Reporting side effects from medicines

From 20-24 November, MHRA is running a social media campaign to promote recognition and reporting of suspected side effects from over-the-counter medicines, as part of an EU-wide awareness week.


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Foster families needed to support children in care

Scotland’s fostering and adoption services generally operate at a high level of care, but more foster families are needed to support children in care.


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DSDC November Newsletter

Please see the Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) newsletter for November 2017 here

 


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MHRA Alert

HTL-Strefa: Microdot Droplet Pen Needle 4mm x 32G

12 October 2017

Insulin injection devices

Model: Microdot Droplet Pen Needle 4mm x 32G 810

MHRA reference: 2017/010/023/291/010

 

 


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Make a referral to Disclosure Scotland

If an organisation or employer has employees or volunteers doing 'regulated work', they have a duty to report any harmful behaviour that might affect whether the person is allowed to work with children or protected adults.

This applies whether the person is a member of the PVG Scheme or not.

This is called making a referral.


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