PROPOSALS for a National Care Service (NCS) in Scotland could be in jeopardy after a Holyrood committee recommended that the reform should not progress through parliament.
The Scottish Government is attempting to bring adult social care, and potentially other areas of the care system such as children’s and drug and alcohol services, under one national body similar to the NHS.
However, the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill has faced criticism from opposition parties and trade unions due to what they say is a lack of clarity concerning what the bill would deliver.
