6th February 2018
New Health and Social Care Standards
- Scotland's New National Care Standards are currently being drafted and will soon be published in April 2018.
- These will seek to provide better outcomes for everyone and to make sure that individuals are treated with respect and dignity and that the basic human rights are all entitled to, are upheld by everyone working within the sector.
- These are being developed to encompass Social and Health Care services from all sectors
For more information, please visit: www.newcarestandards.scot
14th February 2018
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/
23rd February 2018
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
New Health and Social Care Standards
- Scotland's New National Care Standards are currently being drafted and will soon be published in April 2018.
- These will seek to provide better outcomes for everyone and to make sure that individuals are treated with respect and dignity and that the basic human rights are all entitled to, are upheld by everyone working within the sector.
- These are being developed to encompass Social and Health Care services from all sectors
For more information, please visit: www.newcarestandards.scot
14th February 2018
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/
23rd February 2018
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