FEBRUARY 2017 NEWS
28th FEBRUARY
Congratulations to Stephanie Bateman, our carer of the month,,who has worked over and above, providing much dedication and commitment to our residents and their clients.
Thanks you very much Stephanie for your continued support.
27th FEBRUARY
Healthcare Plus are pleased to announce that we are now in partnership with our local radio station - Irvine Beat FM
In the very near future Irvine Beat FM will be playing our advert 6 times a day. This advert will be aimed at all care homes and nursing homes in the local area. Keep an ear out!
25th FEBRUARY
We continually keep an eye on any potential news or changes that may affect us or our workers. We'd like to take this opportunity to share some interesting bits from the Care Inspectorate website
New Care Standards
Scotland's New National Care Standards are currently being drafted
These are being developed to encompass Social and Health Care services
For more information, visit: www.newcarestandards.scot
Carers Act - New Legislation
The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is new legislation that promises to "promote, defend and extend the rights of adult and young carers across Scotland".
The Act was passed in Parliament in February 2016 and work continues to draft the regulations, guidance and support implementation, which will commence on 1 April 2018.
The Act will involve the development of an Adult Carer Support Plan, which is a new assessment for adult carers, focusing on the impact of the caring role, rather than how many hours of care someone is receiving.
For further information, please visit: https://carenews.careinspectorate.com/carers-act/
Safer Recruitment Guidance
New, good practice guidance, called Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment, has been introduced to help employers as far as possible, to ensure we are employing the right people with the correct skills and values to work with the most vulnerable in society. These have been designed specifically to support the hiring of staff in social care, social work and early education and childcare.
This new guidance was launched in November 2016 and replaces the Scottish Government's 2007 guidance and will assist many organisations to meet the existing, legal and regulatory requirements when recruiting people to work with individuals receiving support and care from social services in Scotland.
Produced by the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate, Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment will ensure the right individuals are chosen to work with vulnerable people from the very young to the very old.
As part of our commitment to the SSSC and Care Inspectorate's legal and regulatory requirements, Healthcare Plus Recruitment also work within these guidelines to ensure that our care team meet the necessary requirements to work in a competent, compliant and safe manner at all times with our clients.
For further information on this new guidance, please visit: http://hub.careinspectorate.com/knowledge/saferrecruitment
Congratulations to Stephanie Bateman, our carer of the month,,who has worked over and above, providing much dedication and commitment to our residents and their clients.
Thanks you very much Stephanie for your continued support.
27th FEBRUARY
Healthcare Plus are pleased to announce that we are now in partnership with our local radio station - Irvine Beat FM
In the very near future Irvine Beat FM will be playing our advert 6 times a day. This advert will be aimed at all care homes and nursing homes in the local area. Keep an ear out!
25th FEBRUARY
We continually keep an eye on any potential news or changes that may affect us or our workers. We'd like to take this opportunity to share some interesting bits from the Care Inspectorate website
New Care Standards
Scotland's New National Care Standards are currently being drafted
These are being developed to encompass Social and Health Care services
For more information, visit: www.newcarestandards.scot
Carers Act - New Legislation
The Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 is new legislation that promises to "promote, defend and extend the rights of adult and young carers across Scotland".
The Act was passed in Parliament in February 2016 and work continues to draft the regulations, guidance and support implementation, which will commence on 1 April 2018.
The Act will involve the development of an Adult Carer Support Plan, which is a new assessment for adult carers, focusing on the impact of the caring role, rather than how many hours of care someone is receiving.
For further information, please visit: https://carenews.careinspectorate.com/carers-act/
Safer Recruitment Guidance
New, good practice guidance, called Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment, has been introduced to help employers as far as possible, to ensure we are employing the right people with the correct skills and values to work with the most vulnerable in society. These have been designed specifically to support the hiring of staff in social care, social work and early education and childcare.
This new guidance was launched in November 2016 and replaces the Scottish Government's 2007 guidance and will assist many organisations to meet the existing, legal and regulatory requirements when recruiting people to work with individuals receiving support and care from social services in Scotland.
Produced by the SSSC and the Care Inspectorate, Safer Recruitment Through Better Recruitment will ensure the right individuals are chosen to work with vulnerable people from the very young to the very old.
As part of our commitment to the SSSC and Care Inspectorate's legal and regulatory requirements, Healthcare Plus Recruitment also work within these guidelines to ensure that our care team meet the necessary requirements to work in a competent, compliant and safe manner at all times with our clients.
For further information on this new guidance, please visit: http://hub.careinspectorate.com/knowledge/saferrecruitment