Becs Barker Operations Manager for Community Contacts, Involvement, Quality and Innovation. asks: Does the way we access social care in Scotland work?
Influencing Change
Statement on the CCPS joint letter sent to the First Minister
Lucy Wren, our Chief Executive, has signed a joint-letter to the First Minister calling on him to increase pay for social care staff. Andrew Thomson, Deputy Chief Executive,...
Is social care in crisis?
Andrew Thomson, Deputy Chief Executive, answers the question: Is social care in crisis? Any news report will shout loudly in the affirmative: social care is in crisis! The...
Do we value Social Care?
Paul Marshall, Senior Operations Manager in the West of Scotland, explores whether we value social care in Scotland. "Whichever one of the first three words we emphasise as we...
Carr Gomm’s Involvement Group continues to influence the National Care Service
Our National Involvement Group met with Rachel McGruer, Deputy Director of Adult Social Care; Local Improvement and Transformation, to share what they think the National Care...
First Minister visits our Glasgow Office
First Minister Humza Yousaf visited our Glasgow office to discuss our support in the city and across Scotland. Last Friday, we were delighted to welcome Humza Yousaf to...
Our statement on the Programme for Government
We welcome the First Minister’s commitment in the Programme For Government to raise the adult social care wage to £12 per hour in April 2024. However, we are disappointed and...
Jeremy Balfour MSP meets our Edinburgh & Lothians services
This week Jeremy Balfour MSP came to our Midlothian Visiting Service and caught up with Chief Executive Lucy Wren and Service Managers Nikki and Sam. Jeremy heard about the ways...
Gillian MacKay, MSP visits Carr Gomm’s Falkirk Service
Last week, Carr Gomm's Falkirk Service was delighted to welcome Gillian MacKay, MSP, to their office. Gillian met with Carr Gomm staff, including CEO Lucy Wren, Operations...
Welcoming Carol Mochan MSP to our Borders Service
We were delighted to welcome Carol Mochan MSP to visit our staff in the Borders on the 21st August. Carol came along to hear about the impact Carr Gomm has had in supporting...
Michael Matheson MSP visits Carr Gomm’s Falkirk Service.
Carr Gomm’s Falkirk Service receives a visit from Michael Matheson, MSP. Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care, took the chance to...
Supporting the 4 Steps to Fair Work Campaign
As a member of CCPS, we fully back this campaign calling for the Scottish Government to step up and commit to Fair Work for social care staff in Scotland. On 29th June, the...