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National care standards: care homes for children and young people

DescriptionPDF version of NCS Care homes for children and young people
ISBN (Web Only)
Official Print Publication Date
Website Publication DateDecember 16, 2008

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dignity • privacy • choice • safety • realising potential • equality and diversity
ISBN 0 7559 4747 8

Revised September 2005
Reprinted by the Scottish Goverenment, December 2008

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Contents

Introduction

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Beginning your stay (standards 1 to 7)
1 Arriving for the first time
2 First meetings
3 Keeping in touch with people who are important to you
4 Support arrangements
5 Your environment
6 Feeling safe and secure
7 Management and staffing

Leading your life (standards 8 to 16)
8 Exercising your rights
9 Making choices
10 Eating well
11 Keeping well - lifestyle
12 Keeping well - medication
13 Learning
14 Private life
15 Daily life
16 Supporting communication

Moving on (standard 17)
17 Moving on

Expressing your views (standards 18 and 19)
18 Concerns, comments and complaints
19 Advocacy

Annex A: Glossary

Annex B: Useful reference material

Annex C: Information on SSSC registration

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