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Confidence in the Organisation
October 12, 2017
I have confidence in the organisation providing my care and support I have been describing each week, one of the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the…
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Headline Outcome – Confidence in Staff who Provide Support and Care
October 9, 2017
The Chief Executive of the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, Karen Reid, has written to care providers, advocating that they become familiar with the layout and content of the new Health…
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New Knowledge and Practice Guidance for Support Workers
August 19, 2016
Social Service Knowledge Scotland has provided on its website a range of information about good practice, policy, publications, frameworks and leaflets. The site states that it was developed in partnership…
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Peer Support for Mental Health
June 30, 2016
The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS) has published a report on the role of peer support in Scottish mental health services. The report highlights that peer…
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Hot off the press –Nutrition and hydration in managing falls
June 30, 2016
The new edition of Managing Falls and Fractures in Care Homes for Older People – good practice resource published by the Care Inspectorate (Scotland) and NHS Scotland has recently been launched.…
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Health Literacy
June 17, 2016
I came across the term ‘health literacy’ recently when researching one of my blogs. I was puzzled: did it mean knowing where to get health guidance books? Or how to…
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Care Planning in Cancer Treatment
June 13, 2016
The Herald Newspaper reported on a recent research survey of cancer patients in Scotland. It has revealed major differences in the service received by some patients. In particular, it found…
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Winterbourne View: Families’ anger five years on
June 5, 2016
A BBC Panorama documentary in May 2011 focused on Winterbourne View, a private hospital for people with learning disabilities, run by the Castlebeck group. Viewers saw inpatients being abused and…
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