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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Performance Improvement Handbook 2011-12 for local authority social work inspection

Published: 17 June 2011

The handbook that SCSWIS uses for its inspection of local authority social work services has now been published on our website.

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Latest update for Providers on various PVG scheme issues

Published: 14 June 2011

1. ALL providers to be PVG scheme members

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Issues in the healthcare sector: SCSWIS Statement

Published: 10 June 2011

A spokesman for SCSWIS said:

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Argyll and Bute Council scrutiny report

Published: 10 June 2011

We have now published our scrutiny report on Argyll and Bute Council's delivery of social work services. 

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Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people in Aberdeen City Council area

Published: 09 June 2011

We have published our joint inspection report on the protection of children and young people in the Aberdeen City area.

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Glasgow City Council scrutiny report

Published: 02 June 2011

We have now published our scrutiny report on Glasgow City Council's delivery of social work services. 

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Joint inspection of services to protect children and young people

Published: 02 June 2011

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) has today published its joint inspection report on the protection of children and young people in the Glasgow City area.

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SCSWIS response to Panorama expose

Published: 01 June 2011

Jacquie Roberts,Interim Chief Executive of SCSWIS, said:

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Two new online short courses on infection prevention and control

Published: 31 May 2011

NHS Education for Scotland has just launched two new online short courses.

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