Donald Macaskill
@drdmacaskill.bsky.social
CEO Scottish Care - homecare & care homes. Hon.Prof, University of the West of Scotland; Chair, National Bereavement Charter Group; Chair, NDTi; Director, Global Ageing Network; Board Member, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. #candleforcare.
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Loneliness: Scotland’s quiet Public Health crisis
scottishcare.org
This week‘s #blog explores why #loneliness should be considered as a #publichealth crisis in #Scotland, not least amongst #older people. #dignity, #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
Perhaps the data for the #lonely is the tip of the iceberg - there is shame in stating you are lonely. And now we're creating generations driven by 'likes'. We need people to see each other, to notice neighbours again, to witness the lone figure & offer something of ourselves.
This week‘s #blog explores why #loneliness should be considered as a #publichealth crisis in #Scotland, not least amongst #older people. #dignity, #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
Loneliness: Scotland’s quiet Public Health crisis
scottishcare.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:55 AM
Perhaps the data for the #lonely is the tip of the iceberg - there is shame in stating you are lonely. And now we're creating generations driven by 'likes'. We need people to see each other, to notice neighbours again, to witness the lone figure & offer something of ourselves.
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
This week‘s #blog explores why #loneliness should be considered as a #publichealth crisis in #Scotland, not least amongst #older people. #dignity, #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
Loneliness: Scotland’s quiet Public Health crisis
scottishcare.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 AM
This week‘s #blog explores why #loneliness should be considered as a #publichealth crisis in #Scotland, not least amongst #older people. #dignity, #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
In my #podcast this week I argue why we urgently need to consider #loneliness as a critical #publichealth issue for #Scotland, not least as it affects our #older population and their #health and wellbeing. #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
Loneliness: Scotland’s quiet Public Health crisis:
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:44 AM
In my #podcast this week I argue why we urgently need to consider #loneliness as a critical #publichealth issue for #Scotland, not least as it affects our #older population and their #health and wellbeing. #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
In my #podcast this week I argue why we urgently need to consider #loneliness as a critical #publichealth issue for #Scotland, not least as it affects our #older population and their #health and wellbeing. #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
Loneliness: Scotland’s quiet Public Health crisis:
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:44 AM
In my #podcast this week I argue why we urgently need to consider #loneliness as a critical #publichealth issue for #Scotland, not least as it affects our #older population and their #health and wellbeing. #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
open.spotify.com/episode/26DE...
This week‘s #blog explores why #loneliness should be considered as a #publichealth crisis in #Scotland, not least amongst #older people. #dignity, #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
Loneliness: Scotland’s quiet Public Health crisis
scottishcare.org
January 31, 2026 at 7:37 AM
This week‘s #blog explores why #loneliness should be considered as a #publichealth crisis in #Scotland, not least amongst #older people. #dignity, #socialcare, #isolation, #prevention.
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
scottishcare.org/loneliness-s...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
In this #podcast, I explore the theme of #legacy and later life and what it means for #palliativecare in #socialcare and other settings. #grief, #loss, #ageing, #olderage.
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
Planting what outlives us: on legacy and ageing.
open.spotify.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
In this #podcast, I explore the theme of #legacy and later life and what it means for #palliativecare in #socialcare and other settings. #grief, #loss, #ageing, #olderage.
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
Planting what outlives us: on #legacy and #ageing. #palliativecare #grief #loss, #socialcare
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
Planting what outlives us: on legacy and ageing.
There is a moment, often somewhere in our 50s or 60s when the future shifts its angle. The horizon draws closer, the noise recedes, and a quieter question makes itself heard: What do I want
scottishcare.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Planting what outlives us: on #legacy and #ageing. #palliativecare #grief #loss, #socialcare
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
I light this week’s #candleforcare just before #Parent #MentalHealth Day in recognition that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is often unrecognised. #PMHD26
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I light this week’s #candleforcare just before #Parent #MentalHealth Day in recognition that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is often unrecognised. #PMHD26
I light this week’s #candleforcare just before #Parent #MentalHealth Day in recognition that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is often unrecognised. #PMHD26
January 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM
I light this week’s #candleforcare just before #Parent #MentalHealth Day in recognition that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is often unrecognised. #PMHD26
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
Join me tonight at 7pm in lighting this week #candleforcare a few days out from #Parent #MentalHealth Day. We need to recognise that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is considerable. #PMHD26
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Join me tonight at 7pm in lighting this week #candleforcare a few days out from #Parent #MentalHealth Day. We need to recognise that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is considerable. #PMHD26
Join me tonight at 7pm in lighting this week #candleforcare a few days out from #Parent #MentalHealth Day. We need to recognise that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is considerable. #PMHD26
January 27, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Join me tonight at 7pm in lighting this week #candleforcare a few days out from #Parent #MentalHealth Day. We need to recognise that there are many #olderadults who are still carrying out the role of parents and their stress and fatigue is considerable. #PMHD26
In this #podcast, I explore the theme of #legacy and later life and what it means for #palliativecare in #socialcare and other settings. #grief, #loss, #ageing, #olderage.
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
Planting what outlives us: on legacy and ageing.
open.spotify.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 AM
In this #podcast, I explore the theme of #legacy and later life and what it means for #palliativecare in #socialcare and other settings. #grief, #loss, #ageing, #olderage.
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
open.spotify.com/episode/2cAz...
Planting what outlives us: on #legacy and #ageing. #palliativecare #grief #loss, #socialcare
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
Planting what outlives us: on legacy and ageing.
There is a moment, often somewhere in our 50s or 60s when the future shifts its angle. The horizon draws closer, the noise recedes, and a quieter question makes itself heard: What do I want
scottishcare.org
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Planting what outlives us: on #legacy and #ageing. #palliativecare #grief #loss, #socialcare
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
scottishcare.org/planting-wha...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
In this #podcast I explore why #socialcare needs to be seen as a central part of Scotland‘s #economic #wellbeing and consider what the recent #Budget’s failure to fund social care means for our nation and it’s people. #Carecreates.
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
open.spotify.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In this #podcast I explore why #socialcare needs to be seen as a central part of Scotland‘s #economic #wellbeing and consider what the recent #Budget’s failure to fund social care means for our nation and it’s people. #Carecreates.
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scottishgov.bsky.social to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation.
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
The third Saturday of January 2026 arrives not with celebration, but with a heavy sense of reckoning. The Scottish Government’s newly announced Budget, for all its rhetoric of renewal, has once again ...
scottishcare.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scottishgov.bsky.social to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation.
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scotgov to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation. A Call to Action. scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
The third Saturday of January 2026 arrives not with celebration, but with a heavy sense of reckoning. The Scottish Government’s newly announced Budget, for all its rhetoric of renewal, has once again ...
scottishcare.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scotgov to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation. A Call to Action. scottishcare.org/care-creates...
I light this week‘s #candleforcare in National Activity Providers and Professionals Week in recognition and thanks for the creative work of #activity staff in both #residential care and day services across Scotland. #NAPPW26 #careaboutcare
January 20, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I light this week‘s #candleforcare in National Activity Providers and Professionals Week in recognition and thanks for the creative work of #activity staff in both #residential care and day services across Scotland. #NAPPW26 #careaboutcare
Join me tonight at 7 pm in lighting this week‘s #candleforcare in National Activity Providers and Professionals Week in recognition and thanks for the creative work of #activity staff in both #residential care and day services across Scotland. #NAPPW26 #careaboutcare
January 20, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Join me tonight at 7 pm in lighting this week‘s #candleforcare in National Activity Providers and Professionals Week in recognition and thanks for the creative work of #activity staff in both #residential care and day services across Scotland. #NAPPW26 #careaboutcare
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
Shifting care from acute to community...it won't work without reliable, sustainable, fair & person centred provision of #socialcare. As an #unpaid carer, I already worry about what care mum might be able to access, who or what will need to break to get this support.
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scottishgov.bsky.social to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation.
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
The third Saturday of January 2026 arrives not with celebration, but with a heavy sense of reckoning. The Scottish Government’s newly announced Budget, for all its rhetoric of renewal, has once again ...
scottishcare.org
January 17, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Shifting care from acute to community...it won't work without reliable, sustainable, fair & person centred provision of #socialcare. As an #unpaid carer, I already worry about what care mum might be able to access, who or what will need to break to get this support.
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scottishgov.bsky.social to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation.
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
The third Saturday of January 2026 arrives not with celebration, but with a heavy sense of reckoning. The Scottish Government’s newly announced Budget, for all its rhetoric of renewal, has once again ...
scottishcare.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:21 AM
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scottishgov.bsky.social to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation.
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
scottishcare.org/care-creates...
In this #podcast I explore why #socialcare needs to be seen as a central part of Scotland‘s #economic #wellbeing and consider what the recent #Budget’s failure to fund social care means for our nation and it’s people. #Carecreates.
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
open.spotify.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
In this #podcast I explore why #socialcare needs to be seen as a central part of Scotland‘s #economic #wellbeing and consider what the recent #Budget’s failure to fund social care means for our nation and it’s people. #Carecreates.
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
open.spotify.com/episode/2eo4...
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scotgov to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation. A Call to Action. scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Care Creates: A Call to Action and a Vision for Scotland’s Future
The third Saturday of January 2026 arrives not with celebration, but with a heavy sense of reckoning. The Scottish Government’s newly announced Budget, for all its rhetoric of renewal, has once again ...
scottishcare.org
January 17, 2026 at 8:14 AM
In my blog this week I reflect on the total failure of @scotgov to prioritise and fund #socialcare in this week’s #Budget. We are failing to protect and advance the life and well-being of so many of our citizens. #Carecreates our nation. A Call to Action. scottishcare.org/care-creates...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
This week‘s #podcast shares the #manifesto on #bereavement for Scotland‘s upcoming #Parliamentary elections. It’s argues that #bereavement is a #publichealth issue and states what we need to do to respond. #grief #loss #economy #business #becausegriefmatters. open.spotify.com/episode/67mL...
Bereavement and belonging: a call for constructive compassion.
open.spotify.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 AM
This week‘s #podcast shares the #manifesto on #bereavement for Scotland‘s upcoming #Parliamentary elections. It’s argues that #bereavement is a #publichealth issue and states what we need to do to respond. #grief #loss #economy #business #becausegriefmatters. open.spotify.com/episode/67mL...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
#Bereavement and #belonging: a call for constructive compassion. #becausegriefmatters #grief #loss #society #business #economy #Scotland #election26
scottishcare.org/bereavement-...
scottishcare.org/bereavement-...
Bereavement and belonging: a call for constructive compassion.
The turning of the year always invites reflection and an opportunity to consider both personal and societal priorities and ambitions. It offers us an opportunity to reflect not only on what lies ahead...
scottishcare.org
January 10, 2026 at 8:23 AM
#Bereavement and #belonging: a call for constructive compassion. #becausegriefmatters #grief #loss #society #business #economy #Scotland #election26
scottishcare.org/bereavement-...
scottishcare.org/bereavement-...
Reposted by Donald Macaskill
Scotland’s social care support is essential infrastructure. When we invest, we create stability - enabling people to live well, supporting local jobs and relieving pressure on the NHS.
The Scottish Budget misses that opportunity.
Read our statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car...
The Scottish Budget misses that opportunity.
Read our statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car...
Scottish Care responds to Scottish Budget
Scottish Care: “This Budget Fails the People Who Rely on Social Care Support - and Those Who Deliver It”
scottishcare.org
January 14, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Scotland’s social care support is essential infrastructure. When we invest, we create stability - enabling people to live well, supporting local jobs and relieving pressure on the NHS.
The Scottish Budget misses that opportunity.
Read our statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car...
The Scottish Budget misses that opportunity.
Read our statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car...