New raising concerns in the workplace guidance for employers, social service workers and social work students published
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Care Inspectorate have launched new guidance to make sure social service workers, students and employers know how to raise a concern about the care, dignity and safety of people who use social services.
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Press release: Campsie View care home, Kirkintilloch
A care home for older people in Kirkintilloch must make urgent improvements in the care experienced by residents, inspectors have said.
The Care Inspectorate has served a formal Improvement Notice on Campsie View care home following an inspection which raised serious concerns about harm and neglect of residents.
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New care surveys for care homes for older people
We have developed new care surveys for care homes for older people that reflect the Health and Social Care Standards. They also complement the new quality framework for inspection that we introduced last summer.
Blog: We are committed to helping ensure the best outcomes for people in the LGBTI community who experience care
By Allan Barker, Inspector, on behalf of the LGBT Charter Champion Group
The Care Inspectorate’s LGBT Charter Champion Group was founded in 2015 and works with the LGBT Youth Scotland Charter to support us as an inclusive employer by developing policies and procedures and engaging with the LGBTI community across Scotland. In March 2018, we celebrated achieving the Foundation Award from LGBT Youth Scotland and we are extremely proud of this award, especially as the Care Inspectorate is the first regulator in the UK to achieve this. Our work is about upholding the rights of the LGBTI community across the age span and we signpost our staff to the work of other organisations and initiatives such as LGBT Age and LGBT Health.
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Early learning and childcare - shared inspection framework sector update
Update from the Care Inspectotate and Education Scotland - May 2019
The Scottish Government published Education Governance: Next Steps - Empowering Our Teachers, Parents and Communities to Deliver Excellence and Equity for Our Children on 14 June 2017. This outlined a range of reforms designed to help achieve a shared national vision for children and young people: excellence and equity. The report committed the Care Inspectorate and Education Scotland to further enhance their single shared inspection model for ELC and ensure that an institution will only be subject to a single inspection per cycle. Colleagues from both organisations have a strong track record of working effectively together to inspect services and support improvement for our youngest children which provided a strong foundation in taking this work forward.