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Tony Clarke
Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistTony began care work as a care assistant in care of the elderly here in Scotland in the 1970s. He very much enjoyed promoting activities, interests and good basic care. After a gap to gain a social work qualification, he worked in management of care services, latterly as a peripatetic manager which gave him experience of a wide range of services.
Posts by Tony Clarke:
Integrating Health and Social Care in Scotland – Monitoring Outcomes
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistThere is concern about a lack of identifiable progress on integrating health and social care services in Scotland. This was...
Pressures On The Care Home Sector
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistAt a recent conference of Scottish Care and care service providers, serious concerns were expressed about the future of care...
Medicines in Care – A Strategy for Excellence
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistThe NHS in Scotland has published a strategy document on how pharmaceutical services will be improved across the country in...
Medicine and Wellbeing
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistMedication is a valuable tool in social and health care. Used properly, it can solve or minimise acute or longer-term...
Active Ageing
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistWhen I worked in care homes for older people, an important goal we had was to encourage people to be...
New Scottish Health and Social Care Standards – Overview
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistI have been writing each week about the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the new Scottish...
A High Quality Environment
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistI have been describing each week, one of the five headline outcomes which form the main structure of the new...
Home Closures in Scotland Announcement Causes Widespread Concern
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistA major provider of social and housing care in Scotland, Bield Housing and Care, has decided to close 12 of...
Confidence in the Organisation
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistI have confidence in the organisation providing my care and support I have been describing each week, one of the five...
Headline Outcome – Confidence in Staff who Provide Support and Care
Tony Clarke Scottish Care Inspectorate SpecialistThe Chief Executive of the Care Inspectorate in Scotland, Karen Reid, has written to care providers, advocating that they become...
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