A National Care Service Will Mean Big Changes And Challenges For Scottish Council Fun

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A National Care Service Will Mean Big Changes And Challenges For Scottish Council Funding

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The National Care Service Scotland Bill currently going through the Scottish Parliament will allow Scottish Ministers to transfer adult and children's social care services from councils to a new, national service. The aim of this is to provide more consistent (as well as higher-quality) social care services across Scotland - although, at a local level, the plan is for services to be delivered by new ‘Care Boards', rather than a single national agency. [Read Full Article]