What to expect
Developed and updated by our policy team, this section of the site will help you maintain awareness of national policy developments affecting social care and social work services, as well as relevant legislation and the Health and Social Care Standards.
Browse resources including Care Inspectorate publications, guidance, and national strategies and frameworks, related to the social care and social work sector in Scotland.
Care homes can provide all aspects of a person’s accommodation, support, nursing and personal care or support.
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AuthorsCare Inspectorate
Date10/12/2024
CategoryGuidance, Care Inspectorate programmes & publications, Care Inspectorate Publication
Date10/10/2024
CategoryGuidance
Here you'll find up-to-date information, resources and guidance to help you in supporting people living with dementia.
AuthorsSocial Work Scotland
Date17/05/2024
CategorySelf-directed Support Library
The Self-Directed Support Framework of Standards consists of a set of standards (including practice statements and core components) written specifically for local authorities to provide them with an overarching structure, aligned to legislation and statutory guidance, for further...
Date09/05/2024
CategoryEvent
Date22/04/2024
Date25/07/2023
CategoryCare Inspectorate Publication, Guidance, Case Study
Film in care provides a practical guide on how to present film to people living in care homes in a way that will be most beneficial to them.
Date17/11/2022
CategoryCare Inspectorate Publication, National strategies and frameworks
A strategy providing an insight into what the Care Inspectorate's improvement support offer will be over the next three years and how we will identify where improvements are required
AuthorsScottish Government
Date28/09/2022
Date28/07/2022
Guidance about the performance of functions under Part 1 of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
AuthorsNHS Education for Scotland
Date17/05/2021
CategoryNational strategies and frameworks, Guidance
A framework for dementia detailing the knowledge and skills all health and social services staff should aspire to achieve in relation to the role they play in supporting people with a diagnosis of dementia, and their families, and carers
Date23/03/2021
AuthorsHealthcare Improvement Scotland
Date23/10/2020
The document updates and replaces the clinical standards on prevention and management of pressure ulcers published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland in 2016 and incorporates advice contained in the (now withdrawn) 2009 Quality Improvement Scotland best practice statement.
Date21/10/2019
Date02/10/2019
CategoryNational strategies and frameworks
The ASP Improvement Plan was developed by the Scottish Government between November 2018 and April 2019 following a Thematic Inspection by the Care Inspectorate and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.
AuthorsHealth Protection Scotland
Date01/10/2019
AuthorsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society
Date01/05/2019
Date11/04/2019
A report providing a Change Map intended to capture the required changes for the effective delivery of social care within the context of Self-directed Support
Date13/03/2019
An updated implementation framework for the learning disability strategy, covering the period 2019-2021. It builds on progress since the previous framework was published in 2015 and reflects the broader priorities of the Scottish Government, local authorities, NHS Boards and inte...
Date12/03/2019
A guide on How to use The Hub.
AuthorsRoyal Pharmaceutical Society and Royal College of Nursing
Date11/12/2018
Date01/11/2018
