Lack of care? The Scottish Government's Consultation on A National Care Service for Scotland

Abstract

This is a personal account of being involved in the consultation both as a disabled person myself, and as a community worker supporting a group to take part. For many community workers, our own experiences relate to those of the people we work with. This brings knowledge and passion to our work and helps us connect to people, but sometimes the work can affect us more deeply than if we were working with people with whom we didn't share a background. This was my experience with the National Care Service (NCS)