Safe Staffing learning events
In response to interest we’ve received about Safe Staffing learning events we have arranged to run these again. These are for providers, managers and staff working in care homes for adults (including care homes for older people).
The event will take place on three occasions to give you a choice over which time suits best – morning, afternoon or evening - you only need to attend one event.
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Draft IPC standards feedback sessions
Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Care Inspectorate are hosting two sessions to engage with staff who work in care homes for adults and older people and to garner their feedback on the draft IPC standards which were published on 12 October 2021.
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Personal planning – guides for providers now available
We have just published three guides for providers on personal planning
Guide 1: Early Learning and Childcare
Guide 2: Children and Young People
The aim of these guides are to support managers and staff in services to develop and improve how personal plans for children, young people and adults are undertaken. It will help inspectors to evaluate personal plans in a more consistent way during our scrutiny and improvement work.
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Pressure Ulcer Microsite expiring 31 March 2022
Pressure Ulcer Microsite will expire on 31 March 2022. Information held on the site will be available till then for access or to download.
We would signpost providers and staff to access Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Tissue Viability Toolkit where you can access the updated Standards for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (2020), current guidance and tools for preventing and managing pressure ulcers.
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Consultation on our draft policy position in relation to registration, and variation of existing conditions, for services for adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults where support is linked to accommodation
We have launched a consultation on the review of our draft policy position in relation to registration, and variation of existing conditions, for services for adults with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults where support is linked to accommodation.
We are consulting on this so that everyone with an interest in the proposal has the opportunity to share their views. The revised policy position will be published when we have considered all feedback.
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