Cymru/Wales Region

National Care Service Bill – A brief guide

Date posted: 7 October 2022

thumbnail of UNISON Scotland NCS Bill guide The Scottish Parliament is currently considering the National Care Service (Scotland Bill).

UNISON Scotland has prepared a short guide to the Bill, its main provisions, and the implications of a measure that is an unequivocal attack on the idea of publicly delivered public services.

 

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