PVG scheme update - Role of CRBS (New announcement November 2011)
Registration and changes to relevant individuals.
Scottish Pre-school Play Association’s national conference
The Earlier the Better - Improving children’s lifechances through early intervention.
Launch of new accessible counselling service for disabled people in Scotland
Your Call (a freephone telephone counselling service for disabled people in Scotland) is now offering an e-mail counselling service.
Royal College of Nursing publish new guide to developing specialist skills in autism practice
The Royal College of Nursing have produced a guide aimed at those who lead the planning, development and commissioning of services with local authorities and GPs.
Is your early years practitioner registered?
It is estimated that around 2,150 practitioners still need to register before compulsory registration comes into force on 30 September 2011 at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC).
Role of pharmacists to be reviewed
The role of pharmacists, such as in the care of residents in care homes, is to be reviewed.
Rehabilitation’s Consultants contribution to published book.
Edith Macintosh, the Care Inspectorate's Rehabilitation Consultant wrote a chapter for the recently published book “Design of Outdoor Spaces for People with Dementia” Edith’s chapter is called “How relatives, friends and staff can facilitate being outside”.
Performance Improvement Handbook 2011-12 for local authority social work inspection
The handbook that SCSWIS uses for its inspection of local authority social work services has now been published on our website.