Adult Social Care

The Care Inspectorate registers and regulates care services in Scotland, as well as having a scrutiny function over the care and social service sector generally. It has recently published its…

Can you be a CQC Registered Manager with a spent conviction? I went to a party at Christmas time, and a couple walked in after my husband and I. ‘I…

There is a crisis in hospitals throughout which is recognised, but the knock-on effects of this are increasingly harmful to our health services. The NHS Scotland information services division publishes…

Health researchers have in recent years highlighted the fact that inactivity is a major threat to public health. Being inactive increases our risk of developing cardiovascular disease, mental health problems,…

Darlin’ When I gave birth to my first child, the midwife did not say my name. I was ‘darlin’, even when I was actually giving birth all I could hear…

The Government last year announced a program to reduce the problem of homelessness, recognising this as a major issue for families and individuals caught up in the problem. It was…

My daughter comes to me often. A pain in her side, around her knees. Every bone imaginable has some kind of pain at some point! I have a standard answer…

  You will have no doubt all seen the fantastic news in yesterday’s budget. I could not have imagined that the huge injection of money into our sector would be…