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Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 18 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
James Mahon said that there are some good examples but that the paucity of data means that we do not know what is going on across the piece. Has any work on making improvements been undertaken with HSCPs or anyone else as a direct result of the projects that we are doing and the data that we have gathered? If great work is being done in one area, why are we not transferring across the country the lessons that have been learned?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Thank you, everyone. David Williams spoke at length about budgets being tight. Have you ceased to fund care requirements for people other than those who are in the “critical” or “severe” categories?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
David Williams said that, if he had an unlimited budget and unlimited resources, he would certainly want more social workers. In our previous committee meeting, we established that the average life expectancy of a social worker is around six to seven years—
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Thank you. David Aitken?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Has anyone on the panel ceased funding for people who do not meet those two criteria?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Okay. I assume that the answers from the witnesses online are also no.
Have a significant number of cases been downgraded—that is, they have been changed from more need down to a lower need—in the past year?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Okay. Stephen?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Thank you. Diane?
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
Of course. Having such a turnover is challenging, in terms of the workforce.
A lot of bills that are coming up will require social workers; for example, implementation of the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill requires 500 social workers. How are you going to meet that need?
11:00Health, Social Care and Sport Committee
Meeting date: 11 June 2024
Dr. Sandesh Gulhane
I can see that time is short, so I will end my questions there.