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Inspecting Integration of Health and Social Care Services in Scotland
September 16, 2016
In June of this year, the Care Inspectorate released a report of an inspection they carried out jointly with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The inspection was a planned initial investigation of…
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Boosting Involvement in Care
September 10, 2016
The National Involvement Network is a project in Scotland to boost the involvement of people who user services in the development of those services. Fittingly, the network is composed of…
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A New Approach to Domiciliary Care
August 26, 2016
A new system of delivering health and social care in the community has developed in several countries. It originated in Holland, and is called the Buurtzorg model, developed by Jos…
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New Inspection Methodology for Scotland
August 12, 2016
The Care Inspectorate systems are changing in several ways from this year. Inspecting care services in Scotland will have a new methodology, new and simpler reporting formats, and will be…
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Deprivation of Liberty Legislation in Scotland
August 7, 2016
The Scottish Government has released a report on consultation responses to proposed changes in Incapacity Legislation. The Scottish Law Commission is considering a Bill which would bring changes to the…
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Distress Brief Intervention – Mental Health ‘First Aid’
July 31, 2016
Distress can signal a danger point in our lives. This could be as a reaction to what we see as a danger or difficulty, or as itself leading to stress,…
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Countdown to New Care Standards in Scotland
July 25, 2016
The National Care Standards in Scotland are a set of indicators for the quality of regulated care services. They were devised and introduced in 2001 after extensive consultation with service…
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Appreciative Inquiry
July 14, 2016
Living up to the image A number of years ago a study was carried out on schoolchildren’s self-image and how this could be changed. In summary, it appeared that labelling…
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