Supporting Positive Paths C.I.C.
Recorded Key Question grade range: 3–4 — Adequate View on Care Inspectorate
Key Question scores
Requirements & recommendations
1. By 30 April 2026 to promote the safety and wellbeing of people, the provider must ensure that staff receive essential training and development opportunities, to enable them to be competent in their roles. To do this the provider must at a minimum: a) Undertake a training needs analysis to identify what training and development is required for each role. b) Training delivered to have a greater focus on supporting people with learning disabilities and associated complex support needs. Including but not limited to positive behaviour strategies, autism, ADHD and other relevant subjects. c) Source and deliver appropriate formal training, utilising external providers as appropriate. d) Maintain an accurate record of all staff training, including refresher training. e) Implement quality assurance systems to evaluate the effectiveness of training and development opportunities and ongoing competency of staff. This is to comply with section 8(1)(a) of the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotla
1. To ensure that people's views and experiences are the primary driver for change, the provider should involve people who experience care in developing the service and shaping its future direction. This should include but not be limited to, incorporating regular feedback from people into improvement and action plans. This is to ensure that care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards (HSCS) which state: 'I can be meaningfully involved in how the organisations that support and care for me work and develop'. (HSCS 4.6)
1. To ensure care and support consistently informs all aspects of the care and support people experience and in the way the person prefers and needs, the manager should ensure there is sufficient detail to inform and guidance staff on meeting peoples care needs. This includes, but not limited to positive behaviour strategies and guidance in relation to Autism, ADHA and other relevant health needs. This is to ensure care and support is consistent with the Health and Social Care Standards: (HSCS) which state: "My personal plan is right for me because it sets out how my needs will be met, as well as my wishes and choices". (HSCS 1.15) "My care and support meets my needs and is right for me". (HSCS 1.19) and "My needs, as agreed in my personal plan, are fully met, and my wishes and choices are respected". (HSCS 1.23)