Rights, risks, and limits to freedom, Good Practice Guide, March 2021, Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland
This guidance is for staff supporting people using health and social care services. It looks at the legal, ethical and …
Safeguarding probe that failed to uncover harmful care ‘relied heavily on provider evidence’
Social worker did not cross-check documentation provided by care home whose failings led woman to suffer loss of dignity, finds …
Safeguarding probe that failed to uncover harmful care ‘relied heavily on provider evidence’
New Police Scotland drive to tackle violence against women
Police Scotland is developing a new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls following events such as the murder …
Call to ’modernise’ reporting of serious incidents
A national system for reporting the most serious patient safety incidents still needs ‘significant work’ two years on from its …
Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on caravan park near Carlisle
A man has admitted exploiting a vulnerable worker who lived in a six-foot shed on a caravan park for more …
Man kept as slave in shed for 40 years on caravan park near Carlisle
Prevention of Homelessness Duties – A Joint Scottish Government and COSLA Consultation
Imagine a world where homelessness is rare, brief and unlikely to happen again. It might be difficult to imagine, but …
Prevention of Homelessness Duties – A Joint Scottish Government and COSLA Consultation
Covid delays in adult safeguarding have led to ‘severe consequences’ for people needing services
Pandemic-related delays in responding to adult safeguarding concerns have resulted in “severe consequences” for people accessing or in need of …
Covid delays in adult safeguarding have led to ‘severe consequences’ for people needing services
Craig Haley who brutally killed his mum Mary sentenced at High Court in Glasgow
Craig Haley, 37, left Mary Haley with at least 55 injuries following the attack at her home in Hamilton, Lanarkshire …
Craig Haley who brutally killed his mum Mary sentenced at High Court in Glasgow
Care Inspectorate fortnightly report to the Scottish Parliament
The report laid before the Scottish Parliament on 28 October is here.
Revised quality frameworks for care homes for older people and care homes for adults
The Care Inspectorate have now integrated Key Question 7 into the Quality Framework for Care Homes for Older People and …
Revised quality frameworks for care homes for older people and care homes for adults