Tag Archives: social care

What’s to be done about social care?

Pete Cannell reflects on the recent EIJB meeting which agreed cuts of close to £50 millions in the budget for health and social care.  We welcome other contributions on these issues, particularly personal experiences and ideas for campaigning. Use the contact form to get in touch. A cuts budget – again On Monday 18th March the EdinburghContinue reading “What’s to be done about social care?”

Protest at the EIJB 18/03/24

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 numbersContinue reading “Protest at the EIJB 18/03/24”

Stories from the front line of the social care crisis – Mary and John

In January we noted that:  Millions of pounds have been spent on hiring agency social workers to review care packages.  It’s about cutting packages not reviewing them – however, the new chief officer of the EIJB has emailed councillors essentially saying that there might be push back about this process.  We heard one story of how a packageContinue reading “Stories from the front line of the social care crisis – Mary and John”

Beyond caring

This letter from Nick Kempe was published in the Herald on 28th Feb 2024 – we reprint it here with Nick’s permission. A perfect illustration of how managers of Scotland’s “integrated” health and social care services ignore the impact of the cuts they are imposing (The collapse of social care Letters 27th February) comes from aContinue reading “Beyond caring”

Press Statement 8 February 2024

Press Statement – for immediate release Date: 8th February 2024 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  Why we are protesting The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) meets on 9th February.  It’s nearly a yearContinue reading “Press Statement 8 February 2024”

No clarity, no transparency and no action

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 areContinue reading “No clarity, no transparency and no action”

Notes from the ‘Another Edinburgh is Possible’ meeting held on 26th January 2024

There was a huge amount of useful information and ideas for action shared at the meeting.  These notes are an attempt to provide a concise useable summary for those who attended and all those who couldn’t make it along.  ACTION  If you weren’t at the meeting but have insights, stories or questions relating specifically to HealthContinue reading “Notes from the ‘Another Edinburgh is Possible’ meeting held on 26th January 2024”

Protest – Tuesday 13th June 9am

Social care in Edinburgh is in crisis. Now the Edinburgh Integrated Joint Board which runs the system wants to take £46 million out of the budget. They aren’t saying which services will be hit but the cuts will make a bad situation even worse. Those in need of care, their friends and families will faceContinue reading “Protest – Tuesday 13th June 9am”