We are sharing further information and documents regarding the Scottish Care Branch Chairs ahead of the AGM on Thursday 12 August 2021, which will see the ratification of Branch Chairs. We hope that this information will be useful in letting members see what the role of a Branch Chair entails and how the process works.
Should you have any queries at all, please contact our Membership Support Team at [email protected].
Please see the update below regarding Independent Health and Social Care new frontline workers Vaccination Access.
2021-06-14 Letter from Deputy Director for C-19 Vaccination Survey to Third and Independent Sector
We are delighted to present the second webinar in our Legal Webinar series.
These webinars will feature our Legal Resources Select group, a carefully selected group of law firms in Scotland. Find out more about our Legal Resources Select group here.
This session will take place on Wednesday 23 June at 2PM, hosted by Scottish Care CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and featuring representatives from BTO Solicitors LLP.
Webinar link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82002823134
Webinar ID: 820 0282 3134
More information on the webinar session below:
Covid Legacy Challenge: Would your organisation pass the Covid health check?
BTO will consider a range of challenges affecting organisations in the post-Covid era. From employment law claims to Health and Safety Investigations/prosecutions, employers must still be wary. While we hope that the worst of the pandemic is over, there is still much for employers to be aware of.
We will provide advice on how best to manage the ongoing employment issues, looking at, for example, foreign travel and holidays, self-isolation and quarantine, and vaccinations, with a review of some of the Covid related employment tribunal claims that are now, in increasing numbers, coming through the system,
We will consider the continuing health and safety obligations, and how to protect your workplace from claims and Regulatory scrutiny. BTO will consider the challenges that you may face and how best to ensure resilience in the face of emerging risks and longer term aspects of the post Covid era. Q&A for members.
Our presenters are as follows:
Douglas Strang, Associate – Employment Law: [email protected] / 0141 221 8012
Vikki Watt, Partner & Solicitor Advocate – Health & Safety, Regulatory & Criminal Defence: [email protected] / 0141 225 5317.
The Fair Work in Social Care Group aims to improve the working experience of those in the adult social care workforce, working together to progress the recommendations already outlined in the Fair Work Convention report, which have also been endorsed by the Independent Review of Adult Social Care.
Scottish Care is now issuing two short surveys on effective voice (that is, how much influence people can have on their working experience) on behalf of the Fair Work group in collaboration with CCPS.
One survey is for employers and one for employees. These surveys are designed to help the group understand what effective voice looks like for you.
We kindly ask you to complete the survey once, based on your job role – either employer or employee. You may share the employee link with other staff members. Your answers will be completely confidential as the data will be held by Scottish Care.
Employer survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FairWorkEmployerSurvey
Employee survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/FairWorkEmployeeSurvey
We would be grateful if you could complete this and thank you in advance for taking part. We look forward to hearing your experiences.
Survey deadline: Sunday, 23rd May, 5pm
Many thanks,
Karen (Scottish Care) & Alison Christie (CCPSÂ [email protected])
The Fair Work in Social Care Group
This year’s Care at Home and Housing Support Conference will be virtual.
The conference titled the ‘Homecare Festival’  will take place from Tuesday 15 June – Thursday 17 June 2021.
This event will look at the theme of ‘Home First’ and is an important opportunity in recognising the crucial role of care at home and housing support services in supporting our older and vulnerable citizens.
There will be a series of online sessions over this three-day period, bringing together a range of speakers to highlight challenges faced by the care at home and housing support sector and to discuss the future of homecare.
More details will be available shortly.
A series of webinars has been organised for care at home providers and those that provide paid care in client’s homes. The aim of the webinar is to enhance the confidence and knowledge of paid carers and personal assistants to appropriately apply Infection Prevention Control (IPC) measures within home settings. The webinar will include example scenarios applicable to working within a client’s home and will be an opportunity to focus on the practicalities of applying IPC while carrying out tasks within these environments. The webinars will be led by Specialist Advisor-Infection Prevention & Control within ARHAI and supported by the Scottish Government
The ultimate objective is to ensure all current IPC measures are effectively implemented in Care at Home settings.
These workshops will include a section where participants can raise questions and all questions and answers will be complied and published after the sessions.
We encourage all those working within care at home environments to attend the workshops.
Three sessions will be held on the following dates
27 April 2021 – 14:00-15:30
28 April 2021 – 14:30-16:00
5 May 2021 – 14:30-16:00
We recommend joining the session 5 minutes before the starting time due to there being limited spaces.
Please note, the sessions on 27th and 28th April are being hosted by Scottish Government via Microsoft Teams and therefore spaces are limited and are on a first come, first served basis. You can join by clicking the link. Registration for these sessions is not required.
27th April 14:00-15:30
Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only) +44 131 376 2847,,67101228#Â Â United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Phone Conference ID:Â 671 012 28#
28th April 14:30 – 16:00
Join on your computer or mobile app Click here to join the meeting
Or call in (audio only)
+44 131 376 2847,,58698890#Â Â United Kingdom, Edinburgh
Phone Conference ID:Â 586 988 90#
The session on 5th May is being hosted by Scottish Care. This webinar will be hosted on Zoom and is open to Scottish Care members and non-members. Registration is required and spaces are limited therefore please register early to avoid missing out.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cW2Sq_5dQOym7Ero3kRAWA
Once you have registered, you will receive an email invite from Zoom with the details to join this session.
If you come across any issues registering or do not receive an email invite after registering, please contact [email protected].
The session hosted via Zoom will be recorded and it is intended that it will be available for use after the sessions have taken place.
For further guidance on IPC within community care settings can be found: National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Scottish COVID-19 Community Health and Care Settings Infection Prevention and Control Addendum
We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting entries for our Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2021!
This is the perfect opportunity to recognise the achievements of providers, staff and service users in the Care at Home & Housing Support sector. The awards ceremony itself will be held on virtually on Friday 25 June 2021.
There are 10 different award categories to enter including:
Please see below for information from the Scottish Government on workshops on the expansion of testing to care at home.
Expansion of testing to adult care at home (Adult Day Centres/services; Sheltered Housing and Multiple Occupancies; Personal Assistants; wider Care at Home staff)
To support the expansion of testing to the above staff and settings, we have arranged a number of online workshops for providers and staff in the sector. These will provide an update on the programme and arrangements, and provide a forum for you to ask questions and share any concerns.
You can drop in to part or attend all of these sessions. Given the size of the sector we expect a lot of interest in the workshops and therefore unfortunately  we cannot reserve places. We also suggest you log in a few minutes before the start time.
Please note that full training packs and materials will be available within the next few days via the link below, It’s important to note that the website will not be live until the documents are uploaded. gov.scot/care-at-home-covidtesting
The workshops are being held on the following dates and you can join these by clicking on the link beside them:
Tuesday 19th January 2021, 12-1pm Click here to join the meeting
Wednesday 20th January, 11-12pm Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 26th January, 12-1pm Click here to join the meeting
Friday 29th January, 2-3pm Click here to join the meeting
Monday 1st February, 2-3pm Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 2nd February, 2-3pm Click here to join the meeting
Monday 8th February 2-3pm, Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 9th February, 12-1pm Click here to join the meeting
Monday 15th February 2-3pm, Click here to join the meeting
Tuesday 16th February 2-3pm, Click here to join the meeting
Please feel free to share this message with colleagues or partners who may be interested.
We have drafted a letter for care at home members to adapt and use for supported individuals regarding the extended Christmas ‘bubble’.
Please note that this letter is in a draft format and is not an official document. You can download the letter below.
Dear all
Scottish Care and SSSC would like to invite you to attend a meeting of the Joint SSSC & Scottish Care Dementia & PEOLC Workforce Group.
We have sent out previous communications and before lockdown had raised the proposal of merging the Dementia Joint Group and the PEOLC group due to the similarities and overlap of learning and development requirements the social care workforce have regarding these forms of care services.
Both groups expressed a desire to merge and saw the potential in coming together and discussing Dementia and PEOLC learning needs and deciding what requires focus and development but saw benefit in having separate meetings for Care Home providers and Home Care providers. This has been recognised as being even more important as a result of COVID-19 and its impact on each care setting which has quite distinct differences.
Therefore we are delighted to invite you to our first meeting of the Joint Dementia & PEOLC group for our Home care members on 29th September being held virtually on Microsoft Teams between 1:30 and 2:30pm.
As with previous meetings of workforce groups we are keen that the content and discussion themes are shaped by the members of the group and facilitated where possible by Scottish Care and SSSC. This could include inviting speakers to join future meetings who can provide learning and development resources and opportunities. The group could also connect its members with tests of change and social care pilots that are taking place to give care providers opportunities to test innovative ways of working and embedding learning and knowledge in the workforce.
If you are interested in being part of the Dementia & PEOLC group and joining the meeting on the 29th September please can you email [email protected] Â to confirm your attendance.
Kind regards
Caroline Deane
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