These resources have been selected to provide information on the Human Health & Social Work industry in Scotland. Your local Business Gateway office can help you connect with other organisations and support networks to help you further your idea or business.
The Care Inspectorate is a scrutiny body which supports improvement. That means we look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. Where we find that improvement is needed, we support services to make positive changes.
Scottish Care is a membership organisation and the representative body for independent social care services in Scotland.
We are the regulator for the social service workforce in Scotland.
The Care Inspectorate is a scrutiny body which supports improvement. That means we look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards.
Care Information Scotland (CIS) is a phone, webchat and website service providing information about care services for people living in Scotland.
Our purpose is to protect the public by promoting and enforcing high standards of education, performance and conduct amongst practitioners of Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
We were set up by the government to protect the public. We do this by providing an independent UK register of complementary healthcare practitioners. Protection of the public is our sole purpose.
The British Homeopathic Association is a registered charity founded in 1902. The principal objects of the charity are to promote and develop the study and practice of homeopathy.
COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland) seeks to advance and support all forms of counselling, psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills; and to promote high quality counselling supervision and continuing professional development for all individuals and agencies delivering counselling services and education in Scotland.
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy is the professional association for members of the counselling professions in the UK.
The British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) is an organisation of psychotherapists who are working to ensure that the benefits of psychotherapy are available to as many people who need it as possible.
The National Counselling Society (NCS) was first set up in 1999 by a group of counsellors, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists and psychologists.
IBVTA is the professional voice of the independent vape industry, and the only trade association dedicated to representing the UK’s independent vape industry.
The UK Vaping Industry Association (UKVIA) is the country’s leading forum for supporting, developing and promoting the £1bn vaping industry, the UK’s largest growing consumer goods sector.
Helping businesses across Scotland with free advice, workshops, 1:1 expert support, online tools, guides and a quick healthcheck to assess your digital strengths and weaknesses.
Guidance on the policies and interventions in place to support Scottish SMEs.
Healthy Working Lives is the place to come to if you are an employer in Scotland looking for workplace health, safety and wellbeing information.
Support agency for the Northern regions of Scotland which focusses on Innovation, trading internationally, funding/investment, skills development and more.
Focussed on assisting businesses who are looking to accelerate and grow through exporting, developing products and services, funding and business development.
From innovative technology start-ups and global online service businesses that are transforming our lives to the universities that train our skilled people, ScotlandIS has developed a thriving membership and community for the economic benefit of everyone.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS) is Scotland’s national skills body. They contribute to Scotland’s sustainable economic growth by supporting people and businesses to develop and apply their skills.
Loans from 25K to 100K for new and growing Scottish SMEs.
Grants to nurture creative talent in young people aged between 14 and 20 years old.
Support, funding, campaigns and other interventions to help people and businesses reduce waste and be more efficient with resources.
Funding projects that connect people and communities to the national, regional and local heritage of the UK.
Just Enterprise is a consortium formed from Scotland's key social enterprise support agencies. Collectively, they are able to provide expert Start Up, Business Support, Business Recovery, Procurement, Leadership and Learning Services, to third sector organisations across the length and breadth of the country.
Every young person should have the chance to succeed. PTS help young people in Scotland get into education, jobs and start businesses.
Search this website to find out about what other business support may be available to you.
Led by Women’s Enterprise Scotland this centre is to help women achieve their business aspirations, make connections, up-skill and get support.