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Social care Covid-19 vaccine toolkit

Public Health Scotland has published a toolkit on the Covid-19 vaccine for social care workers, this can be accessed on: https://www.publichealthscotland.scot/downloads/social-care-worker-covid-19-resources

These resources are provided to help you promote the COVID-19 vaccination programme to care home and social care staff. The Outlook email template will include your email signature if you have this turned on by default. Care home and social care employers can request additional copies of these resources by emailing: [email protected].

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Legal Resources Digital Panel Webinar – 11 Dec

We are hosting a Legal Resources Digital Panel Webinar on Friday 11 December at 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM. This session will be hosted by Dr Donald Macaskill, who will be joined by our Legal Resources Select Group which includes five of the very best law firms in Scotland chosen for their experience and understanding of the social care sector).

We have gathered all your feedback from our recent Legal Survey and shared with the Scottish Care Legal Select group. They will bring their best and brightest specialists on the areas that members have highlighted to the Legal Panel. Each of the five law firms will have a specialist to speak to your concerns based on the results of this survey. They will also answer your legal questions in real-time in the webinar.

For more information on the Scottish Care Legal Resources Select Group please go to our website: https://scottishcare.org/legal-resources-select/  

The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.

If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact [email protected].

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Near Me Reference Group

IRISS would like to invite people who access social services and who may have also participated in a Near Me call to join a reference group. The group will contribute to the generation of evidence, learning and guidance produced by this project, along with an invitation to join in with the Near Me Learning Network.

The reference group will run from December to March 2021, involving about two hours of time a month to meet online, read and comment on project documents, and share views on using Near Me as a platform.https://www.iriss.org.uk/news/news/2020/11/19/join-near-me-reference-group

If you are interested in joining the group, please email Louise Bowen ([email protected]) by Monday, 7 December.

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Scottish Care Wellbeing Webinar with Big Health – 2 Dec

Big Health, the company behind evidence based digital therapeutics, Sleepio and Daylight will be hosting a webinar for Scottish Care on the 2nd December at 11am.

Sleepio and Daylight have been available to all Health and Care staff in Scotland since May 2020 to help our key workers learn proven CBT techniques to help with any worry or sleepless nights they may be experiencing.

Please join us to hear Dr Dimitri Gavriloff (clinical psychologist and sleep medicine specialist) and Dr Richard Stott (clinical psychologist and anxiety specialist) explain more about Sleepio and Daylight, how you can access the programmes and what benefits you may see.

Webinar Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86210354207

Webinar ID: 862 1035 4207

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ACTIVATE: Flu & COVID Vaccination Newsletter – 26 November

Scotland is currently putting plans in place to deliver a programme of COVID-19 vaccination, when a vaccine becomes available. The Scottish Government’s Flu Vaccination and COVID Vaccination Programme (FVCV) is overseeing national planning, and working with all local health boards, to get ready to deliver what will be Scotland’s most ambitious (and most anticipated) mass vaccination programme.

This is first of a number of newsletters from the Scottish Government to update you on the work that is underway.

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Homecare Day 2020 – 9 December

This year’s Homecare Day will take place on Wednesday 9 December, organised by Scottish Care and the United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA). Homecare Day is a largely online event which aims to raise the profile of the care at home and housing support services across the United Kingdom.

The theme of the day is Care Community, to highlight how homecare services are essential parts of the health and social care community, as well as local communities in Scotland and further afield. Homecare services and staff provide high quality, person-centred care to support the health, wellbeing and independence of people in their own homes, with staff demonstrating skill commitment and compassion every day.

Homecare services and staff have shown extraordinary resilience and teamwork during the Covid-19 pandemic. This makes Homecare Day an important celebratory event now more than ever. It allows us to recognise the dedication and professionalism of the homecare workforce and offers a platform to share remarkable stories from the care at home and housing support sector.

We are inviting members, partners organisations, workers and individuals to get involved by sharing any positive stories they may have about the homecare sector. We are also encouraging homecare providers to mark the day by organising a virtual activity which people, families and local communities can participate in.

People can get involved by sharing content on social media using the hashtag #homecareday.

There will also be a Twitter discussion between 12:00 – 13:00 on the day, led by Scottish Care and UKHCA with questions centred around Care Community.

Please help us to spread the word and encourage as many people as possible to take part to raise the profile of and thank the homecare sector.

We hope that you can join us for this event, and we look forward to reading all the stories and celebrating Homecare Day 2020.