Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people in Midlothian Council area
We have published our joint inspection report on the protection of children and young people in the Midlothian area.
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Is your early year's practitioner registered?
It is estimated that around 2,150 practitioners still need to register before compulsory registration comes into force on 30 September 2011 at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
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Nursing & Midwifery Council Edinburgh Office
The NMC have opened a new office on the ground floor of 114-116 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4LH. The Edinburgh office is the base for Cathy Cairns (Assistant Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland affairs). This office will provide a state of the art fitness to practise hearing space and offers a fit for purpose hearings facility which will provide separate facilities for witnesses, registrants and their representatives.
For more information please refer to the following document:
pdf NMC Edinburgh Office
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MHRA Alert
A new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency alert has been highlighted for awareness. This is:
Smiths Medical International
Infusion Systems: syringe pump/driver. Omnifuse and Omnifuse PCA Syringe Pumps.
You can view the document here:
http://www.mhra.gov.uk/Safetyinformation/Safetywarningsalertsandrecalls/fieldsafetynotices/CON123338
If you have any enquiries please contact Elaine MacLean, Professional Adviser – Palliative Care on 0141 843 4256.
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Health guidance note on the new Infection Prevention and Control in Childcare Settings
This health guidance note is applicable to day care of children's settings (excluding schools and some elements are not applicable to outdoor nurseries), to the public and Social Care & Social Work Improvement staff involved in RICE activities.
It explains how the new national guidance document should be used, how it maps to the regulations and national care standards and includes lessons from regulatory activities, useful references and websites.
Click here to view/download the document.
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