How we inspect regulated services: guidance for providers of regulated care settings and the public

We have published guidance on our approach to scrutiny and improvement . Whilst this would normally be an internal guidance document, we are also making it available externally to support transparency. Much of the information in this guidance is focussed on collating and formalising our existing practices and values. This is also to reflect learning from the Ruth Perry: Prevention of future deaths report (Regulation 28) , especially regarding management of staff anxiety and distress d

COSLA - Good Practice Guidance on closure of a care home

Protecting Vulnerable Groups - guidance for Care Inspectorate staff and service providers

Publication code: OPS-0515-372

Guidance for Care Inspectorate Staff: tissue viability medication administration recording (MAR)

Health Guidance: McKinley T34 Syringe Pump

Best Practice Standards and Guidance on Food, Fluid and Nutrition

Smoking legislation - Guidance in care homes for adults

Blood monitoring of type 2 diabetes - Guidance for care homes and care at home services

Creating a tobacco-free culture: guidance for providers of residential care for children and young people

CCTV guidance

Guidance review of medicine management procedures

Childcare Agency Guidance for Providers

OPS-0517-391

Pressure ulcer guidance for care at home services

Guidance for developing a policy for care at home services: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Standards (October 2020)

Records that all registered care services (except childminding) must keep and guidance on notification reporting

Guidance Sheet: NHS Pharmacy First Scotland in the Care Home Setting

Guidance for providers on the registration of dispersed services

Guidance for providers and applicants on aims and objectives

Guidance for services on the provision of continuing care

Guidance for the regulation of guardianship arrangements in boarding schools

Records childminding services must keep and notification reporting guidance