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Find out how the resources on The Hub can support you on your improvement journey. Developed and updated with our improvement team, this section of the site will help you start your improvement journey, with key points, tools and tips for improvement activity which can be applied wherever you are and in no matter what care service. In this section you will also find an overview of all our improvement resources on the Hub as well as information on our recent improvement work.
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.
Using the drop down menus below, you can filter resources by resource type, relevant topics or date of publication.
AuthorsCare Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Date01/12/2020
CategoryGuidance
Guidance for staff on how to communicate with a person to understand their care needs and any information required
AuthorsCare Inspectorate and SSSC
Date16/11/2020
Guidance for social service workers, providers, managers, supervisors, social workers and social work students to support workers and providers to recognise potential signs of ill-treatment or wilful neglect, when an offence may have occurred and how and who you should report thi...
AuthorsCare Inspectorate
Date27/10/2020
CategoryCare Inspectorate Publication
Our quality framework and methodology for inspecting care homes for adults based on the Health and Social Care Standards
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of pressure ulcers published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland in 2016 and incorporates advice contained in the (now withdrawn) 2009 Quality Improvement Scotland best practice statement.
Date08/05/2020
Tool for staff to use when communicating with out-of-hours services, designed to ensure they give the right information
AuthorsCAPA team
Date01/04/2020
AuthorsCare Inspectorate and NAT (National Aids Trust)
Date01/11/2019
CategoryGuidance, Care Inspectorate Publication
Practice note to support inspectors to identify good and weak practice in the care of people living with HIV, support improvement and ensure the best possible outcomes for people experiencing care. Providers and staff can also use this to make sure they are implementing good prac...
AuthorsNHS Education for Scotland & Scottish Social Services Council
Date22/10/2019
A learning resource for health and social care staff which will help support better conversations and interactions with carers
Date21/10/2019
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
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
Date16/09/2019
A guide for care services undertaking self-evaluation
AuthorsSociety for Companion Animal Studies
Date01/08/2019
A voluntary code intended to offer guidance on good practice for designing and delivering Animal Assisted Interventions effectively and safely, ensuring that the welfare needs of both humans and animals are met
Date20/05/2019
Guidance for managers on how to communicate with their own care team and individuals to understand their care needs and any information required
AuthorsScottish Social Services Council
Date14/05/2019
A booklet of examples showing how collaboration and compassion at the heart of integrated working can make a real difference for everyone involved
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.
Date12/02/2019
CategoryCare Inspectorate Publication, Guidance
Good practice examples to give care services ideas on how to bring generations together in a variety of care settings in a way that improves the quality of their lives
Date15/01/2019
A guide to help people understand their rights in relation to the role of the named person, as set out in mental health law