Annual Reports
ScotGov: Progress has been made in tackling hospital infections in the past 3 years - but there's still more that can (& must) be done. That was the message from Health Secretary, Nicola Sturgeon, as she published the Healthcare Associated Infection Task Force report for 2008-11.
CQC: The Care Quality Commission has published its first monitoring report on the implementation of the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, which protect the rights of people in care homes & hospitals who lack the mental capacity to consent to their care or treatment. They include people with dementia or a learning disability.
An application must be made for authorisation to impose restrictions on someone that may amount to a deprivation of their liberty. Authorisation is granted only if the proposed course of action is considered to be in their best interests and there is no other way to care for them or safely provide treatment. A care home or hospital must apply for authorisation if they propose to deprive someone of their liberty.
ScotGov: Finance Secretary John Swinney has welcomed publication of the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) 2011/12 Business Plan. The document sets out key work to be undertaken by SFT over the next year as it pursues a £9bn portfolio of projects.
Press release and related links
CQC: The results of the eighth annual survey to collect the views of NHS staff across England have been published by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Press release and related links
DWP: New figures published by the Office for National Statistics show that unemployment (ILO measure) has risen by 27,000 on the quarter to 2.5m. However, the overall picture continues to be mixed with the number of people in employment rising by 32,000, driven entirely by the growth of full time jobs in the private sector.
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