Elected councillors support publicly owned and managed care homes At the May meeting of the Edinburgh City Council Policy and Sustainability Committee councillors responded to the news that the long promised EIJB consultation on the future of Health and Social Care in Edinburgh was now being trailed as a consultation on the closure of theContinue reading “Update on the care crisis”
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Deputations to the December EIJB
The Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board met on Tuesday 13th December. There were deputations from Edinburgh TUC and City of Edinburgh Unison. We’re pleased to post the contributions from Des Loughney and Carmen Simon from Edinburgh TUC. You can find the board papers that are referred to on the council website and watch a video ofContinue reading “Deputations to the December EIJB”
Meeting: The Social Care Crisis in Edinburgh
An important and timely meeting organised by Edinburgh TUC – there will be a speaker from Another Edinburgh is Possible.
Deputations to the August EIJB
The Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board met on Tuesday 8th August. It seems that the proposed public consultation on closure of publicly run care homes will not begin until December 2022. Members of Edinburgh Trades Union Council (ETUC) submitted deputations on care and we reproduce them here. ETUC would welcome comments from social care workers, carersContinue reading “Deputations to the August EIJB”
Edinburgh TUC meeting
Edinburgh TUC is convening a Zoom meeting which will be attended by Councillor Ricky Henderson who is chair of the Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB). The EIJB is responsible for the provision of Social Care in Edinburgh. In 2022 it is going to consult with the public on the future of the four Care HomesContinue reading “Edinburgh TUC meeting”
Outside all four threatened care homes today
Another Edinburgh is Possible Press release – for immediate distribution 16th December 2021 SAVE OUR CARE HOMES Earlier this month campaigners rallied outside Ferrylee, one of the four publicly run care homes that remains under the threat of closure. Today the campaign raised a banner outside all four homes, Ferrylee, Fords Road, Clovenstone House and Jewel House to sendContinue reading “Outside all four threatened care homes today”
Keeping up the pressure on the EIJB
Drumbrae has been closed. The decision about closure of the other four publicly run residential care homes has been postponed until after the local authority elections in 2022. Had there been no campaign the homes could be already gone. At the last ‘Another Edinburgh is Possible Meeting’ we agreed to keep up the pressure onContinue reading “Keeping up the pressure on the EIJB”
Outcomes of the EIJB meeting
The Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board, which organises integrated health and social care in the city, met on Tuesday 28th September. The meeting time and date had been changed twice at short notice. You might think that the board was trying to evade protest. In the event there were rallies outside the City Chambers, both inContinue reading “Outcomes of the EIJB meeting”
Edinburgh TUC’s deputations to the EIJB
The Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board met to discuss proposals for care home closures today (28th September). Campaigners made online deputations (statements) to the meeting. There were two statements from the Edinburgh Trade Union Council. The first from Des Loughney: My name is Des Loughney, Secretary of Edinburgh Trade Union Council. My colleague is Kathy JenkinsContinue reading “Edinburgh TUC’s deputations to the EIJB”
Care Provision in Edinburgh
We asked Edinburgh City Council eight questions about how care provision in Edinburgh is distributed between the public and private sectors. They answered six of our questions. We will be getting back to them about the two they didn’t answer. We wanted to know about the number of private organisations contracted by CEC to provideContinue reading “Care Provision in Edinburgh”
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