Scottish Care at Home

Scottish Care - Regional Dialogue with Members 2010

 

Dear Members

 

2010 welcomes a new Scottish Care with colleagues in Care Homes and ‘Care and Home’ contributing to our organisation.

Serious challenges and issues confront us and we need to be prepared. 

As a first step in this preparation, Ranald Mair, Chief Executive and Gloria McLoughlin Depute Chief Executive of Scottish Care wish to consult with the entire membership on emerging national and local priorities and strategies with key stake holders including Scottish Government, Care Commission, SSSC, CoSLA and the NHS, along with a review of the Scottish Care network of branches, possible structures and other matters of importance.

We have set up five regional meetings incorporating multiple and ‘mirror’ branches, Perth and Kinross and Dundee were first to hold their event on 26th January and further confirmed dates include

Edinburgh City

Branch Chair-  Ingrid Neville

 

Date: Wednesday 3 March 2010

Time: 2.00 pm start

Venue: Murrayfield Care Home (Southern Cross) 66 Murrayfield Avenue, Edinburgh EH12 6AY

 

Ayr

Branch Chairs –Charles Young & Rosalind Carr

 

Date: 16^th March 2010

Time: 10am

Venue :  Ayr Hospital – within the Lecture Theatre. 

Ayr -  Guest Speaker - Care Commission – confirmation around possibility of  IFA’s for care at home only in 2010- 2011 

 

 Agenda

·         New Organisation – structure and roles

·         National Representation with Scottish Government, COSLA, Care Commission and SSSC

·         Local Representation

·         Member support and services

·         Branch Structure

·         Events during 2010

·         Commercial and ‘preferred suppliers’

·         Open Forum.

 

Hopefully, you will recognise the importance of your attendance at these  ‘one off’ regional  meetings and make every effort to ensure a good turnout.  It is our wish to engage with as many members in all regions of the country in the shortest possible so thank you for travelling the ‘extra’ mile.

 Further meetings still to be arranged include:

·         Glasgow/Lanarkshire area  dates to be confirmed

·         Highlands

For Further details contact your local Branch Chair or

 

Cath Balmer

Radio House

54a Holmston Road

Ayr

KA7 3BE

email: cath.balmer@scottishcare.org