Covid-19 Open Webinar – 16 April

The next Scottish Care Covid-19 webinar will take place on Thursday 16 April 2020 at 3:00 pm. This session will be hosted by Donald and Karen along with a guest host – Professor Graham Ellis, National Clinical Adviser for Ageing and Health, Scottish Government.

Professor Graham Ellis is a Geriatrician in Lanarkshire in Central Scotland and a clinician with the Hospital at Home service.  He has a research interest in the organisation of acute services for Older people.  He was recently appointed as National Clinical Lead for Older People and Frailty in NHS Scotland.  He was recently appointed as Honorary Professor at Glasgow Caledonian Universities department of Health and Life Sciences.

This is the perfect opportunity for you to ask us and Professor Ellis any questions you may have on Covid-19.

Please note that this webinar is open to both Scottish Care members and external colleagues, therefore those who are interested in attending will need to register to access the webinar (even Scottish Care members). You can register via the following link. After your registration gets approved, you will receive an email with a unique link to join the webinar.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1yyTi6HiTWmdS1meUpElqA

Covid-19 Open Webinar – 9 April

The next Scottish Care Covid-19 webinar will take place on Thursday 9 April 2020 at 3:00 pm. This session will be hosted by Donald and Karen along with a guest host – Professor Graham Ellis, National Clinical Adviser for Ageing and Health, Scottish Government and Maria McIlgorm, Chief Nursing Officer Directorate, Scottish Government.

This is the perfect opportunity for you to ask us, Professor Ellis and Maria any questions you may have on Covid-19.

Please note that this webinar is open to both Scottish Care members and external colleagues, therefore those who are interested in attending will need to register to access the webinar (even Scottish Care members). You can register via the following link. After your registration gets approved, you will receive an email with a unique link to join the webinar.

Registration link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_x4EQ0DYkQCqzrixFrx0cIQ

Webinar: In-house surgery – 6 March

The next Scottish Care Webinar will take place on Friday 6 march 2020 at 11:00 am. This session will be a in-house surgery where Dr Donald Macaskill – CEO, Scottish Care – or Karen Hedge – National Director, Scottish Care – will give an update on what’s impacting the social care sector and will be available to take questions from members regarding areas of concern.

Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/331700344

Webinar ID: 331-700-344

Webinar: In-house surgery – 23 Jan

The next Scottish Care Webinar will take place on Thursday 23 January 2020 at 11:00 am. This session will be a in-house surgery where Dr Donald Macaskill – CEO, Scottish Care – will give an update on what’s impacting the social care sector and will be available to take questions from members regarding areas of concern. 

Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/120397801

Webinar ID: 120-397-801

Webinar: UWS Pre-Reg Nursing Programme and Pilot – 17 Jan

Tom McEwan – Practice Learning & Partnership Lead (School of Health & Life Sciences), University of West Scotland – will be hosting a webinar discussing about the university’s pre-reg nursing programme and their proposed pilot. This webinar will take place on Friday 17th January at 11:30 am. This webinar is aimed at care home providers around the four university campus areas – Ayr, Dumfries, Lanarkshire and Paisley. 

During this session, Tom will give an overview of the new nursing curriculum from September 2020 and the changes to the NMC standards. He will then discuss the benefits and importance of having student placement experiences in care homes and speak about the proposed piloting of said placements in the four UWS campus areas. UWS are currently looking for care homes to nominate themselves for this pilot. 

Link to join webinar: https://zoom.us/j/943379791

Webinar ID: 943-379-791