Elgin social care co-ordinator struck off over theft
A social care co-ordinator who stole more than £1,200 from several adult day service residents has been struck off. Robert Smith was a service co-ordinator at the unnamed service in
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Updated guidance for medication in Scots children’s services
The Care Inspectorate has published updated guidance on the management of medication in daycare of children and childminding services. This update takes into account recent changes to dosage instructions for
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Scots housing association’s reveal bedroom tax ‘impacting on homeless’
A quarter of housing associations believe welfare reforms that have been branded the “bedroom tax” have impacted on their ability to rehouse homeless people, a new report revealed. A survey
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Bonomy report on baby ashes recommends 60 new laws
More than 60 recommendations to help “avoid repetition of past failures” have been made by a long-awaited report into the handling of baby ashes in Scotland. The independent Infant Cremation
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£15m new funding to help disadvantaged Scots families
Thousands of the country’s most disadvantaged children, young people and families will benefit from £15 million of new funding over the next year, the Scottish Government has announced. It will
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Some Scots councils charging terminally ill for care
Some Scottish councils are charging terminally ill people for personal care when they should get it for free, according to the charity Motor Neurone Disease Scotland. Personal care, provided by
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Fairhill Nursing Home continues ‘excellent’ service
A privately run care home in Arbroath has been given top marks in an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate. Scotland’s social care regulator gave Fairhill Nursing Home top marks
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‘Abusive and threatening’ care worker removed from register
An Orkney man has been removed from the Scottish Social Services Register following allegations of misconduct spanning a six-year period. According to the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), the removal
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Inspectorate order immediate improvement at Carluke care home
Scotland’s social care regulator has served a formal improvement notice on a South Lanarkshire care home. It comes after serious concerns were raised about the quality of care provided at
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Turning Point Scotland service impresses inspectors
A housing support service in Perth and Kinross has received top marks from Scotland’s social care regulator after an unannounced inspection. Inspectors gave Turning Point Scotland’s Perth and Kinross service
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