All Stars Nursery, Aberdeen, Scotland

SCOTLAND’S social care regulator has served a formal improvement notice on an Aberdeen nursery.

The action follows an inspection at All Stars Nursery in the city which raised concerns.


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Acorn Park Care Home, East Kilbride

A CARE home for older people in South Lanarkshire has been warned it must make significant improvements after it was served with a formal improvement notice by Scotland’s social care regulator.


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Second edition of HSG 220 Health & safety in care homes published

The revised second edition of Health and safety in care homes (HSG220) was published in June 2014.


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Second edition of HSG 220 - Health and safety in care homes published

The revised second edition of Health and safety in care homes (HSG220) was published in June 2014.


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E-cigarettes, batteries and chargers

Health Facilities Scotland have issued an alert about fire risks that may occur in the use of e-cigarettes, batteries and chargers.

This includes reusable and disposable electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes), cigars, pipes and similar battery powered tobacco replacement products which use a heating element (atomiser) to produce a vapour which resembles smoke.  Read more here


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