Transitions Care Ltd
Recorded Key Question grade range: 4–5 — Good View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. To protect people’s health and wellbeing, the provider should regularly monitor and improve staff compliance with effective hand hygiene practices and safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE). This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which state that: ‘I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes’. (HSCS 3.14).
1. To protect people’s health and wellbeing, the provider should strengthen staff training and competency systems to ensure staff receive regular in person practical training, particularly in areas such as manual handling. This should include competency based assessment and observation of practice to confirm that staff skills and knowledge are consistently applied. This will help ensure safe, confident and effective care delivery. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards which state that: ‘I have confidence in people because they are trained, competent and skilled, are able to reflect on their practice and follow their professional and organisational codes’. (HSCS 3.14).