Watchdog Helps Care Homes Beat Infections
Health experts with Scotland’s care regulator have told a high-powered task force how homes for older people are leading the way in infection control.
Read MoreHealth experts with Scotland’s care regulator have told a high-powered task force how homes for older people are leading the way in infection control.
Read MoreCare Appointments caught up with the outgoing Convener of the Care Commission, Mary Hartnoll, to get her views on the performance of the organisation since its inception
Read MoreMaureen Anderson, Director of Vocational Studies at the Scottish Institute for Residential Child Care highlights the success of the Core Skills Appraisal Project
Read MoreJacqueline Cullen, Chief Executive of Scottish Care, discusses the latest funding settlement for the independent and nursing home sector.
Read MoreYoung people in care often struggle to gain qualifications at school, but what are care homes doing to improve the educational attainment of these teenagers?
Read MoreSocial work bosses accused of failing to adequately protect the public from violent offenders have hit back at the criticism.
Read MoreThe health department has told social services departments to spend new grants for improving information management on systems that tie in with the new white paper on care outside hospital and preparation for integration with the NHS Care Records Service.
Read MoreCommunity Justice Authorities are being set up across Scotland with the task of transforming the way councils, the Scottish Prison Service and other local organisations work together to tackle re-offending.
Read MoreMore than £4m will be spent on tackling suicide in Northern Ireland over the next two years, Health Minister Shaun Woodward has said.
Read MoreMost childcare providers offer a nutritious, balanced diet to those in their care and are knowledgeable about healthy eating, inspectors say.
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