Scottish Executive
Health Department
Directorate of Primary Care and Community Care To:
All Registered Providers of Care Homes for Older People
Local Authority Chief Executives
Local Authority Directors of Social Work
Chief Executives of Health Boards
The Care Commission
Umbrella Organisations
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St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Telephone: 0131-244 3611
Fax: 0131-244 4005
Linda.Gregson@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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Our ref: qA110267 29 March 2007 |
Dear Colleague
CONSULTATION ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE NATIONAL CARE STANDARDS FOR CARE HOMES FOR OLDER PEOPLE
I invite you to comment on the enclosed consultation paper. It contains proposals to revise the National Care Standards for Care Homes for Older People in respect of price transparency and complaints procedures. These proposals have been made in response to the recommendations in the Office of Fair Trading Report on Care Homes for Older People. The consultation paper is also available online at www.scotland.gov.uk/consultations.
Written responses are required by 25 June 2007 and should be sent to:
Stephen Mitchell
Care Standards and Sponsorship Branch
Community Care Division
Scottish Executive Health Department
2-ES, St Andrews House
Regent Road, Edinburgh
EH1 3DGor emailed to standardsandsponsorship@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.
So that we can comply with the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, please complete the respondee information form attached at Appendix E. This will ensure that your response is handled in accordance with your wishes. Responses where confidentiality is not requested will be available at the Scottish Executive library by Autumn 2007 and a report of the consultation will be placed in the Scottish Executive website by the same date.
Yours sincerely
Linda Gregson
Care Standards and Sponsorship Branch