Carers and Social Care

As an amendment to motion S5M-05312 in the name of Alison Johnstone (Carers and Social Care), leave out from “, available more widely” to end and insert “; calls on the Scottish Government to take action on Frank’s Law; believes that quality social care is essential to many people’s health, dignity and control; considers that better conditions and career opportunities are essential to recruiting and retaining experienced staff, and, following Audit Scotland’s 2016 report, Health and social care integration, which concluded that 'current approaches…will not be sustainable in the long term', commits to developing new models of care to ensure that Scotland’s social care system is fit for the future.”