Social care survey
The Scottish Government is working with a wide range of local and national organisations to help support contingency planning in the social care sector in response to the possibility of a No Deal EU exit. As part of this work they have commissioned Scottish Care to research the social care sector's preparedness, levels of contingency planning and resilience factors. This will mean over the next few months as part of this work, they will be looking for sector leaders to share their concerns in 3 separate survey's. These surveys will start by looking at clinical consumables.
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New communication tools available for care homes for older people and care at home services
We have produced new communication tools for care homes for older people and care at home services in partnership with Healthcare Improvement Scotland. The tools support managers and carers to gather and pass on information to medical support teams, particularly during out of hours, when the person you are with needs urgent care.
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Press release: Campsie View care home, Kirkintilloch
A care home for older people in Kirkintilloch must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said.
The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice on Campsie View care home following an inspection which raised serious concerns about harm and neglect of residents.
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New raising concerns in the workplace guidance for employers, social service workers and social work students published
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Care Inspectorate have launched new guidance to make sure social service workers, students and employers know how to raise a concern about the care, dignity and safety of people who use social services.
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Blog: We are committed to helping ensure the best outcomes for people in the LGBTI community who experience care
By Allan Barker, Inspector, on behalf of the LGBT Charter Champion Group
The Care Inspectorate’s LGBT Charter Champion Group was founded in 2015 and works with the LGBT Youth Scotland Charter to support us as an inclusive employer by developing policies and procedures and engaging with the LGBTI community across Scotland. In March 2018, we celebrated achieving the Foundation Award from LGBT Youth Scotland and we are extremely proud of this award, especially as the Care Inspectorate is the first regulator in the UK to achieve this. Our work is about upholding the rights of the LGBTI community across the age span and we signpost our staff to the work of other organisations and initiatives such as LGBT Age and LGBT Health.
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