Services for children and young people at risk of harm in West Dunbartonshire
An interim report from the Care Inspectorate into support services for children and young people at risk of harm in West Dunbartonshire has recognised significant challenges.
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New quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school-aged childcare
We published our new quality framework for daycare of children, childminding and school-aged childcare in March this year, informing the sector that we would use the framework in our inspections from 1 June 2022. As we move towards the implementation date, we wanted to take this opportunity to remind you of the changes to our inspection methodology.
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Infection prevention and control (IPC) standards published
Healthcare Improvement Scotland has published new IPC standards that apply to health and adult social care settings
The standards will act as a key component in the drive to reduce the risk of infections in health and social care in Scotland. They will support services to quality assure their IPC practice and approaches, and the IPC principles set out in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual.
The Care Inspectorate will take account of the standards in our inspection and regulation of adult and older people’s care services including care homes.
The standards can be found here.
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Report on Distance Placements
The Care Inspectorate has released a report with a series of recommendations to improve the lives of children experiencing care in distance placements.
Distance placements refer to any child placed in a care setting outwith their home community, but the report gives emphasis to issues faced by children placed in Scotland from other parts of the UK.
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New board members announced
The Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart, has announced the appointments of Charlotte Armitage, Audrey Cowie, Maria McGill and Rosie Moor as members of the Care Inspectorate board.
You can find out more about the new members of our board here.
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