New guidance has been published on the management of medication in daycare and childminding services. The document is designed to help service providers and Care Inspectorate staff ensure

Encouraging children to develop language skills, read, and enjoy books at an early age is vital – and the earlier the better.

That’s the message from Scotland’s

Health Protection Scotland has produced a poster to provide guidance to care homes on influenza outbreaks

Hand dermatitis (also known as hand eczema) is a common condition affecting up to 10% of the population and some occupations including working in health care make us more vulnerable to

"Setting the Table: Nutritional guidance and food standards for early years childcare providers in Scotland (Health Scotland

The Scottish Government issued CEL 17 (2014) on 14 August 2014 about the Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations

This guidance introduces the new Scottish Manual Handling Passport Scheme, for use by NHS Boards and local authorities.

It is issued

There was a page missing from the referenced guidance which was posted on our site on 29 August 2012. This has now been corrected and there is a new version available with page 14 headed