National Care Standards: Care at Home
National standards for care at home relate to services that you receive in your own home. Traditionally, much home-based care has been provided by local authorities. This has mainly been
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Evaluating models of care closer to home for children and young people who are ill
New research from SPRU provides evidence about delivering care closer to home (CCTH) for ill children. It looks at: the range and extent of current provision; the implications of CCTH
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Innovations in Dementia
Innovations in Dementia (CIC) was commissioned by the College of Social Work to talk to people with dementia and their carers as part of their ongoing consultation about the purpose
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A review of poverty and ethnicity in Scotland
A review of literature and datasets on ethnicity and poverty in Scotland. This study reviews literature and datasets to establish the main patterns, themes and issues from research on ethnicity
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Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers
In June 2010, the Scottish Government launched Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy. NHS Education for Scotland ( NES) and the Scottish Social Services Council ( SSSC) then developed Promoting Excellence: A
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High calibre, skilled care workers are a must, not an optional extra
Events over the last few weeks have highlighted unacceptably poor levels of care provided in some residential services by those trusted to care and support vulnerable people. High calibre, skilled
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Webwatch – Birthlink
An adopted person trying to establish contact with birth parents or other birth relatives may find it a daunting and potentially stressful process, which requires a sensitive and caring approach.
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Webwatch – Visualising data in social services
With the ever-increasing emphasis on the collection of data around social services, the sector has seen a need for greater data literacy in order to effectively provide insight into key
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Child Poverty Unit Child Poverty Pilots: Interim synthesis report
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Proposals for an Autism Strategy: Consultation Report: The Scottish Government’s Response to the Consultation
The aim of the strategy was to identify the current gaps in the provision of autism services and to look at ways to improve the quality of services for those
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