Scottish Care

Hello to all Scottish clients, I have recently joined Quality Compliance Systems and I am excited about working with you all, expanding the tools available, and ensuring they are reflective…

  There is concern about a lack of identifiable progress on integrating health and social care services in Scotland. This was discussed in the Scottish Parliament Committee of Health and…

  At a recent conference of Scottish Care and care service providers, serious concerns were expressed about the future of care home services. Providers expressed concerns about the workforce, and…

  The NHS in Scotland has published a strategy document on how pharmaceutical services will be improved across the country in coming years. The strategy covers nine main areas for…

    Medication is a valuable tool in social and health care. Used properly, it can solve or minimise acute or longer-term health problems. However, if it is wrongly prescribed,…

I have been writing each week about the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the new Scottish National Health and Social care standards. These will be fully…

  I have been describing each week, one of the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the new Scottish National Health and Social care standards. These will…

  A major provider of social and housing care in Scotland, Bield Housing and Care, has decided to close 12 of its care homes by April 2018. The closures affect…