Services for children and young people in South Ayrshire
Children and young people are generally safe and well protected because frontline staff across health and social care services in South Ayrshire work well together, inspectors have said, but the leadership and planning of services is weak and needs to improve.
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Joint Inspection of Children’s Services handbook
The Joint Inspection of Children’s Services handbook has been updated with minor changes. These take account of the parts of Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 that have been implemented.
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Inspiration and improvement at University of West of Scotland (UWS)
Tommy Whitelaw from The Health and Social Care Alliance gave an inspirational talk to student nurses at the UWS (Ayr Campus) last week, as part of a series of events organised for nursing students across universities in Scotland.
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Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers Standards September 2016
In 2015, the Scottish Government commissioned Healthcare Improvement Scotland to develop standards for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers as part of a review of tissue viability services.
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Joint inspection of services for older people in Aberdeen
Health and social care services in Aberdeen are delivering good outcomes for many older people, but improvements are also needed in key areas.
That is the view of inspectors following a joint inspection of services for older people across the Aberdeen City Health and Social Care Partnership.
The inspection was carried out between November 2015 and February 2016 by the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
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