Scotland’s Care Inspectorate and Scotland’s Scrutiny Landscape Jacquie C Roberts Interim Chief Executive

Why Change? Crerar Report – part of the review of public services in Scotland Scrutiny/checking of services has grown bit by bit We all want more efficient scrutiny and lower cost We all want service users & carers to be more involved in how services are checked Source Scottish Government 2010

So what difference will this make? Good services will be checked less. Poor services could be checked more Service providers will spend less time with inspectors and more time with service users Service providers will check their own services more Scrutiny bodies will have to work together more Source Scottish Government 2010

Purpose To provide high quality independent scrutiny and assurance – which means: Efficient and effective regulation and inspection Supporting improvement Signposting good practice Being a catalyst for innovation

Themes Inspected Care Homes for Older People Pallative care Nutrition Tissue Viability Dementia Care Meaningful Activity

Themes Inspected All Services Infection Control Safe Recruitment Child Protection Involving the people who use the service

Themes Inspected Future Thematic Approaches Multi-Agency inspections of services for children and adults Strategic commissioning of Social Care Validated self-evaluations

Accounts Commission Co-ordination: ‘Duty of co-operation’ Shared risk assessment for all Councils Agreement on national risk priorities Planned audit/inspection to support the delivery of better outcomes by Community planning partnerships