| Name of Organisation | Details of Organsiation | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Scotland | Audit Scotland works with the Auditor General and the Accounts Commission to check that public
money is spent properly, efficiently and effectively. Audit Scotland produces reports and figures showing how different sectors, such as Local Authorities, perform in each financial year. |
Tel: 0845 146 1010 Email:info@audit-scotland.gov.uk Web: http://www.audit-scotland.gov.uk/contact/ |
| Association of Directors of Social Work (ADSW) |
ADSW is the professional association representing senior social work managers in Scotland. | Tel: 0131 474 9220 Email: sophie.mills@adsw.org.uk Web: http://www.adsw.org.uk/index.cfm |
| Care Commission Scotland | The Care Commission is responsible for ensuring care service providers in Scotland meet the government's National Care Standards and work to improve the quality of care. | Tel: 0845 603 0890 Email: enquiries@carecommission.com Web: http://www.carecommission.com |
| Community Care Providers Scotland (CCPS) |
CCPS is the association of voluntary sector organsiations providing care and support services in Scotland. It exists to identify, represent, promote and protect the interests of its members. | Tel: 0131 337 3295 Email: dorothy.robertson@ccpscotland.org Web: http://www.ccpscotland.org |
| Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) |
COSLA is the representative voice of Scottish local government and also acts as the employer's association on behalf of all Scottish councils. | Tel: 0131 474 9200 Email: carol@cosla.gov.uk Web: http://www.cosla.gov.uk |
| Joint Improvement Team (JIT) (The Scottish Government) |
The Joint Improvement Team provides practical support and additional capacity to partnerships in order to address the issues and challenges they face. | Tel: 0131 244 5481 Email: jit@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Web: http://www.jitscotland.org.uk/ |
| Long Term Conditions Alliance (LTCAS) |
LTCAS brings together voluntary and community organisations across Scotland. LTCAS' aim is to ensure the voice of people living with a long term condition is heard. | Tel: 0141 404 0231 Email: info@ltcas.org.uk Web: http://www.ltcas.org.uk |
| Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland | The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland is an independent organsiation working to safeguard the rights and welfare of everyone with a mental illness, learning disability or other mental disorder | Tel: 0131 313 8777
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| NHS Education for Scotland (NES) |
NES helps to provide better patient care by providing educational solutions for workforce development. They do this by designing, commissioning, quality assuring and where appropriate providing education for NHS staff. | Tel: 0131 313 8000 Email: enquiries@nes.scot.nhs.uk Web: http://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk |
| NHS Quality Inprovement Scotland (QIS) |
QIS has central responsibility for patient safety and clinical governance across NHS Scotland. | Tel: 0131 623 4300
Web: http://www.nhshealthquality.org/nhsqis |
| Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) | OSCR exists to register and regulate charities in Scotland. | Tel: 01382 220 446 |
| Scotland Performs | Scotland Performs records the performance of government and public services, measured against the government's National Performance Framework. | Web: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms |
| Scottish Council for Voluntary Services (SCVO) |
SCVO works to advance the values and shared interests of the voluntary sector in Scotland. | Tel: 0131 556 3882 Email: enquiries@scvo.org.uk Web: http://www.scvo.org.uk/scvo |
| Scottish Government | This is the official website of the Scottish Government. This includes links to government policy and legislation. | Tel: 01397 795 001 Email: ceu@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Web: http://www.scotland.gov.uk |
| Scottish Parliament | This is the official website of the Scottish Parliament. This includes details of all elected members and of parliamentary activities. | Tel: 0131 348 5000 Email: sp.info@scottish.parliament.uk Web: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk |
| Scottish Social Services Council | The Scottish Social Services Council are responsible for registering people who work in the social services and regulating their education and training. | Tel: 0845 60 30 891 Email: enquiries@sssc.uk.com Web: http://www.sssc.uk.com |
| Social Work Inspection Agency (SWIA) |
SWIA inspects all social work services in Scotland and reports publicly and to Parliament on the quality of these services. | Tel: 0131 244 4735 Email: swia@consol.co.uk Web: http://www.swia.gov.uk |
| Social Work Scotland | This is the website of Changing Lives, the change programme for social work services in Scotland based on the 21st century review of social work. | Web: http://www.socialworkscotland.org.uk/ |
| U.K Parliament | This is the official website of the U.K Parliament at Westminster. This includes details of all elected members and of parliamentary activities. | Web: http://www.parliament.uk/ |