Scottish Social Care Archives | Page 12 of 15 | QCS

Scottish Social Care

Dementia Care

Filter Posts:

The Medway Secure Centre

January 22, 2016
On Monday 11 January 2016 the BBC broadcast a Panorama program concerning the Medway secure centre for young people in South East England. An undercover reporter who had been employed…
Read more

When medication can harm

January 15, 2016
The Herald newspaper recently posted an article about a person who had long term problems with prescribed medication. The lady has launched a video and a petition to the Scottish…
Read more

Progress on Integration of Health & Social Care in Scotland

January 5, 2016
Scottish care services, independent and Council-run, together with the local area Health boards services across the country, are working through an exciting and challenging time of change. The integration of…
Read more

The Duty of Candour

December 30, 2015
‘Candour’ is defined as openness and truthfulness. In the context of care services, it has been put forward as a duty for health and care services to be open and…
Read more

Intermediate Care and Hospital Waiting Times

December 23, 2015
It’s that time of year again – low temperatures and poor weather increases the demand on hospital A&E admissions. And government targets for treatment and discharge are missed. The BBC…
Read more

New Models of Care

December 17, 2015
New models of care are being implemented in the care of the elderly in Scotland. The focus is changing to providing care in the community through combined health and social…
Read more

Dementia and Healthy Eating

December 14, 2015
Although the causes of all forms of dementia are not fully understood, experts are now homing in on obesity, diabetes, and sugar in our diets, as significant factors. Professor Craig…
Read more

Bringing Services to The Person – Care Village

December 7, 2015
Traditional care homes for older people have largely operated in the same way for many years. Some could be criticised for being away from the local community and simply providing…
Read more