Medicines Recall: Cold and Flu Relief Capsules


The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency have issued a retail and wholesaler level medicines recall for certain batches of Cold and Flu Relief Capsules made by Wrafton Laboratories Limited (trading as Perrigo) and supplied under various liveries.

For more information see link below

https://www.cas.mhra.gov.uk


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Safe Staffing learning events


In response to interest we’ve received about Safe Staffing learning events we have arranged to run these again.  These are for providers, managers and staff working in care homes for adults (including care homes for older people).  

The event will take place on three occasions to give you a choice over which time suits best – morning, afternoon or evening - you only need to attend one event. 


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Pressure Ulcer Microsite expiring 31 March 2022


Pressure Ulcer Microsite will expire on 31 March 2022.  Information held on the site will be available till then for access or to download.

We would signpost providers and staff to access Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s Tissue Viability Toolkit where you can access the updated Standards for Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management (2020), current guidance and tools for preventing and managing pressure ulcers.


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Draft IPC standards feedback sessions


Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Care Inspectorate are hosting two sessions to engage with staff who work in care homes for adults and older people and to garner their feedback on the draft IPC standards which were published on 12 October 2021.


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Personal planning – guides for providers now available


We have just published three guides for providers on personal planning

Guide 1: Early Learning and Childcare 

Guide 2: Children and Young People 

Guide 3: Adults 

The aim of these guides are to support managers and staff in services to develop and improve how personal plans for children, young people and adults are undertaken. It will help inspectors to evaluate personal plans in a more consistent way during our scrutiny and improvement work.


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