Questions from the Scottish Government Social Care:
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
How are the boundaries and transitions between health and social care experienced by people accessing social care support, unpaid carers and health and social care services? What are the variations in outcomes and impacts?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
In what ways is the delivery of integrated health and social care helping to meet people’s health and care needs, and where is further improvement needed?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
• How can market shaping support the effectiveness and sustainability of social care? What is the evidence of where and how this has been used in practice?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
What impact do social care services have on interactions between individuals and health services, and how does this influence health and social care needs / trajectories?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
To what extent does the impact of social care support in enabling people to remain living independently at home vary across social, demographic and geographic factors?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
What can we learn from the research literature about sustainable social care services for example in remote rural locations, communities with population decline or areas with a rapidly ageing population?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
How do statutory adult social care support services combine with other statutory support (including but not limited to community health services), unpaid care, and self-funded care in meeting adults’ care needs?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
How does adult social care support complement other community health support and wider services (for example housing and housing support) in meeting needs?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
How does the social care market currently operate in Scotland in terms of the services which are commissioned and procured? What are the gaps and pressures in the social care market? What are examples of good practice models?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Access to care and understanding how social care is distributed across the population, and impact of access to care
What is the full range of adult social care support that people in Scotland currently receive, how does this vary for different groups (e.g. age, type of social care need) and how does this vary across Scotland?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026
Understanding need, unmet need, prevention, and early intervention in social care
What are the barriers and enablers to the successful implementation of preventative and early intervention approaches in adult social care? How do these barriers vary for workforce, commissioners, and individuals receiving care?
Scottish Government Social Care, 2026