Retrospective Checks Project update

Now that Disclosure Scotland has capacity to carry out Protection Vulnerable Groups (PVG) checks on existing staff, the Retrospective Checks Project is making sure that care service providers gain PVG membership and hold a current PVG Scheme Record. 


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MHRA Alert - range of ventilator serial numbers affected

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have issued the following medical device alert.


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Good Egg Car Safety

The Scottish In-Car Child Safety Initiative explains the vital importance of a correctly-fitted child restraint and shows you how to find the best seat for your child's weight, height and age.


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Watchdog welcomes new guidance on dispensing medicines to care services

The Care Inspectorate welcomed new guidance from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society about the way community pharmacists dispense medicines to care services. 


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Care of the Older Persons Skin Best Practice Statement - Second Edition

The second edition of this best practice statement has been published by Wounds UK 


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