Playlist For Life
The Care Inspectorate is backing an innovative project which is helping families and their loved ones with dementia connect through music.
Playlist For Life helps people use music to rekindle memories and promote connections with loved ones, as well as alleviate dementia symptoms such as stress and distress.
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Medical devices regulator issues alert on faulty glucose test strips
People with diabetes who use particular blood glucose test strips should stop using them and seek an alternative as soon as possible says the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). This follows a manufacturing fault which could lead to a risk of them giving false low blood glucose results.
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Learning and development pathway for childminders
The Scottish Government has asked the Care Inspectorate to scope a learning and development pathway for childminders.
This is in response to the recommendations made in the Independent Review of the Scottish Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Workforce and Out of School Care (OSC) Workforce published in 2015.
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Compassionate Connections Programme
The Compassionate Connections Programme is an innovative and highly flexible educational resource that combines stories and learning guides.
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Do you use a childminding service? We want your views.
The Scottish Government has asked the Care Inspectorate to scope a learning and development pathway for childminders. This is in response to the recommendations made in the Independent Review of the Scottish Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Workforce and Out of School Care (OSC) Workforce published in 2015.
An important part of this project is to get the views of parents and carers about why they choose a childminder to care for their child(ren).
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