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Senga Currie
Head of Care Development (Scotland)Senga has been a registered mental nurse and registered general nurse for 38 years, working in various areas within the NHS, community nursing, the field of addictions and the private sector. Since 1998 she has been working with care homes, starting as a nursing sister and moving into roles of home manager, regional manager, care services manager and regulation manager. Read more
Posts by Senga Currie:
The National Care Service consultation must meet the person-centred needs of service users
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)The pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the UK’s creaking health and care systems. In England, in an attempt to...
A Quick Guide to the Scottish Social Services Council (Last update: 05.02.21)
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)I continually receive many questions around the Scottish Social Services Council. Here I thought I would attempt to encapsulate the...
Welsh Care Inspectorate – Changes to how they enforce
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)The Care Inspectorate Wales policy for what they do if a provider does not provide a service within the law,...
Self- evaluation = Improvement
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)With the new framework for inspection (for care homes for older people) in use, we will soon be able to...
Care Inspectorate announces The Quality Framework
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)The draft framework was released earlier this year, after a consultation and further trials involving 50 care homes, the final...
The Scottish Mock Inspection Toolkits have been released!
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)QCS have released the Mock Inspection Toolkits and the corresponding policy for care homes for older people in Scotland. I...
Information to support you and your staff in meeting the Health and Social Care
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)Hello to all our Scottish clients, it was great meeting some of you at the recent Care Roadshow at Hampden...
Update on Scottish Changes
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)At QCS, we have been very busy developing new processes to enhance your Quality Assurance System and keep you abreast...
Duty of Candour is Coming to Scotland
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)I was discussing the onset of Duty of Candour in Scotland with a colleague who works in operations within health...
Introducing Senga Currie – Head of Care Development (Scotland)
Senga Currie Head of Care Development (Scotland)Hello to all Scottish clients, I have recently joined Quality Compliance Systems and I am excited about working with you all,...
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