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People in Scotland are using better quality care services, and are also more confident about complaining when services do not meet expected standards.
On 17 October 2016, Fiona McQueen CNO launched a Nursing Vision 2030 engagement toolkit.
There’s still time to register to participate in one of the National Health and Social Care Standards consultation roadshows. These are taking place across Scotland to provide information
The Scottish Antimicrobial Prescribing Group have produced a poster and leaflet promoting the appropriate use of antibiotics. You can view these at the links below.
Chief Executive Karen Reid welcomes Scottish Government’s public consultation on the new National Health and Care Standards for health, social care, social work, community justice and early
The Alliance is holding two workshops (Training the Trainers) which include the following:
As part of the Scottish Improvement Science Collaborating Centre’s Knowledge into Action at Scale work, an online course will be launched at the end of October. The course –
Following internal and external consultation, a revised Procurement Strategy was approved by the Care Inspectorate and SSSC Resources
This Medical Device Alert has been cascaded across the UK.
Older people in Dumfries and Galloway are benefiting from some good quality health and social care services, but more needs to be done to improve care at home and reduce delayed discharges from
An after school group in Dumfries has been told it must make swift improvements to the care provided to children.
Tommy Whitelaw from The Health and Social Care Alliance gave an inspirational talk to student nurses at the UWS (Ayr Campus) last week, as part of a series
Health and social care services in Aberdeen are delivering good outcomes for many older people, but improvements are also needed in key areas.
That is the view of inspectors following a
NHS Education for Scotland are hosting a couple of workshops in October for health and social care staff with an interest in pressure ulcer and wound care.
Insulin Pumps
People with diabetes using the Accu-Chek Insight insulin pump system should check how they operate and wear the medical device to reduce
Tax-free childcare is a new government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare. From
Tax-free childcare is a new government scheme to help working parents with the cost of childcare. From early 2017, parents will be able to open an online account, which they can use to pay for
Today marks the start of Organ Donation Week 2016. People across Scotland are being urged to make it count by joining the
The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have published an alert about the following products:
Significant case reviews are carried out where a child has
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