IT is absolutely outrageous that the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill, a hugely important piece of legislation, has been shelved purely for political gain (“SNP mothballs flagship National Care Service”, Herald online, November 14). The disaster of the current care system run by councils is worse than awful yet councils wish to keep control. If they think they could do better then why are council care services so awful? Unless you have experienced their care you will not understand how bad it actually is.
Allowing them to keep control of the service is like placing the fox in the hen-house. Councils can talk a good game about keeping care local but as users can attest they have done a worse than awful job managing the control of the care service with little or no accountability. Read more: SNP mothballs flagship National Care Service More than £28 million spent on National Care Service work Council leaders withdraw support for National Care Service Bill What we need is a more professional organisation with overall oversight and control.
The reality of current care amounts to abuse of the elderly and vulnerable; it is imperative that there is a body that sets, controls and oversees the standards similar to the NHS. A more professional organisation can set the standards which will improve working condition, training and pay for staff. Currently, council carers are more professional but because of shortages, casual private carers are often used who offer a very differe.
