Iit is arguably one of the most basic requirements of a modern, civilised society that our most vulnerable citizens to be cared for properly and professionally.
So it is a matter of considerable concern that we report on our front page today about the crisis in care provision in the Oban area.
As Kieron Green, Argyll and Bute Council’s policy lead for health and social care admitted, vulnerable people have been ‘left in totally unsatisfactory conditions. I have heard of really quite horrendous examples of people where the appointments have been missed – you can’t allow that to happen. Home care is a vital service, where people have to trust that you will deliver and, at the moment, for some people, that does not seem to be the case.’