9am Monday 18th March – at Edinburgh City Chambers
The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board which runs the social care system in the city meets at 10am at the City Chambers. The agenda for the meeting is not yet available. But as has been widely documented – see for example https://anotheredinburghispossible.org/blog/ social care is in chaos, large numbers of people are suffering as a result and there is a £67 million whole in the 2024/5 budget. Join us outside the City Chambers to make it clear that this is not acceptable, that social care should be in the public sector, not for profit, and that urgent action needs to be taken at City and Scottish Government level to resolve the crisis so that people’s needs are properly met. Bring banners and placards, mobilise your community group and union branch.
UPDATE
Details of proposed cuts are now up on the Edinburgh City Council Website and you can also view or download directly from here
Plans include closure of the Clovenstone and Ford’s Road care homes.
Another Edinburgh is Possible 