Time to Live Applications Now Open

Published: 20 June 2011

The Scottish Government has made the Short Breaks Fund available to help support and sustain Scottish carers, including young carers and kinship carers, through enabling better access to short breaks or respite care. 

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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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23 Things – Digital skills for social services workers

Published: 16 July 2017

The SSSC have produced a new training programme http://23digital.sssc.uk.com/ for social services workers. This resource covers 23 digital capabilities to support practice and learning in social services and has been put together from free educational material provided by the University of Edinburgh.

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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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Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people in the Argyll & Bute Council area

Published: 06 October 2011

We have published our joint inspection report on the protection of children and young people in the Argyll & Bute council area. 

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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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Consultation on proposal to consolidate the SSSC Register

Published: 27 August 2012

The Scottish Social Services Council are consulting on the proposed changes to the Register for social service workers in function related roles.

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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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