Reshaping Services for Older People
Current service configurations for care for older people are simply not sustainable given the demographic and financial pressure we face over the next 20 years. The Scottish Government also needs to look carefully at how well current services help older people to optimise their independence and wellbeing - is the right kind of support being provided at the right time in the right way? The Scottish Government, NHS and COSLA are embarking on a major programme to engage all interests in reshaping care and support services so that they can meet policy objectives in ways that are sustainable. This programme is being taken forward through the Ministerial Strategic Group on Health and Community Care, which is chaired by the Minister for Public Health and Sport. The programme consists of 8 primary work streams, each championed by a member of the Ministerial Strategic Group.
The 8 workstreams are:
Vision and engagement
Future Funding of Long-Term Care: Demographic Pressures
Care at Home
Future Role of the Care Home Sector
Wider Planning for an Ageing Population - Housing and Communities
Healthy Life Expectancy - Healthy/Independent Ageing
Workforce
Care Pathways