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Duncan Cowles on BBC Scotland this evening

Look out for award winning film-maker Duncan Cowles on BBC Reporting Scotland this evening Friday 14th October.

Scottish Care recently commissioned Duncan to make a series of films in and around North Merchiston Care Home in Edinburgh as part of Luminate, Scotland’s Creative Ageing Festival.

The films entitled ‘Directed by North Merchiston’  features residents aged between 80 and 102. The residents involved are Edith Emerson, May Reid, John Moore, Margaret Henderson and Charlie Dolan – the eldest at 102.

 

You can see previews of the films here  www.duncancowles.com/category/films

Duncan will give the films their premiere at the Scottish Care Conference on Friday 18th November at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.

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Report on September 21st Workforce Matters Event

By Jamie McGeechan

 

Scottish Care hosted a Workforce Matters Frontline event on 21st September with an engaged and enthusiastic workforce from across the country in attendance at the Renfield Centre in Glasgow.

The event proved to be a hugely insightful day where members of frontline workforce could engage, share their experiences and learn from each other as well as our distinguished guests.

The event was opened by Katharine Ross, National Lead for Workforce for Scottish Care who welcomed those in attendance to the event along with Elaine MacMaster Workforce Consultant.

Speakers at the event included Alan Baird, the Chief Social Worker Advisor to the Scottish Government who gave a personal and thoughtful presentation to delegates focussing on the hugely critical role of the front line workforce in care. Alan paid tribute to the dedication of the workforce as well as their passion and highlighted that everyone who cares has the ability to truly change the lives of others and that they must recognise within themselves their ability to change the world. Mr Baird shared insights and his experience of his own family receiving care and how grateful he was for the quality of that care and the difference it made to his whole family.

Edith Macintosh, Rehabilitation Consultant with the Care Inspectorate gave an engaging presentation on physical wellness and the need for the workforce to look after their own needs as well as the people they support and care for. Edith stressed the importance that we keep ourselves fit in order to truly provide the best quality of care of those we look after. Edith gave the delegates food for thought with suggestions on ensuring physical wellbeing including nutritional concerns, exercise and sleep.

The day took a lighthearted and fun turn with a session led by Vivian Wallace. Vivian who works as an Aging Well Coordinator with Midlothian Council had the whole room on their feet as the group indulged in some Samba style dancing inspired by the Olympic Games in Rio earlier this year. Vivan educated  the delegates on the hugely positive benefits of movement and dance on the wellbeing of workforce as well as those they care for and much fun was had by all.

 

Delegates took part in a number of workshops led by Scottish Care team members which had delegates discussing topics and issues such as “What does wellness mean to me?”, “What do you need to experience wellness?” and “How could I improve my wellness?”  These workshops proved to be hugely thought provoking and useful as delegates shared their own personal experiences from the frontline and with many able to relate to similar experiences and shared understanding working in care.

 

After a short refreshment break Neil McLeod, Equality Advisor from the SSSC provided the delegates with a thought provoking presentation focussing on skills current and future of the frontline workforce. Neil led an inspired and engaging discussion as to what the workforce might look like in the future in terms of skill set and how organisations might best equip their workforce for the challenges of the future.

Dr Donald MacAskill, Chief Executive of Scottish Care gave the final presentation of the day which was an illuminating and fascinating perspective on the wellbeing of the workforce with Dr Macaskill discussing focusing on physical,mental and emotional burnout and how we can best ensure that we best care for ourselves. This was best summed up by the revelation that ” It’s not selfish to look after ourselves, in this sector it’s selfish to not look after ourselves.”

 

 

Thank you to all who came along to this hugely engaging and positive event and we hope you will consider attending future Workforce events, you can find information about upcoming events at www.scottishcare.org/workforce-matters

Upcoming Workforce events include ‘The Spirit Beyond the Letter’ which is being held at the The Renfield Centre on Tuesday 1st November from 11am – 3:45pm.

 

 

 

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National Palliative End of Life Care Education and Development Framework for Health and Social Care Workforce

National Palliative and End of Life Care Education and Development Framework Consultation

 

NHS Education for Scotland is hosting a number of regional consultation events on the draft of an education and development framework to support palliative and end of life care for the health and social services workforce.

We are seeking representation from NHS Boards, Integration Authorities and partners from Universities, Third, Social and Independent sectors. Leaders; Service/Locality Managers; Learning and Development Leads across the sectors; and individuals who have an interest in, and are involved in providing palliative and end of life care specifically in the community, care homes and the acute sectors.

To book a place at one of these events, please see dates and locations below,and then download the booking form available here and return with your preferred date and venue to [email protected] by 28th October.

Please note, there are limited places available at each event. Notification confirming your place will be sent by email.

If you have any questions about this consultation process please contact Katharine Ross – [email protected]

 Full venue details will be provided with your confirmation email.

 

Dundee / Perth (VC)   Wednesday 2nd November 14.00-16.30     Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee with Video Conference access from Perth Royal Infirmary

Lambert           Wednesday 9th November 14.30-17.00       Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Melrose             Thursday 10th November 14.00-16.30         Borders General Hospital

Dunfermline    Wednesday 16th November 14.00-16.30     Queen Margaret Hospital

Kilmarnock      Wednesday 16th November 13.00-16.00     University Hospital Crosshouse

Edinburgh         Thursday 17th November 14.00-16.30         St Columba’s Hospice

Dumfries           Friday 18th November 13.00-16.00               Crichton Hall

Glasgow              Monday 21st November 13.00-16.00            IET Teachers Building

Musselburgh     Wednesday 23rd November 14.00-16.30      Musselburgh

Motherwell      Thursday 24th November 13.00-16.00          Alona Hotel

Glasgow             Thursday 1st December 13.00-16.00         Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel

 

Aberdeen / Shetland (VC)   Friday 2nd December 14.00-16.30  Forrest Grove House, Aberdeen with Video Conference access from Montfield Hospital, Lerwick

VC event  Inverness/ Western Isles   Monday 5th December 14.00-16.30   VC enabled coming from CFHS Inverness, Stornoway and Uist & Barra Hospital

Other sites on request   If you wish to join by VC from another location please provide full details of your VC unit.

Inverness         Tuesday 6th December 14.00-16.30           Inverness
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Buy your tickets for the Scottish Care Care Home Conference 18/11/16

Delegates are encouraged to purchase their tickets now for the 2016 Scottish Care : Care Home Conference which will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Glasgow on Friday 18th November.

The biggest event of its kind in the country, this year the theme of the conference is “Care homes at the heart” and we will welcome hundreds of delegates from around the country to the event to celebrate care, to learn and to grow together.

The Conference this year features a brand new addition to the programme;  the ‘insight sessions’ in which delegates choose to attend an engaging workshop focussing on particular aspects and perspectives of care. These insight sessions are delivered by organisations including Alzheimer Scotland, the Care Inspectorate, Luminate, SCCC, Iriss and Scottish Care.

For more information on the Insight sessions please see here. 

 

The programme for the 2016 Care Home Conference and Exhibition is available at

www.scottishcare.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CareHomeConference-Programme-2.pdf

Tickets are available online at

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/care-homes-at-the-heart-national-care-home-conference-2016-tickets-27023985468

or by contacting Scottish Care Head Office on 01292 270 240 or by emailing [email protected]

 

 

 

 

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Scottish Care Membership Census Survey

A reminder to our members that Scottish Care are currently carrying out a Membership Census Survey throughout the country.

This census is being carried out to ensure that we are able to continue to develop and improve the efficiency of our communications and membership services.

Our Local Integration Leads’ and Scottish Care Team Members are carrying out the census;  communicating directly with services by visiting them, speaking with them by telephone and collecting data by email.

Scottish Care appreciates the cooperation and support of our members in assisting us to carrying out the census.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Jamie McGeechan

Communications and Events Officer

Scottish Care

01292 270240

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Scottish Care New Models of Care Event

New models, new care possibilities

Friday 21 October 2016
11am – 3pm
Renfield Centre, Bath St, Glasgow

The landscape of health and social care in Scotland is changing:

• The formation of health & social care partnerships is changing the way services are planned and delivered locally. Locality planning requires an in-depth understanding of both the local market and local needs, and a range of options must be available to individuals to support their health and social care journey.
• Processes are underway to reform care home and care at home services, particularly in relation to their commissioning and procurement. This requires consideration to be given to what we want care home and homecare services to deliver in the future.
• Self-directed support means care packages will be assessed, purchased and delivered in a much more personalised way, meaning services may have to configure their provision differently
• The National Care Standards are changing to reflect a human rights-based approach to assessing someone’s experiences and outcomes of care and support.

 

All of these changes mean services are considering how they can develop and innovate for the future. Some have already got learning and good practice to share, others have ideas about how they would like to develop their provision, whilst others are unclear how to ensure their services are fit for the future or are experiencing barriers to innovation.

At whatever stage of their innovation journey, it is essential that providers’ knowledge, experience and ideas are central to shaping local planning.

Scottish Care will therefore be hosting a New Models of Care event for Scottish Care Members on Friday 21st October, 11am-3pm, at the Renfield Centre in Glasgow. This interactive event will provide a number of opportunities:
• To hear about policy and practice developments taking place in the social care sector
• To share learning and experiences of change and innovative practice with other care home, care at home & housing support providers
• To consider what sort of care the independent sector might want to deliver in the future
• To identify the conditions needed for development to take place
• To witness the launch of a new Learning & Innovation platform on the Scottish Care website
• To be at the forefront of shaping independent sector care provision for the future
This is the first in a series of Scottish Care events and initiatives focusing on innovation and service development.

Places are limited to one person per care service.

To book places, go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scottish-care-new-models-of-care-event-tickets-28326763111

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Scottish Care commissions award winning film-maker Duncan Cowles

Scottish Care recently commissioned award winning film-maker Duncan Cowles to produce a series of films in collaboration with Luminate as part of the annual Luminate Festival, , Scotland’s creative ageing festival.

The films centre on the subject of ageing and what it means to age offer a unique perspective on ageing as they have been made by and feature the residents of the North Merchiston Care Home in Edinburgh.

The films will have their premiere at this year’s Scottish Care Annual Care Home Conference and Exhibition at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow on Friday 18th November.

Read an interview with Duncan here all about the project on the Creative Scotland website

A teaser from one of the films made by Duncan Cowles as part of his commission by Scottish Care.

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Meaningful and Measurable Outcomes Project Resources

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Meaningful and Measurable Outcomes Project Resources

The Meaningful and Measurable project has produced new evidence about the difference made by focusing on personal outcomes in diverse services, and highlighted critical elements of outcomes focused conversations, recording practices, outcomes measurement and use of outcomes information.

The project involved 3 universities working with 8 provider organisations including health, social work and the third sector, in Scotland and Wales.

A new learning resource from the project (with additional summary and one page versions), published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland’s improvement hub, is now available at http://ihub.scot/a-z-programmes/personal-outcomes/.

 

The resource includes:

  • A detailed account of the interplay between outcomes focused conversations, relationships, and the personal identity and wellbeing of people with complex and changing conditions
  • Five simple criteria identified by project partners to make recording of personal outcomes easier
  • Caveats surrounding the use of outcome metrics
  • Illustrations of various uses of outcomes information by partners for service and organisational improvements

 

Further information about embedding personal outcomes is available at https://personaloutcomescollaboration.org/

For information, please contact authors Emma Miller [email protected] or Karen Barrie [email protected], or [email protected] at the ihub

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Healthcare Improvement Scotland publish Pressure Ulcers Standards

 

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Healthcare Improvement Scotland publication of final Standards for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers

 

Healthcare Improvement Scotland have just announced publication of the final Standards for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers. These are the first standards in Scotland to apply across all health and social care and are supported by the Care Inspectorate. Pressure ulcers can affect anyone regardless of age or care setting and everyone has a role to play in the prevention of pressure ulcers.

 

The aim of the standards is to ensure that anyone with a pressure ulcer, or at risk of developing one, receives high quality care and support no matter where the care is received for example, hospitals, care homes or being cared for at home.

 

The standards cover:

  • Risk assessment for pressure ulcers
  • Care planning for prevention and treatment
  • Education and training for health and social care professionals, and individuals receiving care.

 

The standards and consultation feedback report are available from the Healthcare Improvement Scotland website HERE.

 

If you would like to contact the standards team at Healthcare Improvement Scotland please find the project team details below:

 

Jen Layden – [email protected] or

Karen Grant – [email protected]

 

Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Delta House | 50 West Nile Street | Glasgow | G1 2NP

t: 0141 225 6897 ext 8596

www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org