Barnahus update July 2023
“The Barnahus or ‘Children’s House’ originated in Scandinavia and has become commonplace across Europe and North America. It is a radically different way of supporting children who have experienced or witnessed abuse from what we currently do in Scotland. In the Barnahus, all professionals supporting children work together ‘under one roof’, with its ‘four rooms’ of protection, health, recovery and justice. This means that children can tell the public authorities what happened to them in a child-friendly and supportive place, with consistent therapeutic support available throughout to them and their family members including siblings.
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Medicines Recall: Sabril
Sanofi UK is recalling the listed batches of Sabril tablets and Sabril granules as a precautionary measure due to the detection of traces of tiapride in the batches of the source material of manufacturer for vigabatrin.
Company name: Aventis Pharma Limited (t/a Sanofi)
Product name: Sabril 500 mg film-coated tablets, PL 04425/0171
Further information can be found on the UK Goverment website.
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Pressure ulcer guidance for care at home services
We have published Guidance for developing a policy for care at home services based on the NHS Scotland Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Standards (Oct 2020). These standards are applicable to both health and social care which includes care at home services.
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Journal of dementia care article
Read this article on page 32 about the My New Home Guidance (to support people with a learning disability and advancing dementia moving into a care home) in the latest edition of the issue of the Journal of Dementia Care.
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Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019 statutory guidance: consultation
Scottish Government is consulting on the statutory guidance which will accompany the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019. Specifically, they would like to know if the guidance is clear and readable and enables you to understand the duties placed on the relevant organisations by the Act. Chapters 15,16 and 17 are particularly relevant to social care services.
You can read the statutory guidance and give your views on the Scottish Government's consultation website:
To find out more about the Act and to read about how the Care Inspectorate is helping services to prepare for the implementation next year, visit our Safe Staffing Programme area on The Hub.
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