Joint inspection of services for children and young people in need of care and protection in South Lanarkshire
Inspectors have identified key strengths and areas for improvement in the way children and young people in need of care and protection are supported and cared for in South Lanarkshire.
The joint inspection of the South Lanarkshire community planning partnership area took place between August and December 2019 and was concluded prior to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Care Inspectorate leads joint inspections which focus on how well services worked together to improve the lives of children and young people who have experienced, or are at risk of, abuse and neglect, and those who are, or have been, looked after by the local authority.
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Care Inspectorate report to the Scottish Parliament on inspections.
The Care Inspectorate has laid before the Scottish Parliament a report of inspections it has carried out in care services in the past two weeks.
The first of these new reports, to be laid before Parliament every two weeks, covers inspections completed between 27 May 2020 and 5 June 2020.
In order to robustly assess the arrangements put in place by care services to respond to the Covid-19 Pandemic, Care Inspectorate inspections place a particular focus on infection prevention and control, personal protective equipment and staffing in care settings.
This enables inspectors to focus on these areas while also considering the overall quality of care and impact on people’s wellbeing.
The Parliamentary report is in addition to the normal process of publishing full inspection reports.
For each care service inspected, inspection reports will be published by the Care Inspectorate in due course.
You can view the report here.
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Making memories at The View, Inverclyde
Gill Roxburgh, from The View, Inverclyde, told us that their young people are thriving,and relationships are stronger than ever.
When speaking with Inspector Andrew, Gill said: “We have been extremely busy creating new positive memories to outweigh the negative ones. So far, we are already seeing a massive difference in our young people’s confidence and the ways in which they are presenting themselves. Their relationships are even stronger than before, and we aim to build on this greatly.”
They’ve been busy bees indeed. Over the last few weeks they have had obstacle courses, glamping, watching the meteors, art and crafts, outdoor cinema, disco dome, football comps, photoshoots, make up nights, FIFA competitions, races, lots of birthday parties (three birthdays in April) redecorating bedrooms, pool tournaments, bake offs, card games, board games, quiz nights and wrestling matches.
Last weekend they also had a festival weekend which was a roaring success. Gill explained: “It was the Who cares? Scotland camp replacement. We made tie dye t shirts, had a Disney quiz, made pizzas, had many water fights and slip and slide contests along with a massive FIFA tournament on the projector. We just need to put the dining room back together now!”
Now that lockdown restrictions have eased slightly, they have set up an open-sided gazebo in the garden so that socially distanced family visits can happen safely. Gill reports they are going well so far.
Gill added: “We are in the process of putting together a lockdown photobook as a memento so the children can have a record of everything they have been up to. We’ve been lucky. We are all fit and healthy and our families are the same. I think the challenge will be getting back to some kind of normality once this is all over and introducing different stressors back into our young people’s lives.”
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Statement on Home Farm Care Home, Skye.
Press statement
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: "The court has decided to continue this matter for two weeks.
"The Care Inspectorate is working closely with partners at NHS Highland and others to ensure people living at Home Farm experience safe care.
"We have noted some improvement in the quality of care experienced by residents at the home.
"However, the reason we have taken legal action is to ensure people continue to experience an improvement in their care.
"As we made clear in court today, we are seeking assurances from the care provider alongside our partners at NHS Highland that improvements will be sustained.
"We are monitoring the situation in Home Farm closely and will be visiting regularly to check on progress."
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Volunteers week 2020
Volunteers week, 1-7 June every year, is when we normally get the chance to celebrate and thank our many volunteers. Some who are very new to the organisation and others who have seen us through many years and many changes.
However, this year we feel that perhaps now is not the right time for big celebrations, and instead are sending a personal message of heartfelt thanks and warmest wishes to all our volunteers.
We say this often, but it does not make it any less true, our work right across the Care Inspectorate could not be as rich with the voices of people who have experience of care, without our many volunteers. They shape what we do, how we do it and how we talk about it. They share their experiences and ideas, their skills, and knowledge and of course their time freely and with great generosity. We are so grateful to all our volunteers.
So, this week as we cannot meet up with our volunteers, we are sending a thank you message to every volunteer from everyone at the Care Inspectorate.
We hope this article together with the May edition of the Involvement Newsletter will reassure staff across the organisation that the great work our volunteers have done and continue to do for us remotely, is wholeheartedly acknowledged in this special week, despite the current restrictions.
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