Expert Insights
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Scottish Care
The National Care Service consultation must meet the person-centred needs of service users
The pandemic has exposed deep cracks in the UK’s creaking health and care systems. In England, in an attempt to...
QCS is awarded Gold Tier Preferred Supplier status by Scottish Care
QCS is awarded Gold Tier Preferred Supplier status by Scottish Care Scottish Care, which represents over 400 private, not for profit...
A Quick Guide to the Scottish Social Services Council (Last update: 05.02.21)
I continually receive many questions around the Scottish Social Services Council. Here I thought I would attempt to encapsulate the...
Self- evaluation = Improvement
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
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!
QCS have released the Mock Inspection Toolkits and the corresponding policy for care homes for older people in Scotland. I...
Update on Scottish Changes
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
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)
Hello to all Scottish clients, I have recently joined Quality Compliance Systems and I am excited about working with you all,...
Integrating Health and Social Care in Scotland – Monitoring Outcomes
There is concern about a lack of identifiable progress on integrating health and social care services in Scotland. This was...