The Vision and Strategy for Social Services in Scotland - a one-year on progress report

Social Services in Scotland: a shared vision and strategy for 2015-2020 was launched on World Social Work Day in March 2015 by the Social Work Services Strategic Forum.  A Progress Report summarising the range of work which is underway to implement the strategy has now been published.


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Office closed on Easter Monday

Our offices will be closed on Easter Monday.

We will re-open 9am on Tuesday 29 March.


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Joint inspection of services for children and young people in Fife.

Services for children and young people in Fife are performing well and are improving the lives of many, inspectors have concluded.

It follows a joint inspection of services across the Fife Community Planning Partnership by a team of inspectors led by the Care Inspectorate, with support from Education Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland.


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Joint inspection of services for older people in the Western Isles

Services for older people in the Western Isles are performing well in some aspects, but crucial areas for improvement have also been identified by inspectors.  


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Medical Device Alerts

The following MHRA alerts have been issued


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