Test of change on complaint, inspection activity (Older People's services)

The Care Inspectorate will be undertaking a new test of change, during September/ October 2015, to trial the feasibility of the organisation being able to handle complaint investigations and also follow-up inspection activity, and report on these as an inspection report.


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Combined Nurse Specialist training programme for care homes

Grampian and Aberdeen area - September - November 2015

These following sessions are open to care home and Care Inspectorate staffCare Inspectorate and care home staff.


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Report on Serious Incident Reviews

The Care Inspectorate has today published a report on Criminal Justice Social Work Serious Incident Reviews.

Serious Incident Reviews are carried out by local authority criminal justice social work services to make sure lessons are learned if things go wrong when an offender is on licence or some other form of supervision. The report has highlighted areas of successful good practice across Scotland, but also made recommendations where further improvements should be made. 


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Rota parents in daycare of children services

Historically playgroups in the East have been allowed by the regulator (Care Commission, SCSWIS, Care Inspectorate) to count rota parents as part of the ratios, while in the West this has not been the practice applied. For all playgroups, as with all other day care of children services, the regulator has ensured that there is a qualified manager in day to day charge.


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Joint inspection of services for older people in Glasgow

A joint inspection of services for older people in Glasgow has praised the quality of some services, but also made ten recommendations for improvement.

The joint inspection was carried out by a team of inspectors from the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland.


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