Publication - Research and analysis

Social Care Analytical Unit: Areas of Research Interest. 2026-2029

Published: 25 March 2026
From: Director-General Health and Social Care
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
ISBN: 9781807750435

This document sets out the current Areas of Research Interest (ARI) for the Scottish Government’s Social Care Analytical Unit.

Part of

Research: Scottish Government areas of interest

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 For example: Code of Practice for Statistics and Government Social Research Code

2 The client groups wording here is from the Social Care Insights Dashboard and Care Home Census

3 Respectful, responsive and relational: a mixed-methods qualitative study on how to define, evidence and improve social care in Scotland

Contact

Email: ariasc@gov.scot

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