Scottish Women’s Budget Group ‘Voices of Carers’ project seeking participants
- Area of Work: Policy and Research
- Type: News Item
- Published: 18th September 2024
Do you work in the social care sector in Scotland, and want to help advocate for greater investment?
Scottish Women’s Budget Group (SWBG) are recruiting participants who work in the social care sector in Scotland to take part in online focus groups or interviews. This project seeks to understand how pay and conditions within the social care sector impact on carers and their families and what this means for the Scottish Government’s priorities.
SWBG are a charity that wants to make Scotland a more equal place by looking at how governments raise and spend money. If you decide to take part in the research, you can attend a focus group or a one to one interview. Focus Groups take place online and will last about 2 hours, interviews will last about 45 minutes to an hour.
After your focus group or interview they will give you a voucher of £25 to thank you for your contribution.
If you are interested in taking part please complete this registration and consent form https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/DOW5A6/
You can contact SWBG directly for more information by phone on 0141 648 7673, or via email on training@swbg.org.uk.
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