Latest Care Sector News
This month's updates from the SSSC, Disclosure Scotland and the Care Inspectorate, all in one place. If a source hasn't posted this month, we show its most recent articles.
25 years making a difference - Larraine's story
Today as part of our #SSSC25years campaign we share Larraine’s story. Larraine knows firsthand the difference social workers can make to someone’s life, with her first social worker allocated to support her back in 1980.
Read on SSSCRecall of batch of Clopidogrel Oral Solution, Clopidogrel Oral Suspension
News articles · Adult social care
Read on Care InspectorateNew six-monthly social worker report available
We’ve published our latest six-monthly survey report on Scotland’s social work workforce which has details on the number of filled and vacant social worker and senior social worker posts in local authorities in June 2026.
Read on SSSCStatement on Shalom Nursing Home, Irvine
Media release · Adult social care
Read on Care InspectorateSerious Incident Reviews: April 2024 - March 2026
Media release · Statistics and data
Read on Care InspectorateChanges to Transmission-Based Precautions (TBPs) Guidance
Healthcare
Read on Care InspectorateStatement on Fernlea Care Home, Lochgelly
Media release · Adult social care
Read on Care InspectorateDevelop your digital leadership skills with the Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme
Applications are now open for the 31st cohort of the Digital Health and Care Leadership Programme (DLP), which starts in January 2027.
Read on SSSC25 years making a difference - Chris's story
Today as part of our #SSSC25years campaign we share Chris’s story. Growing up in foster care and residential childcare in the 1970s, Chris’s early experience of social care relates to long before regulation.
Read on SSSCStatement on Queen Victoria School, Dunblane
Media release · Children and young people
Read on Care InspectorateStatement on Grandholm Care Home, Aberdeen
Media release · Adult social care
Read on Care InspectorateAre you prepared for winter? Information for care homes for adults and for children and young people
News articles · Adult social care
Read on Care InspectorateAre you prepared for winter? Information for ELC and childminders
News articles · Early learning and childcare
Read on Care InspectorateUpdated Fitness to Practise Rules come into effect on 1 November
We’ve published our updated Fitness to Practise Rules. They set out how we investigate concerns about social service workers and make decisions about their fitness to practise.
Read on SSSCStatement on Larkfield View Care Centre, Greenock
Media release · Adult social care
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