Review of findings from the joint inspection programme 2021-2025
An overview of joint inspections for services for children and young people at risk of harm has found overall improvements.
The report released today by the Care Inspectorate noted improvements to the impact services have on the lives of many children and young people, while acknowledging some aspects need further attention, including at a national level.
Inspectors acknowledged a high degree of relationship based and trauma informed practice across services and observed staff in a wide range of universal services working well together to support families. They also noted strengths in multi-agency responses to early indications of concern and the ways in which children and young people were involved in decision making in relation to their own planning and support. In general, they also noted improvements across key processes of assessment, planning and reviewing.
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Statement on St Andrew's Care Home, Hawick
A spokesperson for the Care Inspectorate said: “An inspection has identified serious and significant concerns about the quality of care experienced by residents at St Andrew’s Care Home in Hawick.
“We understand this is a difficult and distressing time for residents, their families and staff at the service.
“However, our first priority is always the health and wellbeing of residents.
“Because of our concerns we have issued an Improvement Notice.
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Magnesium glycinate gummies
The MHRA have issued an alert for parents and caregivers to stop all use of Nutrition Ignition Kids Magnesium Glycinate Gummies due to the presence of undeclared melatonin.
For more information see gov.uk.
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Complaints about care services in Scotland, 2019/20 to 2024/25
The Care Inspectorate has today published a statistical bulletin on complaints about care services in Scotland.
The report covers complaints received and investigated between April 2019 and March 2025. The report focusses on the period from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.
It reflects how the Care Inspectorate actioned every complaint received using a risk-based assessment process to resolve complaints as quickly as possible for complainants.
In total, the Care Inspectorate received 5,303 complaints in 2024/25, a 6% decrease on last year, the lowest for four years.
The majority of this decrease is due to fewer complaints about care homes.
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Joint inspection of adult services in Highland
A joint inspection of Highland health and social care partnership has found clear strengths in services for adults living with mental illness. Some areas for improvement were also identified.
Inspectors found that the partnership delivered positive outcomes for most people living with mental illness.
Most people living with mental illness had a positive experience of the support they received to maintain and improve their health and wellbeing through a range of available effective early intervention and prevention initiatives.
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