Independent Review of Adult Social Care

On 1 September 2020 the First Minister announced that there would be an Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland as part of the Programme for Government. The Review was chaired by Derek Feeley, a former Scottish Government Director General for Health and Social Care and Chief Executive of NHS Scotland. Mr Feeley was supported by an Advisory Panel of Scottish and international experts.

The principal aim of the review was to recommend improvements to adult social care in Scotland, primarily in terms of the outcomes achieved by and with people who use services, their carers and families, and the experience of people who work in adult social care. The review took a human-rights based approach.

The Independent Review concluded at the end of January 2021 and its report, together with an accompanying short film, was published on 3 February 2021.

 

 

Independent Review - Final Report

The Independent Review concluded at the end of January 2021 and its report, together with an accompanying short film, was published on 3 February 2021.

The Review recommends the establishment of a National Care Service, setting out how it could “drive consistent, high quality social care support in partnership with people who have a right to receive that support, unpaid carers and the workforce". It sets out 53 formal recommendations covering a range of issues including a human rights based approach, improving outcomes, models of care, commissioning, fair work and finance.