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| National care standards - care at home | | Author(s) | Angus Skinner |
| Corporate Author | National Care Standards Committee, Scottish Executive |
| Publisher | Scottish Executive, Edinburgh, 2001 |
| Pages | 44 pp |
| Source | The Stationery Office Bookshop, 71 Lothian Road, Edinburgh EH3 9AZ. www.scotland.gov.uk/government/rcp |
| Keywords | Domiciliary services ; Registration eg homes, nursing homes ; Management [care] ; Standards of provision ; Government publications ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | Most home-based care, such as home help services for older people, has been provided hitherto by local authorities; but there has been an increase in provision by private and voluntary sector agencies. The National Care Standards Committee (NCSC) has developed these standards accordingly, with the help of working groups which included both service users and providers. The standards describe what the service user can expect from the service provider, and focus on his or her experience of quality of life. Standards are grouped under headings which follow a person's journey through the service: before using the service; and using the service. The standards are based on a set of principles that recognise the person's rights: dignity, privacy, choice, safety, realising potential, and equality and diversity. Reference is also made to the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (which will register and inspect services), and the Scottish Social Services Council (with responsibility for promoting high standards of conduct and practice for social service workers); both have been set up under the Act, and both will have headquarters in Dundee. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020103005 B |
| Classmark | N: Q3: QA: 583: 6OA: 9A |
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