National Care Service summer forums: supplementary report
In summer 2023, we held events across Scotland as part of our work to co-design the National Care Service (NCS). The events covered different themes. This report contains additional feedback we gathered from some of the event.
What's next for the National Care Service
The Scottish Government remains committed to delivering a National Care Service to improve quality, fairness and consistency of provision that meets individuals' needs. We are also working to make improvements to the social care system now.
What we have learned during the summer events will inform these early improvements, as well as the future structures and policies of the NCS, including the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill.
The Bill is currently at Stage 1 in the Scottish Parliament. This stage is where MSPs decide whether they agree with the general principles of the Bill by:
- hearing views
- writing reports of what they have heard
- voting on whether the Bill should go onto the next stage
The current deadline for completing Stage 1 is 31 January 2024.
We will continue with engagement and co-design as the bill progresses through Parliament. This commitment will continue throughout the establishment of the NCS.
We will be doing additional work with people from groups we know are currently underrepresented in our work so far.
In the meantime, we will continue to drive forward improvements across the social care sector, including improving terms and conditions for our valued workforce - making it an attractive profession and bringing even more talent into the sector.
Contact
Email: ncsdesign@gov.scot
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback