A Freedom of Information request shows that 28 Scottish
councils commission such short visits.
UNISON wants the UK and Scottish governments to ban 15
minute care slots and is urging councils to sign up to the union’s
Ethical Home Care Charter.
Scottish Secretary Mike Kirby said: “Austerity cuts are
piling pressure onto an overstretched system but it is entirely wrong that in a
supposedly civilised society councils are commissioning 15 minute home care
appointments.
“Any member of the public can understand that 15 minutes is
not enough to provide even the most basic care, let alone to very frail
clients. People with dementia also find the rush of such short visits
particularly distressing.
