The Mental Welfare Commission has published revised guidance about administration of medication

We participated in an event with NHS Education for Scotland and Glasgow Caledonian University. The event focused on Allied Health Professional(AHP) practice placements and learning in the care

Scottish Government has announced that supervisors in care at home and housing support services will have to register with the Scottish Social Services Council, beginning in June 2014.

This newsletter will give you an update on the work that has taken place over the year so far and tells stories about many fantastic events that took place in the care sector to support older

Inspectors have seen evidence of improvement at Pentland Hill Nursing Home, but more needs to be done, the Care Inspectorate said today.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have released an alert regarding Medicina P900 enternal syringe pumps. 

The Scottish Government has published its suicide prevention stategy.

Health Protection Scotland has advised us that norovirus ("Winter vomiting bug") season officially commenced on 9 December 2013.

A number of new Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory

The Care Inspectorate today marks international Human Rights Day, which sees the launch of Scotland’s National Action Plan for Human Rights (SNAP). 

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today issued a drug alert recalling certain batches of Jext 300 and 150 micrograms solution for injection in pre-filled pens.

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today issued a medical device alert relating to certain batches of FreeStyle Lite home use blood glucose test strips, manufactured

Chinese delegation learns from Scottish care watchdog.   

We are holding our next public board meeting on Friday 13 December from 14:00 at our headquarters in Dundee.   

The report provides a comprehensive overview of care in Scotland and the 14,231 services we regulate.

The Care Inspectorate has welcomed a campaign by the Scottish Government to raise awareness of private fostering.  

We have been alerted that persons purporting to be from the Care Inspectorate have contacted a number of providers to ask for the names and contact details, including addresses, of staff

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) today published a company led drug recall for specific cough and cold medicines made by Boots UK and purchased since September 2013

Scotland’s care watchdog has today issued a new report into the quality of

The Scottish Social Services Council's new interactive data website has just gone live.