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Managing Falls and Fractures
January 12, 2017
Preventing and managing falls: New guidance from the Care Inspectorate Falls and fractures are a major hazard for older people. Our ability to balance, to be agile and have good…
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Mental Health support service provision
January 5, 2017
When a health problem arises for any of us, it is important to have rapid and suitable support services easily acceptable to deal with the problem. If not available the…
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Integrating social and health care services
January 5, 2017
Shifting the balance of care to community resources is the ultimate aim of Health and Social Care integration. The Health and Sports Committee of the Scottish Government has discussed progress…
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Scottish Action on Disability
December 22, 2016
The Scottish Government has published a report on meeting the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disability (CRPD). It is termed a delivery plan, and pledges: Support services…
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Registration of supervisors in Care at Home or Housing support in Scotland
December 19, 2016
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has announced a deadline of 30 June 2017 for the registration of supervisors in Care at Home or Housing Support services. To meet this…
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How we care: new codes of practice in Scotland
December 15, 2016
All change in health and social services Care services in Scotland, and their regulation, are undergoing major changes in how they operate. I have written about new Health and Social…
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Getting the right people, with the right skills
December 6, 2016
Service providers can now access updated guidance on best practice in recruiting social care staff. It is available on the information hub of the Care Inspectorate website, and is an…
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Countdown to New National Care Standards
December 2, 2016
New combined health and social care standards are to be finalised in Scotland from April 2017, and introduced from April 2018. I have been writing about the introduction process in…
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