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If we do not have experienced social workers who can provide support and learning opportunities for new ones, we burn through the new ones and they leave within a few years, as our research has shown.
New inspections will include the commissioning processes by councils that determine the volume and length of visits that are needed to deliver safe, compassionate care services for Scotland’s older people.
I realise that we have some new members, and it is great to hear some of those new MSPs discussing the issue, but it was acknowledged to be a serious issue before, when it was brought to the chamber by Emma Roddick.
Presiding Officer, members of the Scottish Parliament, ladies and gentlemen: good afternoon.Four years ago, I was invited to visit Murrayfield churches together in Scotland.
There are opportunities for them to be located in the north, and I know that Mr Thompson has campaigned for that. Equally, following my visit to speak to the chief constable of Dumfries and Galloway Constabulary and many of his officers, I know that requests will be made from that area.
We have been considering a variety of models. I visited Northern Ireland recently and we have had input from the Garda Síochána in the Republic of Ireland.