Death certification in Scotland

The arrangements for death certification and registration have been extensively reviewed and in 2011 new laws were passed by the Scottish Parliament to:


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Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2015

Scottish Care have announced their full programme for the Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2015, to be held on Friday, 5 June at the Marriott Hotel in Glasgow.


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MHRA Alerts

The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published the following alerts.


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Advancing Equality in the Care Inspectorate – New reports published

We have published two new reports in relation to our approach to equality which will help demonstrate how we meet our obligations under the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.


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Global Hand Hygiene day

The WHO SAVE LIVES: Clean your hands global hand hygiene day is on 5 May 2015 which aims to sustain hand hygiene improvement worldwide to reduce transmission of healthcare associated infections (HAIs).


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