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The National Care Service consultation must meet the person-centred needs of service users
October 6, 2021
The pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the UK’s creaking health and care systems. In England, in an attempt to fix the system, Prime Minister Boris Johnson took the unprecedented…
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QCS is awarded Gold Tier Preferred Supplier status by Scottish Care
May 27, 2021
QCS is awarded Gold Tier Preferred Supplier status by Scottish Care Scottish Care, which represents over 400 private, not for profit and charitable social care providers in Scotland, has awarded…
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A Quick Guide to the Scottish Social Services Council (Last update: 05.02.21)
February 5, 2021
I continually receive many questions around the Scottish Social Services Council. Here I thought I would attempt to encapsulate the aims of the SSSC. Regulatory It was set up to…
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Self- evaluation = Improvement
August 30, 2018
With the new framework for inspection (for care homes for older people) in use, we will soon be able to view the inspection reports and assess how to fully embrace…
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Care Inspectorate announces The Quality Framework
July 16, 2018
The draft framework was released earlier this year, after a consultation and further trials involving 50 care homes, the final framework has been released. The new framework will be…
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The Scottish Mock Inspection Toolkits have been released!
May 14, 2018
QCS have released the Mock Inspection Toolkits and the corresponding policy for care homes for older people in Scotland. I hope you have had a chance to review the policy…
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Update on Scottish Changes
April 6, 2018
At QCS, we have been very busy developing new processes to enhance your Quality Assurance System and keep you abreast of the changes coming into Scotland. As you will know,…
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Duty of Candour is Coming to Scotland
March 13, 2018
I was discussing the onset of Duty of Candour in Scotland with a colleague who works in operations within health and social care, and we both agreed that care…
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