Protect your child against flu

This year, every child in Scotland aged between 2 and 11 will be offered the flu vaccine.


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CARE INSPECTORATE PRESS RELEASE – Allanbank care home, Dumfries

A care home in Dumfries has been told it must make improvements after the quality of care and support it provided to residents was graded ‘unsatisfactory’ by inspectors.


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Preparing for Norovirus season

The winter vomiting bug - Norovirus - season will soon be upon us. NHS have updated their guidance on how to prepare and manage infection control and prevention for Norovirus.


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Memorandum of Understanding with OSCR

The Care Inspectorate has signed a new MoU with the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).

A copy of the MoU can be found here


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From 13 December 2014 most care services need to give information about food allergens

There are big changes in the information that a care service, registered as a food business, will have to give their service users about allergens.


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