Statement on St Andrew's Care Home, Hawick
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: “An inspection has identified serious and significant concerns about the quality of care experienced by residents at St Andrew’s Care Home in Hawick.
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Complaints about care services in Scotland, 2019/20 to 2024/25
The Care Inspectorate has today published a statistical bulletin on complaints about care services in Scotland.
The report covers complaints received and investigated between April 2019 and March 2025. The report focusses on the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
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Joint inspection of adult services in Highland
A joint inspection of Highland health and social care partnership has found clear strengths in services for adults living with mental illness. Some areas for improvement were also identified.
Inspectors found that the partnership delivered positive outcomes for most people living with mental illness.
Most people living with mental illness had a positive experience of the support they received to maintain and improve their health and wellbeing through a range of available effective early intervention and prevention initiatives.
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Magnesium glycinate gummies
The MHRA have issued an alert for parents and caregivers to stop all use of Nutrition Ignition Kids Magnesium Glycinate Gummies due to the presence of undeclared melatonin.
For more information see gov.uk.
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New podcast series on the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019
The safe staffing programme team has been working hard behind the scenes to produce a series of podcasts on the implementation of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 (HSCA). The Act commenced on 1 April 2024, setting out requirements for safe staffing across all health and care services in Scotland.
In this series of podcasts, we find out how the Care Inspectorate, registered services, professional bodies, integrated and local authorities prepared for the Act. We also explore what it means for people, young adults and children experiencing care, and staff working on the ground.
The podcasts were co-produced with HCSA stakeholders and partners. We hope you enjoy them.
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