Resource: New SCIE film – Dementia from the inside
A new SCIE film takes an innovative approach to what it might feel like to live with dementia. It features the voice of a woman who has the condition, and
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Category: Reports & Resources
Resource: Promoting continence for people living with dementia
The Care Inspectorate today launched an important new resource which aims to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. The resource, ‘Promoting continence for people living with
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Consultation: Adult Social Care Charging Policy – Edinburgh
Changes to social care law mean that people will now have a personal budget based on an assessment of their needs. The City of Edinburgh Council wants to hear views
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Report: Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research Annual Report
The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research’s (SCCJR) Annual Report was published this week, providing an overview of the work of staff and students in 2014-15. The report contains
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Research: Pilot study into dual reports of domestic abuse (Scotland)
The Scottish Institute for Policing Research has published a research summary of a project by researchers from the The Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research (SCCJR). Oona Brooks and Deborah Kyle,
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Report: Understanding everyday help and support – Glasgow study
These publications investigate how everyday help and support allow people to lead ‘liveable’ lives, exploring the impact of social context and relationships and the development of support over time. It
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Report: Peer Support – What Is It and Does It Work?
Peer support has great potential to boost person centred care and is greatly valued by people who take part in it says Nesta and National Voices as they launch the
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Reports: Ofsted social care survey collection
Ofsted carries out an annual programme of survey reports alongside its main inspection programme of providers. The survey programme serves a range of purposes. Depending on the subject chosen, a
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Guidance: Realigning Children’s Services programme (Scotland)
The Scottish Government has written to community planning partnerships (CPPs) offering support for the development of joint strategic commissioning of children’s services. The programme aims to shift expenditure on children’s
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Consultation: Reforming law to address domestic abuse & sexual offences
Equally safe is a consultation on proposals including to create specific offences concerning domestic abuse and the introduction of statutory jury directions in sexual offence cases. The Scottish Government is
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