Funding to Scottish Care: FOI release

Information requested

The total amount that the Scottish Government provided in funding to Scottish Care https://scottishcare.org/ in the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 and a breakdown of what this money was for.

Response

As at 30 May 2022:
Please find attached a table of the amount of that the Scottish Government has provided to Scottish Care in the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22, as well as a description of what each spend was for.

Cost Centre/Area	Financial Year	Financial Year
	2020/21	2021/22	Grand Total	Description of spend
172905 - Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser	23,544	80,000	103,544	This funding covers £23,544 for the Transforming Nurses Grant and £80,000 for the Workforce Development Grant. Descriptions of each grant are as below.Transforming Nurses: The grant raises awareness of the role of nursing in the private sector, promotes nursing as a career choice and influences policy development in relation to recruitment and retention. Nurses: The grant raises awareness of the role of nursing in the private sector, promotes nursing as a career choice and influences policy development in relation to recruitment and retention. Workforce Development: summary of aims and outcomes: • The Workforce Development Grant has allowed Scottish Care (SC) to work closely with other key social care stakeholders including SSSC, Care Inspectorate and CCPS to develop and implement measures to help mitigate against loss of staff. SC has carried out crucial work in support the Scottish Government’ priorities concerning the development of the workforce in the sector, such as: o Promoting and supporting regulation, registration, qualifications and representation o Supporting workforce recruitment and retention in the independent sector o Workforce planning, development, innovation and reform o Front line workforce engagement and development • Scottish Care has played a key role in the work of the National Induction Framework taken forward by Scottish Government, and the Adult Social Care Recruitment Campaign, which have jointly helped reduce some of the recruitment challenges experienced by the sector. • The effective and timely dissemination of guidance and other vital information has been another key outcome of the Grant, which has allowed SC to use a variety of communication channels, such as the Workforce Matters ebulletin, and the regular meetings of the Joint SSSC and Scottish Care Regulatory Forum, ensuring key messages from Scottish Government reach intended audience.
241105 - eHealth		308,575	308,575	To support various work streams including, the introduction of digital care planning in care homes across Dumfries and Galloway; exploration of the expansion of the social care workforce; to fund a Technology and Digital Innovation Lead and capturing and communicating the impact of technology and digital in Social Care.
241140 - Test and Protect	1,000		1,000	Test & Protect - public communications and awareness.
242150 - Social Care Support	244,550	19,305	263,855	1. Partners for integration project 2020/21 £244,550. Objectives: Engaging with, and building the capacity of, the independent sector to contribute to the integration of H≻ Work with the independent care sector to improve their contribution to the development of the integrated Health and Social Care Partnership. Independent Sector Leads to provide a clear point of contact for the sector facilitate communication and engagement, sharing and implementation of good practice. 2. Salary costs for Strategic Advisor - providing advice on PPE for adult social care sector.
243306 - Improving Standards and Quality	71,140	31,250	102,390	1. Partners for Integration project 2020-21 £71,140 This is a national network of development staff who engage with, and build the capacity of, the independent sector to contribute to the integration of health and social care and the delivery of agreed outcomes for integration and service improvement. The role of the Partners for Integration Team links in well to most of the IRASC recommendations. 2. Transforming Nursing 2021-22 £31,250 - The grant raises awareness of the role of nursing in the private sector, promotes nursing as a career choice and influences policy development in relation to recruitment and retention.
243308 - Remobilisation, Recovery and Reform		71,140	71,140	Partners for Integration project 2021-22 £71,140 - This is a national network of development staff who engage with, and build the capacity of, the independent sector to contribute to the integration of health and social care and the delivery of agreed outcomes for integration and service improvement. The role of the Partners for Integration Team links in well to most of the IRASC recommendations.
Grand Total	340,234	510,270	850,504

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