Of misplaced trust. Of bureaucracy & cover-up. Of a social care system paying lip service to the needs of Scotland’s most vulnerable. Extract V: Scotland’s hippie dippie Care Inspectorate From the sitting room window, I watched the RSPCA… Read More
Posted on July 17, 2022 by editor
Accountability, Adult Social Care in Scotland, Better Care Scotland, BetterCareScotland, Care Homes for Older People in Scotland, Care Inspectorate Scotland, Compliance, Governance, National Care Service Scotland, Public Sector, Regulation, Social Care Regulation, The democratic social contract
Better Care Scotland, Care home abuse, Care home neglect, Governance, Maya Angelou, National Care Service, Whistleblower
Of misplaced trust. Of bureaucracy & cover-up. Of a social care system paying lip service to the needs of Scotland’s most vulnerable. Extract IV: ‘Control, not Care’ in commercially-unviable care homes for older people in Scotland Dr Well-Beloved… Read More
Posted on July 16, 2022 by editor
Adult Social Care in Scotland, Better Care Scotland, BetterCareScotland, Care Homes for Older People in Scotland, Consumer Rights, Human rights, National Care Service Scotland, Scottish Local Authorities, Whistleblower
Better Care Scotland, Care home abuse, Care home neglect, Care Needs, Maya Angelou, National Care Service, Whistleblower
Of misplaced trust. Of bureaucracy & cover-up. Of a social care system paying lip service to the needs of Scotland’s most vulnerable. Extract III: caught in the Council’s social care web My heart sank on seeing myself back… Read More
Posted on June 18, 2022 by editor
Accountability, Adult Social Care in Scotland, Better Care Scotland, Care Homes for Older People in Scotland, Care Inspectorate, Care Inspectorate Scotland, Care Needs, Care Plan, Free Personal Care Allowance, Governance, Human rights, Public Sector, Risk Management, Scottish Local Authorities, Social Care Regulation
Care home abuse, Care home neglect, Care Needs, Deflect, Gaslight, Governance, Maya Angelou, Risk Management, stonewall
Of misplaced trust. Of bureaucracy & cover-up. Of a social care system paying lip service to the needs of Scotland’s most vulnerable. Extract II: this great age! I was 96 years old and locked-up in a care home… Read More
Posted on June 18, 2022 by editor
abuse, Accountability, Adult Social Care in Scotland, Care Homes for Older People in Scotland, Care Inspectorate, Care Inspectorate Scotland, Care Needs, Disclosure, Governance, Human rights, Risk Management, Scottish Local Authorities
Care home abuse, Care home neglect, Care Needs, Governance, Maya Angelou, Risk Management
Of misplaced trust. Of bureaucracy & cover-up. Of a social care system paying lip service to the needs of Scotland’s most vulnerable. Extract I: being silenced “They would pull my nipples and laugh!” I was sitting at the… Read More
Posted on June 7, 2022 by editor
Adult Social Care in Scotland, Care Homes for Older People in Scotland, Care Inspectorate Scotland, cover-up, Disclosure, Governance, Human rights, Scottish councils, Social Care Regulation, Social Work
Care home abuse, Care home neglect, Diana Athill, Maya Angelou, Police Scotland, Sedation as a chemical cosh
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