Scottish Parliamentary Committee launches inquiry on care and support at home and issues brought to the fore by COVID-19 pandemic

Views sought by 7 September 2020 from people receiving care at home, unpaid carers, personal assistants providing care, and staff involved in home-care provision

The Health and Sport Committee in Scotland has launched a new inquiry on care and support at home and issues brought to the fore by the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Following its scrutiny of evidence received so far in its inquiry into the future of social care (launched in December 2019), the Committee has launched a further inquiry this week to examine the effects of the pandemic on the social care sector and wider issues impacting social care delivery that have come to light because of the outbreak.

Seeking views by 7 September 2020, the Committee particularly wants to hear from individuals receiving care at home; family members and unpaid carers; staff, managers or owners of care at home services; and personal assistants providing care.

The Committee says that it intends to use the findings from its inquiry to feed into the Scottish Government’s ongoing Adult Social Care Reform Programme.

For more information, see, How has Covid-19 impacted on care and support at home in Scotland? from parliament.scot