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Safe bathing and showering
May 10, 2017
Most of us, on most occasions, can enjoy a bath or shower as a relaxing and pleasant experience, setting us up for the day or helping to bring on a…
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Free personal care in Scotland
May 8, 2017
Free personal and nursing care was introduced by the Scottish government in 2002. It was heralded at the time as an innovative and landmark development for the people of the country.…
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New Health and Social Care Standards: final implementation
April 27, 2017
The Government in Scotland is, after extensive consultation, at the last stage of implementing new standards to which all care services will be expected to conform. To date, consultation has…
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Mental Welfare Commission visits to hospital wards
April 19, 2017
The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland has a semi-independent role of scrutiny over mental health services in Scotland. It is accountable to Government and carries out its statutory duties by…
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A ten-year Mental Health Strategy
April 11, 2017
The Scottish Minister for Mental Health has launched a new ten-year strategy to improve mental health services. This is a welcome development, as questions have been raised in the Scottish…
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Progress on the Keys to Life Scottish strategy
April 5, 2017
The Care Inspectorate registers and regulates care services in Scotland, as well as having a scrutiny function over the care and social service sector generally. It has recently published its…
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Effects of delayed hospital discharges
March 29, 2017
There is a crisis in hospitals throughout which is recognised, but the knock-on effects of this are increasingly harmful to our health services. The NHS Scotland information services division publishes…
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Active living, healthy ageing
March 22, 2017
Health researchers have in recent years highlighted the fact that inactivity is a major threat to public health. Being inactive increases our risk of developing cardiovascular disease, mental health problems,…
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