3rd National Conference on Bereavement in a Healthcare Setting
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.
23 Things – Digital skills for social services workers
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.
Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people in the Argyll & Bute Council area
We have published our joint inspection report on the protection of children and young people in the Argyll & Bute council area.
RPS Scotland launches report on improving pharmaceutical care in care homes
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.
Time to Live Applications Now Open
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.
MHRA Alert - Hypurin Porcine Insulin
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.
Issues in the healthcare sector: SCSWIS Statement
A spokesman for SCSWIS said:
Scottish Pre-school Play Association’s national conference - August 2012
The Earlier The Better: Improving children’s lifechances through early intervention.