POLICY: Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland

RCN Scotland is proud to represent members working in social care settings. As a Royal College, we believe it is the right of everyone to receive high quality, safe care in all settings, and to be treated with dignity and respect.

RCN Scotland recognises the breadth of the social care sector and that nursing is just one important element of the workforce. We represent nursing staff, both registered and unregistered, working for private, public and voluntary providers. There is no clear evidence suggesting that one specific model of delivery and funding is inherently better than another; the ‘bottom line’ is that whichever model is used requires sufficient resourcing. We therefore do not take a view on the merits of creating a National Care Service. We do however strongly believe that the current way of operating is not fit for purpose and needs radical overhaul.