National Care Service - adult social care workforce: evidence

Footnotes

1 In the SSSC report, the term ‘social care services’ is used instead of ‘social care workforce’.

2 Scottish Social Services Council (2021) Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2020 Workforce Data

3 Some of the percentages do not add to 100. This is because of rounding.

4 Scottish Social Service Sector: Report on 2020 Workforce Data | Scottish Social Services Workforce Data (sssc.uk.com)

5 In the SSSC report auxiliary roles consists of administrative/support staff and ancillary staff.

6 Scottish Government (2021) Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland

7 The Scottish Parliament (2020) How has Covid-19 impacted on care and support at home in Scotland?

8 Hanna, K., Giebel, C., Cannon, J. et al. (2022) Working in a care home during the COVID-19 pandemic: How has the pandemic changed working practices? A qualitative study. BMC Geriatr 22, 129

9 Scottish Government (2018) EU workers in Scotland's social care workforce: contribution assessment

10 Vacancy rate is the proportion of services which report having a vacancy

11 Scottish Social Services Council (2021) Staff Vacancies in Care Services 2020

12 Scottish Government (2021) Scottish Employer Skills Survey 2020

13 ONS (2022) LFS: ILO unemployment rate: Scotland

14 Staff in some social care positions need to complete mandatory training and earn specific qualifications within a specific period of time.

15 Workforce Skills Report 2021 | Scottish Social Services Workforce Data (sssc.uk.com)

16 Scottish Government (2021) Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland

17 Fair Work Convention (2019) Fair Work in Scotland’s Social Care Sector

18 National Records of Scotland (2022) Population projections of Scotland - National Records of Scotland (shinyapps.io)