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- Improving care for people with dementia and their carers
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Independent healthcare
- Age Reversal Therapies – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Scottish Dental Implants & Cosmetic Dentistry – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Eden Medical Aesthetics Limited – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- MacEndo – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- MASTA Travel Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Seneca Medical Group – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Kilmarnock Dental Care – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Flying Smiles – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Ardcroft Medical Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Clinica Medica – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Granite Occupational Health Ltd – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- The Edinburgh Practice – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Essence Medical Cosmetic Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- St. Andrew’s Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Temple Medical – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Allure Aesthetics – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Mac A Aesthetics – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Age Refined – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Emcare Travel Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Superdrug Nurse Clinic (Glasgow Sauchiehall Street) – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Sk:n Clinic (Edinburgh) – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
- Grand Aura Skin & Wellbeing Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report: March 2024
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Inspection reports
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the East Dunbartonshire partnership: March 2024
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary – IR(ME)R inspection report: March 2024
- Golden Jubilee University National Hospital – safe inspection of care inspection report: February 2024
- Dr Gray’s Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: February 2024
- St. John’s Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: January 2024
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: January 2024
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh – safe delivery of care inspection report: December 2023
- Borders General Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: November 2023
- University Hospital Crosshouse – IR(ME)R inspection report: October 2023
- University Hospital Crosshouse – safe delivery of care inspection report: October 2023
- Victoria Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: October 2023
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary – safe delivery of care inspection report: February 2024
- University Hospital Ayr – safe delivery of care inspection report: October 2023
- Midpark Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: October 2023
- Bellsdyke Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: September 2023
- University Hospital Monklands – IR(ME)R inspection action plan: September 2023 – IR(ME)R inspection report: September 2023
- Rohallion Secure Care Clinic – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: August 2023
- Gartnavel General Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: July 2023
- Borders General Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: July 2023
- Ninewells Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: July 2023
- Inverclyde Royal Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: July 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the East Renfrewshire partnership: June 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the East Lothian partnership: June 2023
- Royal Cornhill Hospital & Great Western Lodge – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: June 2023
- Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh – safe delivery of care inspection report: May 2023
- Queen Margaret Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: May 2023 (PDF, 376K)
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Orkney partnership: April 2023
- Gartnavel Royal Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: April 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Shetland partnership: March 2023
- University Hospital Wishaw – safe delivery of care inspection report: March 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Western Isles partnership: March 2023
- Ailsa Hospital – infection prevention and control in mental health services inspection report: March 2023
- The Balfour – IR(ME)R inspection report: February 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Edinburgh partnership: January 2023
- Borders General Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: February 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Angus partnership: January 2023
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: January 2023
- Inverclyde Royal Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: January 2023
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the South Lanarkshire partnership: December 2022
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: December 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the North Lanarkshire partnership: November 2022
- Western General Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: October 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Glasgow City partnership: October 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Scottish Borders Partnership: October 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the West Lothian partnership: September 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Perth & Kinross partnership: August 2022
- University Hospital Crosshouse – IR(ME)R inspection report: July 2022
- University Hospital Crosshouse – safe delivery of care inspection report: July 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Moray partnership: July 2022
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: June 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Aberdeen City partnership: June 2022
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: June 2022
- The joint inspection of adult support and protection interim overview report: May 2022
- The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital – safe delivery of care inspection report: May 2022
- University Hospital Monklands – safe delivery of care inspection report: March 2022
- Perth Royal Infirmary – safe delivery of care inspection report: February 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Clackmannanshire partnership: February 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Falkirk partnership: February 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Stirling partnership: February 2022
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Dumfries and Galloway partnership: November 2021
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the South Ayrshire partnership: November 2021
- Aberdeen Royal Infirmary – IR(ME)R inspection report: October 2021
- Royal Hospital for Children and Young People – IR(ME)R inspection report: October 2021
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Argyll and Bute partnership: September 2021
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the West Dunbartonshire partnership: September 2021
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the Fife partnership: August 2021
- Joint inspection of adult support and protection in the East Ayrshire partnership: August 2021
- University Hospital Wishaw – IR(ME)R inspection report: July 2021
- Joint inspection of adult support protection in the Inverclyde partnership: June 2021
- Raigmore Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: February 2021
- Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary – IR(ME)R inspection report: December 2020
- St John’s Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: October 2020
- Victoria Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: September 2020
- Borders General Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: February 2020
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital – IR(ME)R inspection report: December 2019
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- NCMAG remit check request form
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- Process for responding to concerns on NHS services
- SUDI process for GPs – seven minute briefing
- Key points for emergency department staff (medical and nursing) involved in SUDI
- Independent healthcare regulation – annual returns guidance for providers
- Independent healthcare regulation – Adverse events – What to include in SAER
- Independent healthcare regulation fees information booklet: 2024-25
- Independent healthcare regulation – Pre-registration form
- NCMAG112 Pazopanib advice document January 2024
- NCMAG111 Sunitinib advice document: January 2024
- NCMAG executive team terms of reference
- NCMAG council terms of reference
- Independent healthcare (IHC) complaints procedure
- NCMAG role in cancer medicine governance
- Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulation – inspection methodology
- NCMAG107 Dabrafenib plus trametinib advice document: October 2023
- NCMAG106 Nivolumab advice document: October 2023
- Health economic considerations in NCMAG decision making
- Independent healthcare regulation – registration guidance for applicants
- Safe delivery of care: inspection methodology
- NCMAG110 Abiraterone acetate advice document: July 2023
- NCMAG109 Pemetrexed plus cisplatin advice document: July 2023
- Independent healthcare regulation – provider handbook
- Independent healthcare regulation – inspection methodology
- Independent healthcare regulation – portal user guide
- Independent healthcare regulation – notification guidance for service providers
- Independent healthcare regulation – high level principles for remote prescribing
- Independent healthcare regulation – self-evaluation tool
- NCMAG108 Vinorelbine advice document: April 2023
- Significant Accidental Unintended Exposure – criteria for making a notification
- Reporting a SUDI to the Procurator Fiscal
- SUDI checklist for nurses
- SUDI checklist for doctors
- NHS Scotland agreed list of pre-labelled medicines
- Frailty: Impact, causes and prevention
- Mental health units: inspection methodology
- Independent healthcare regulation fees information booklet: 2023-24
- NCMAG105 Trastuzumab advice document: January 2023
- NCMAG104 Carfilzomib advice document: January 2023
- NCMAG102 Abiraterone advice document: January 2023
- Independent healthcare regulation – media engagement guidance
- NCMAG103 Lenalidomide advice document: October 2022
- How to upload an IR(ME)R notification
- Independent healthcare regulation – privacy notice
- NCMAG guiding principles
- Learning from adverse events through reporting and review – A national framework for Scotland
- National guidance when a child or young person dies
- Steroid emergency card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults
- Independent healthcare regulation – enforcement policy
- Independent healthcare regulation – practising privileges – checklist for clinics
- Independent healthcare regulation – QoC self-evaluation guidance
- Independent healthcare regulation – financial guidance
- Independent healthcare regulation – duty of candour template for providers
- Independent healthcare regulation – Records required by Healthcare Improvement Scotland
- Independent healthcare regulation – medicines governance audit tool
- Independent healthcare regulation – practising privileges principles
- Independent healthcare regulation – definitions of procedures
- Independent healthcare regulation – policy template
- Independent healthcare regulation – bank reference template
- Independent healthcare regulation – registration background checks
- Independent healthcare regulation – example financial plan
- Independent healthcare regulation – guidance for providing a service in a service user’s home
Reports
- National hub for reviewing and learning from the deaths of children and young people – Data overview report: March 2024
- Sudden unexpected death in infancy: Stakeholder report – audit 2015-2018
- National Hub for reviewing and learning from the deaths of children and young people
- Adverse events and the importance of communication
- When a child dies: Learning from the experiences of bereaved families and carers
Reviews
- Neonatal mortality review: February 2024
- Angus Health and Social Care Partnership Area – Commission for significant case Review improvement plan: December 2022
- National hub core review data set forms and guidance
Standards
- Gender identity healthcare services standards
- Cataract surgery standards
- Congenital heart disease standards
- Ageing and frailty standards
- Core screening standards
- Bowel screening standards
- Bairns’ Hoose standards
- Infection prevention and control standards
- Sexual health standards
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) screening standards
- Prevention and management of pressure ulcers standards
- Cervical screening standards
- Neurological care and support standards
- Pregnancy and newborn screening standards
- Breast screening services standards
- Healthcare and forensic medical services standards
- Hospital post mortem examination standards
- Diabetic retinopathy screening standards
- Complex nutritional care standards
- Food, fluid and nutritional care standards
Uncategorised
- NCMAG proposal form
- How NHS staff can raise concerns
- Delivering the best care to people living with stroke
- Supporting families in Scotland with the child death review process
- Improving access to Primary Care
- Private healthcare: regulation, patient safety and the future
- Title: Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) – staff support leaflet
- Independent healthcare regulation – Regulation 12 information for services
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