Care Service: statement of benefits – BSL
- National Care Service: statement of benefits – audio recording
Register for an event to learn more about the National Care Service Bill
The Scottish Government have put together a series of online events where there will be an opportunity to learn more about the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill and ask questions.
If you would like to attend, you can register online for the following dates:
