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The Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) has been planning for the introduction of ratings for care homes and domiciliary support services. It expects the whole process to ‘go live’ in April…

The health and social care sector is currently experiencing rapid transformation as providers and regulators alike embrace digital care records and management systems to evidence good governance, compliance, and best…

What is continuous improvement planning? Continuous improvement is the idea that even if things are going really well, there are always things that could be improved to benefit performance. Where…

Photos are powerful expressions that can convey emotions and moments beyond words. In social care, a single photograph can capture the essence of joy, sadness, achievement or determination, offering reassurance…

Winter planning – Flu Vaccination  The start of winter vaccination season is slowly creeping up on us and closer than you think, although the winter programme does not begin until…

We are incredibly sad to hear of the death of Sheila Scott OBE. Sheila was instrumental in the early days of QCS and impacted lots of us in so many…

The recent heatwave may have gone for now, but chances are the hot weather will return again over the rest of the summer. So, whilst we are in this cooler…

According to the NICE Quality standard [QS50], meaningful activity includes physical, social and leisure activities that are tailored to a person’s needs and preferences. It can range from activities of…