The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) meets on 9th February. It’s nearly a year now since the Care Inspectorate published a devastating report on the existing state of the health and social care that is administered by board, and in that time it’s not clear that any of the problems identified by the report have been addressed. Care packages are being slashed, posts are being left unfilled and the workforce is being put under unbearable pressure.
Protest outside the EIJB meeting: 9am – 10.30am Friday 9th February – No Place for Profit in Care – assemble outside the City Chambers 253 High St, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ [There will be a deputation to the meeting from Edinburgh TUC]
In 2023 trade unions and the public were promised a public consultation on the “Future of Social Care in Edinburgh”. This consultation was regarded as essential so that informed decisions that the public would understand can be made. The consultation has been dropped.
The budget deficit continues to grow but it’s very hard to work out either the size of the shortfall or the consequences of the deficit from the documentation provided for the board meeting. Our best estimate, however, is that the draft Edinburgh City Council budget assumes that an additional £20 million will be cut from social care.
Another Edinburgh is Possible 