The Care Inspectorate has published its new improvement strategy for 2017-19. 

Our inspectors, team managers, strategic inspectors and improvement support staff are all involved in supporting improvement in care. Our inspection work is increasingly focused on improving the experiences and quality of life for people, not just compliance against procedures and older standards. This new improvement strategy supports our direction, which is in line with Scotland’s new health and social care standards. Scrutiny that supports improvement is not only possible, but happens every day. Responsibility for improving a service always lies with the service provider but we play a crucial role in supporting improvement, as well as checking that the impact has been positive.

The strategy sets out our improvement support offer.

• Direct support provided by inspectors, strategic inspectors and team managers as part of and after an inspection.

• Specific improvement support from our improvement support team.

• The work we do with commissioners and partnerships to broker support for care services that need it.

• Signposting to effective practice.

• Improvement support practice guides, resources and materials.

• National improvement programmes led by the Care Inspectorate.

Download the strategy here.

Find out more about Scotland’s new Health and Social Care Standards here.