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Fiona Duncan: One question and one question only series: What are the opportunities offered by a National Care Service?
Friday, 03 September 2021

A consideration of some of the opportunities for positive change that a National Care Service could offer.

Fiona Duncan: One Question and One Question Only - will it #KeepThePromise?
Monday, 09 August 2021

As the Scottish Government launches a 12-week consultation on the creation of the National Care Service (NCS), Fiona Duncan vows to scrutinise whether it would help #KeepThePromise.

The Christie Commission - Ten years old and still pointing the way
Tuesday, 29 June 2021

Fraser McKinlay writes on the tenth anniversary of the Christie Commission report, which provided a clear and challenging vision for the future of public services in Scotland.

The Promise Scotland publishes Change Programme ONE
Friday, 25 June 2021

Today The Promise Scotland publishes Change Programme ONE, a plan of action for the coming year.

Fiona Duncan: Plan 21-24 - Building a country that cares, made up of services that work
Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Today sees the launch of Plan 21-24, the first of three plans that will together set out how Scotland will, by 2030, #KeepThePromise made by the Independent Care Review.

Fiona Duncan: The Promise was made. The Promise must be kept.
Friday, 05 February 2021

On the 5th February 2020, the Independent Care Review published its conclusions. Its seven reports presented a vision for the Scotland that together we could have.