Thank you for completing our Learning Needs Analysis (LNA) survey
In July our Safe Staffing team asked for your help to enable us to gain insight into the knowledge and skills of staff who work in registered care services that employ staff across in social care in Scotland.
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Malnutrition Awareness Week
As part of Malnutrition Awareness Week which runs from 10 to 16 October, the Food Train / Eat Well Age Well, Dundee Health & Social Care Partnership and NHS Tayside are launching a new national training resource.
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The joint inspection of adult support and protection measures in Glasgow City
A joint inspection of adult support and protection measures in Glasgow City health and social care partnership has found clear strengths in ensuring adults at risk of harm are safe, protected and supported. However, inspectors also identified areas which could further improve.
The report found strengths in the following areas:
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MHRA Urgent Safety Alert - Sunrise powered wheelchairs
The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) have issued an urgent safety alert for Sunrise powered wheelchairs which are used primarily in care settings for adults. Any care setting with these chairs in use should undertake the corrective action outlined in the safety notice to ensure the chair is safe for use.
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Care homes for older people Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) guidance: what has changed during September 2022?
The changes to IPC guidance throughout September bring care services ever closer to business-as-usual for service delivery.
We recognise that there may be anxiety around implementing some of the changes. With continued application of Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs) and, where needed, Transmission Based Precautions (TBP) when caring for individuals who have suspected or known infection the risks can be managed and reduced.
The Care Inspectorate support the implementation of updated IPC guidance and will take this into account when visiting services.
The following is a summary of guidance changes and links to further information.
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