Protecting Vulnerable Groups - Sector-based work academies and student placements

Published: 22 August 2012

The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has created a range of employment programmes and schemes.

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Good Egg Guide to In-Car Child Safety

Published: 23 August 2012

Road Safety Scotland has published the Good Egg Guide to In-Car Child Safety.

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Just Whistle - Child Sexual Exploitation

Published: 27 June 2012

Just Whistle are running this introductory training course aimed at all practitioners working with children, young people and families and it will be particularly valuable for those with responsibilities for child protection or safeguarding.

Downloads: 5900

Is your early years practitioner registered?

Published: 16 August 2011

It is estimated that around 2,150 practitioners still need to register before compulsory registration comes into force on 30 September 2011 at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).

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RPS Scotland launches report on improving pharmaceutical care in care homes

Published: 13 March 2012

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society in Scotland has launched a new report that calls for radical changes to the way pharmaceutical care is provided in care homes.

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MHRA Alert - Hypurin Porcine Insulin

Published: 13 September 2012

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulator Agency (MHRA) has received a single report of a blister of correctly labelled Hypurin Porcine Neutral Insulin 100 IU/ml cartridges being inadvertently packed in a carton for Hypurin Porcine Isophane Insulin 100 IU/ml.

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Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services Events

Published: 08 September 2011

IRISS (Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services) is hosting two one-day workshops in partnership with the CCPS (Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland) to be delivered by the Institute for Public Care

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3rd National Conference on Bereavement in a Healthcare Setting

Published: 26 July 2012

This conference will be held in Dundee, on Tuesday 25 September 2012.   Under the title ‘The Many Faces of Loss’, the conference will be chaired by Professor Scott Murray MBE, and opened by Ros Moore, Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland.  

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