Brakes Scotland

Brakes has committed to Scotland for over 60 years, employing nearly 600 local people and partnering with over 100 Scottish suppliers. The customer base is far reaching from public schools and the NHS to independent restaurants, hotels and coffee shops in total, we service more than 8,000 customers across the nation.  During these unprecedented times, we would like to help our friends within retail to feed the nation.

Operating from four sites across Scotland in Inverness, Oban, Dundee and Newhouse, Motherwell.

We know that many of our customers are going to be working incredibly hard over the next few months caring for and supporting vulnerable people and our communities. We want to support our customers, taking away some of the stress for their staff of accessing critical food supplies for them and their families.

We have set up a staff account process which will enable large businesses across our existing customer base to purchase products direct from Brakes at great prices, without leaving their workplace. Each site will be able to consolidate an order from all their staff, for delivery on their next available delivery day.

Contact details:

Karyn MacKay – Area Sales Manager, 07484 097058

https://www.brake.co.uk/become-a-customer-eligible

Minimum order £100

Brakes Covid Care

Updates

Brakes also offer a new service ‘ The Call Collect’ which is aimed mainly at social care staff. This way carers will not have to stand in queues in supermarkets, they can just collect and stay in their car.

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Brakes have got a new brochure aimed at care homes to say we are here to help and we will deliver  with the upmost care and precaution taking on every delivery. Open an account today – Delivered tomorrow.

BRA3034 A4 Care Brochure 2019

Letter from Cabinet Secretary & COSLA on key workers during Covid-19

Scottish Care has received the following letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Ms Jeane Freeman and COSLA’s Health and Social Care spokesperson Cllr Stuart Currie.

This letter was issued yesterday to chief officers, chief finance officers, chief social work officers and LA chief executives. This letter details information on the definition and status of key workers, as well as providing background and links to useful guidance.

Cabinet Secretary and Cllr Currie letter - social care key workers - 30 March 2020

Scottish Government: Covid-19 guidance for social care

The Scottish Government has issued separate clinical guidance, one for nursing home and residential care residents, and one for the management of clients accessing care at home, housing support and sheltered housing.

Care homes

This guidance provides clinical advice on COVID-19 to support those working with adults in long term care such as residents of nursing home and residential care settings.

Find out more by clicking here.

Care at home & housing support

This guidance is aimed at local authorities, Health and Social Care Partnerships (HSCPs) and registered providers, who support and deliver care and support to people in their own homes to support measures to prevent and prepare for infection in people receiving care at home or housing support.

Find out more by clicking here.

CMO/CNO/CSWA letter on social care settings

Please click the button below to access the letter from the Chief Medical Officer, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Social Work Advisor about Covid-19 clinical guidance for social care settings.

Palliative Care

RCN webinars for care homes

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COVID-19: Effective communication for professionals (RED-MAP resources)

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PEOLC & Thinking Ahead using a Person Centred Approach to ACP Webinar – 21 May

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Caring for people who are dying & those close to them amidst Covid-19 visiting restrictions

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Palliative Care Toolkit

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New Covid-19 palliative care guidance – 3 April

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ACP for Covid-19

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Visual infographics for Health & Care Professionals about Care Homes

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Disclosure Scotland helpline update – 27 March

Unfortunately due to the impact the COVID-19 situation has had on the business and the high volume of priority applications for critical sectors, we made the decision to temporarily close the helplines in order to maximize the number of staff processing applications.

You can prioritise any critical role applications already submitted by emailing the details, including barcode & ‘role applied for’ to our COVID Priority mailbox; [email protected]. NB General enquiries and application updates will not be handled via this channel.

Any other enquiries can be sent our normal enquiry mailbox; [email protected].”

Whilst we anticipate this situation temporary it is the channel we are signposting customers to at this time. We thank our customers for their patience during this on-going difficult situation.

Regards

Jillian [Customer Engagement Manager]

Disclosure Scotland Covid-19 Updates

Disclosure Scotland applications update – 27 March

Scottish Care has received the following letter from Disclosure Scotland with a Covid-19 update on PVG applications.


Disclosure Scotland is making a temporary change to how applications are processed.

We have been working closely with the Scottish Government and key stakeholders on our response to coronavirus (COVID-19).

In addition to our prioritisation of checks for those who have the most vital roles supporting the country during this time, as of Monday we will no longer be accepting paper applications.

On Monday (30 March) a new page will go live on our website with all the materials you need to continue to submit applications.

Please note; this process should only be completed by countersignatories.

  • you can submit an application via email using the template on our website
      • electronic signatures (typewritten or scanned) from the applicant and countersignatory will be accepted
  • we will process the application through a priority service
  • where possible we will email you a notification of the outcome, prior to receiving the paper certificate in an expedited timeframe
  • when this is not possible there will be two other outcomes:
      • you will not receive any advance notification and will have to wait on the paper certificate which will still be in an expedited timeframe
      • you will receive a notification advising that we are unable to prioritise your application at this time and will be unable to give a timescale for completion

If we do not send you a disclosure, either by email or certificate, please do not assume this is because we are late or have made a mistake. A small number of applications need us to be fully operational to process and that is impossible at this time. At this critical time, we are providing a safeguarding service to ensure the vast majority of applicants can get cleared to help with coronavirus.

If you are submitting urgent applications related to coronavirus in the following weeks please contact our dedicated helpline on 0141 302 8511. We will want to plan with you how we go about doing this most efficiently.

As it stands the list of prioritised roles remains:

  • Healthcare
  • Pharmaceutical
  • Childcare
  • Social work
  • Social care
  • Prisons and justice

As the situation develops and evolves, the list of prioritised sectors may change as Disclosure Scotland identifies other sectors with roles critical to supporting the Scottish Government during this crisis.

Thank you for your patience during this critical time,

 

Gerard Hart

Chief Executive