New CCTV guidance for care service providers
We have published closed circuit television (CCTV) guidance, which sets out key considerations and our expectations.
The guidance takes account of the Health and Social Care Standards and the Data Protection Act 2018.
If you use, or are considering using, CCTV in your service, it is important that you read this guidance and follow it.
Please note that we do not require services to use CCTV, which is no substitute for effective staffing levels.
You can find the guidance here.
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Blog: Supporting self-evaluation in care homes for older people
By Kevin Mitchell, Executive Director of Scrutiny and Assurance
Inspections are vital to provide assurance and support improvement, but so is robust, evidence-based self-evaluation undertaken on a regular basis as part of wider quality assurance approach can be even more powerful in supporting continuous improvement.
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Systems restored
Following a major power cut this morning, we are pleased to confirm power has now been restored. Our telephones, email and internet are back online. We apologise if you tried to contact us this morning and were unable to get through.
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Blog: New inspections for care homes for older people
By Gordon Paterson, Chief Inspector for Adult Services
The Scottish Government’s new health and social care standards were published in 2017, and set out what people should experience from care. They are really focused on supporting people’s power, control, human rights and wellbeing. At the Care Inspectorate, we have been committed to reflecting these in our inspections, but promised there would be no big bang approach to our implementation. We promised to consult and engage widely to ensure any changes are well understood and informed by a wide range of people, including from people experiencing care. This builds on the very extensive consultation during the development of the care standards themselves.
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Protecting people from harm
Press Release
Considerable progress has been made in ensuring that adults who are at risk of harm are safe and better supported, inspectors have said.
That is the main finding of the first ever inspection looking specifically at how well agencies responsible for keeping adults safe are working together to protect those at risk of harm.
Adult support and protection is delivered in Scotland by a range of agencies working as adult support and protection partnerships. These include local authorities, Police Scotland, health professionals, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and others.
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