The Scottish Government has announced (5 April 2017) the allocation of £1 million to voluntary sector care at home and housing support services to support staff to meet qualification requirements.

The fund is intended to aid voluntary organisations, particularly small-medium sized organisations, to ensure that staff meet the registration requirements set by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). The funding can be used directly to fund or support new training and development needs associated with meeting the requirements for registration with the SSSC.

The Voluntary Sector Development Fund money is being allocated to 79 charities which provide care at home and housing support services.

In light of the announcement, Dr Donald Macaskill said:

“We welcome this announcement by the Scottish Government to support the development of a qualified, registered social care workforce.  We look forward to further discussions with the Scottish Government and other partners around how to ensure this critical workforce are trained, supported and valued appropriately.  However, we are concerned about the nature of this funding allocation in that it is only accessible to the voluntary sector.  In keeping with the principles of health and social care integration, we believe there should not be unhelpful segregations of the social care sector but that the contribution of every worker should be valued equally, regardless of employer.”

For more information about the funding allocation announcement, please see https://beta.gov.scot/news/1-million-for-care-worker-training-2017-04-05/

NHS Education for Scotland is conducting a short survey to establish learning and development opportunities to make the national Technology Enabled Care Programme an integral part of health and care delivery.

The Technology Enabled Care Programme aims to support digital transformation of health, care and support services by using technology as an integral part of high quality, cost effective care and support.

Who should complete this survey?

We want to understand the learning and development needs, even if you don’t work with technology enabled care. We welcome the views of all staff in health, social care, housing and support services. And we would like to hear from as many people as possible – whether you are support workers, practitioners, administrators or managers. So please forward this e-mail widely to your colleagues.

The survey will close on Monday 24 April 2017.

Please click here to start.

Thank you for your participation in this important survey and if you have any questions please contact:

Pamela Dimberline

Specialist Lead – TEC Workforce Development

NHS Education for Scotland

2 Central Quay  |  89 Hydepark Street  |  Glasgow  | G3 8BW

Mobile:  07769367675

Phone:  0141 531 2664

Email:   [email protected]

Working Days:  Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri

Technology Enabled Care Programme Team

Email : [email protected]

The Scottish Urinary Tract Infection Network (SUTIN) has published its first newsletter which brings you the latest on what’s happening across the Network. In its first issue, SUTIN focuses on its objectives and brings you the latest developments on a voluntary national catheter passport.

SUTIN has encouraged individuals to get in touch with thoughts on what they would like to see included, especially with any news or upcoming events. SUTIN can be contacted at: [email protected]

At least 2,000 people with direct personal experience of the current social security system are being recruited to help shape Scotland’s new system.

The panels will offer an opportunity to those with direct, personal experience of the benefit system to get involved and help shape the future of social security in Scotland. One of the key principles is that social security in Scotland will be designed with the people of Scotland, and these panels are one way of turning that principle into a reality.

Registration is now live and people can do so online and by post, while a phone-line will also be available for those who do not have online access or need additional support.

The panels will work closely with the Expert Advisory Group on Disability and Carers’ Benefits, chaired by Dr Jim McCormick, associate director for Scotland with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.

Complete the registration form online or print out the registration form and return it by post.

Return your form to:

Freepost SOCIAL SECURITY EXPERIENCE PANELS. (No stamp required)

If you need additional support to register, you can call on Freephone 0800 029 4974 and you will receive help to complete it over the phone.

Registration will close on 12 May 2017.

The SSSC has recently contacted registered supervisors in care at home services, housing support services and care home services for adults to announce a proposed change in the additional supervisory qualification that supervisors need for SSSC registration.

To ensure the SSSC get this right they need to hear directly from supervisors about their experiences and wish to understand the managerial and supervisory aspects of their role so they can work with others to offer the most effective support.

To start this process they would like supervisors to take part in one of six half day workshops in March, or one of a small number of telephone discussions.

Although this invitation is only for supervisors in the adult services listed above, there will be a wider online survey in March in relation to both the supervisory and management requirements in adult services.  (They are not considering any changes to the practice requirements for supervisors or managers in adult services at this time).  Anybody with an interest in supervisory or management qualification requirements will be invited to participate in this.

If you are a supervisor and would be interested in coming to an inquiry group or taking part in a short telephone discussion to share your views, please complete your details in this short form and the SSSC will get back in touch.

Click here to complete your details

Please note that the Glasgow workshop is now full.  Details of the other venues are as follows:

8 March, 10am – 1pm, Dundee (The Steeple) (SPACES)

14 March, 10am – 1pm, Edinburgh (Edinburgh Training Centre) (ALMOST FULL)

15 March, 11.30am – 2.30pm, Inverness (Eden’s Court) (SPACES)

16 March, 10am – 1 pm, Kirkcaldy (New Volunteer House) (SPACES)

17 March, 10am – 1pm, Stirling (Stirling Highland Hotel) (SPACES)

For more information, or if you cannot access the link, please contact Jacqueline McDonagh, Learning and Development, on 01382 207316, or [email protected]

For further details about this consultation process please contact Robert Kelman:

Robert Kelman

Learning and Development Adviser

Tel: 01382 346469

Email: [email protected]

Readiness for Collaboration

How can I work better with my health and social care colleagues?

Integrating services across health and social care needs us all to collaborate effectively, but this can be a messy business! Our enthusiasm for progressing change is often accompanied by frustration about the difficulties of doing this.

Why is it so hard to collaborate effectively? Service transformation is about more than structure and process reorganisation. Differences in culture, approaches, roles, expectations, agendas, politics (and the rest) all make up the messiness of collaboration.

No one person or organisation has the answer, but we know that effective teams have the same things in common: trust and respect built up from developing relationships and connections. Where everyone feels safe and valued, and everyone’s voice is heard, they are much more open, ready and resilient in the face of change.

Leadership for Integration is offering free workshops on resilience and readiness for collaboration.  These are open to anyone who works in health and social care integration to improve outcomes for people who use their services.

The workshops will support you to:

–          recognise the factors that can affect your collaborative relationships

–          improve the conversations you have with your colleagues

–          use your sources of resilience to survive and thrive!

There are 40 places in each workshop, allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. Click on your preferred location and date below to reserve your free place now.

Location	Date	Time	Venue
Edinburgh	Monday 6 March	09:30 – 12:30	RICS – 3rd floor, 125 Princes Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4AD
Glasgow	Wednesday 15 March	09:30 – 12:30	The Grand Central Hotel, 99 Gordon Street, Glasgow, G1 3SF
Inverness	Tuesday 21 March	09:30 – 12:30	Eden Court Theatre and Cinema, Bishop’s Road, Inverness, IV3 5SA
Aberdeen	Wednesday 22 March	09:30 – 12:30	Rox Hotel 17-23, Market Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5PY
Ayr	Thursday 30 March	09:30 – 12:30	Mercure Ayr, Dalblair Road, Ayr, KA7 1UG

 

NHS Education for Scotland, in collaboration with the Transforming Nursing Roles (TNR) Advanced Practice group, is hosting 3 regional events that will:

• Inform delegates of the national approach to advanced practice and the Scottish Government’s commitment that 500 additional ANPs will be trained by 2021.
• Provide guidance on the Service/education needs analysis that Scottish Government will request all Boards to undertake.
• Share and seek agreement on a set of national clinical competencies for the ANP role in the following areas of practice. These have been identified as national priorities by the TNR groups.
  • Paediatrics and neonates
  • Acute
  • Community and Primary care
  • Mental health

We welcome nominations from all advanced practitioners, practitioners/ANPs from the specified 4 clinical areas and service managers and clinical leads who will be involved in undertaking the service/education needs analysis.

Please send nominations to [email protected] by Monday 20th February.

March 20th 10 – 3pm

Glasgow, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

March 24th 10 – 3pm

Aberdeen, Suttie Centre

March 30th 10 – 3pm

Edinburgh, Scottish Health Services Centre