"Unless action is taken, the health and social care sector will be pushed over the edge of sustainability." Read @niallchristie1.bsky.social's article for @thirdforcenews.bsky.social ‪on the open letter sent to the First Minister from 200+ social care sector leaders. tfn.scot/news/social-...

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‼️ Today MPs will vote on amendments made to the NI Bill by @houseoflords.parliament.uk which would exempt most social care orgs from devastating increases. We urge MPs to share the evidence we & our members have provided & stand up for our sector. @r-cackett.bsky.social @key-lifestyles.bsky.social

Let's hope this signals the chance that the Bill will be amended to protect public services delivered by not-for-profit providers. Excellent work from the @ccpscotland.bsky.social team, and others, on briefing peers in advance of yesterday's debate 👏

The Keynotes, our Central based inclusive choir, were delighted to bring their infectious joy to the #scvogathering earlier this week. They loved every minute & hoped their audiences did too 🎙️🎶

Excellent piece from @lauraalderman.bsky.social @ccpscotland.bsky.social & Thistle Foundation colleagues for STV News. An essential 3 min watch ⬇️

CCPS CEO Rachel Cackett, speaking about the National Care Service Bill this morning: "What we've ended up with is a Bill that needed work, where the right people probably were not spoken to at the right moments." 👇

Our CEO @r-cackett.bsky.social was on BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland this morning, discussing the NCS Bill and the need for more investment in social care. The full episode can be found here, with Rachel’s interview starting around 2:07:40: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Read our statement in response to Scottish Government's announcement that Stage 1 of the National Care Service Bill will be dropped👇 bit.ly/3Wyl2J5 Our CEO @r-cackett.bsky.social will be on BBC Scotland's 7pm programme tonight. Tune in and listen to our response some more👂

It's a real privilege to be alongside people as they enjoy life's special moments. Moments like Fiona's 60th Birthday, & Lanark pals Archie and John's recent overnight in Glasgow where they had a brilliant time at the ABBAMANIA gig. #LivingOurBestLives #SocialCare #WhyIValueSocialCareFriday

So true and why investing in #SocialCare is in all our interests! #MemberVoices #TrueValue #WhyIValueSocialCare #WhyIValueSocialCareFridays

NfP social care providers in Scotland face an extra bill of around £30 million to cover the NI rate rise & the threshold reduction. Money they do not have, and have no means to raise. #ValueSocialcare #ProvidersUnite @r-cackett.bsky.social @providersunite.bsky.social @comintcare.bsky.social

Delighted to meet with Mr Neil Gray MSP this morning. Joining the Cabinet Secretary and Key's CEO, Andrea Wood, were people we support and staff from our North Lanarkshire service, some of whom live in Mr Gray's Airdrie and Shotts constituency.

"Things were already bad, but the tipping point came with the news of massive increases to eNICs, with no dispensation for social care organisations" @r-cackett.bsky.social in @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social on why social care is at real risk in 2025. 👇 www.scotsman.com/business/hid...

This week, staff at our main office have been coming together for some briefing sessions. These have been a great opportunity to talk about some of the issues affecting social care just now. As part of these we shared @ccpscotland.bsky.social #MoreThanWarmWords campaign.

Budget response (1/2), on pay for the social care workforce: 👇 More analysis from us tomorrow. And #MoreThanWarmWords from @scottishgovernment.bsky.social still needed. @cchangescotland.bsky.social @cornerstonescot.bsky.social @key-lifestyles.bsky.social @quarriers.bsky.social

Watch our CEO @r-cackett.bsky.social on BBC's The Sunday Show, discussing eNIC increases.👇 youtu.be/1fv840on3yY ...👂@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @scottishlabour.bsky.social @scottishgovernment.bsky.social @cornerstonescot.bsky.social @quarriers.bsky.social @key-lifestyles.bsky.social

We support @ccpscotland.bsky.social calls for our sector to be given exemption from the proposed NI policy changes. We've written to MSPs informing them of the impact these additional financial pressures will have on organisations like us & the essential public services we deliver.

📣Member Case Study: The Action Group’s ‘Real Jobs’ service The first of a new series demonstrating how our members’ services help people thrive in their communities – and what the impact of further investment would be❗ Read it here: bit.ly/4hSO9zY @mareetodd.bsky.social

On #InternationalMensDay2024, we are sending a huge shout out to all the men working across Key and Community Lifestyles: