New vacancies: Care about physical activity - Improvement programme
Part of the Scottish Government’s 2020 vision is to maintain people in their own home or in a homely environment, to prevent ill health, inappropriate admission to hospital and support self management. The Care Inspectorate has been commissioned by Scottish Government to develop and lead an improvement programme to increase the levels of physical activity in older people using care services, in order to improve their health and wellbeing to enable them to participate fully in life.
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Medical Device Alert
The Medical and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have issued an alert about 'Alaris syringe pumps' which are manufactured by CareFusion.
The alert advises that using non-recommended syringes in Alaris syringe pumps that have a broken spring in the plunger assembly may cause unintended bolus of medication.
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Continence Without Borders
The Association for Continence Advice (ACA) are delighted to announce that their Annual Conference and Exhibition will be held on 22nd and 23rd May 2017 at the Belfast Waterfront in Northern Ireland. Delegate registration is now open.
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Arts in Care
The festive season is a great time to support older people to enjoy and participate in the creative arts.
That is the message from the Care Inspectorate, Scotland’s social care scrutiny and improvement body as part of a campaign to ensure people living in care homes are able to enjoy the creative arts.
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Protecting people from falls
Christmas is an important time to help protect vulnerable people from the risk of falls, the Care Inspectorate has said.
Inspectors are encouraging everyone who spends time with a loved one in a care setting this Christmas to be on the look out for potential fall hazards.
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