Scottish Care

Joint Fife Care Home, Care at Home and Housing Support providers meeting
2016-10-13 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | ingdom Training, Albion House, 1 Mitchelston Drive Mitchelston Industrial Estate , Kirkcaldy, , Fife , KY1 3NF, United Kingdom
This is an opportunity for members and non members to come together and share issues of local interest and concern in the delivery of acre and support services in Fife.

Edinburgh Care at Home Providers meeting
2016-10-06 00:30 - 13:45 | Randolphill Care Homes Ltd, EH74JG
This meeting is for members of the Edinburgh Branch of Care at Home services.
The CEO Dr Donald Macaskill will be in attendance.

Lanarkshire Care Home Members Meeting
2016-10-05 10:00 - 12:30 | Moorings Hotel, Hamilton Road, Motherwell
There will be a Branch meeting of Lanarkshire Care Homes which will take place on Wednesday 5th October.

Branch meeting Lanarkshire Care Homes on Wednesday 5th October.
Venue: Moorings Hotel on Hamilton Road in Motherwell 10am to 12:30pm.
Agenda :
1. Equals Advocacy (10am) Stuart
Providing general information of Equals Advocacy Service, ACP’s, Advanced Statements, PofA, Guardianship, Advocacy and ASP
2. Palliative Care (10.30am) Elizabeth Sanchez Vivar
Presentation on Quality of Palliative and End of Life Care project funded by SG through NES
3. Update on SLW introduction from 1/10/16 Stephen/ Rhonda
4. Reform of the NCHC Stephen Giles
5. Update on the Cost of Care Calculator Stephen Giles
6. Update from 2nd meeting of the North Lanarkshire Health & Social Care Integration Board (replacing Shadow Board) Stephen Giles
7. South Lanarkshire Joint Integration update Rhonda Ormshaw
8. Local Integration Leads/ Development Officer update Linda Scott/Tracy Viljoen
National Care Home Contract update – including the Cost of Care calculator – Future EGM

Age Scotland Planning For Your Future Workshop
2016-10-04 08:00 - 17:00
Age Scotland are now taking bookings for a series of learning services and workshops in October and November, to help support older workers; and to ready an organisation for an ageing workforce.
If one or more of these opportunities are of interest, or if you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to get in touch:
Jonathan Park
By phone: 07808 024807
By email: jonathan.park@agescotland.org.uk
www.agescotland.org.uk
Planning for Your Future workshops
As people are able to choose their own retirement age and now have pension freedoms, we find there is a lot of uncertainty amongst people who are at the age of deciding when it is right for them to consider leaving full time employment. These freedoms also make succession planning more difficult for organisations who are unsure when their skilled people might decide to leave. Many people take this huge step unprepared and find that after a few months they are really struggling to come to terms with the changes their decision has brought.
Our Planning for Your Future workshops help people address this major decision and give them the tools they need to start planning. The workshop is one full day and is a unique opportunity for people to spend time with an Independent Financial Adviser, a Solicitor, a health professional and a careers advisor. The sessions are interactive with several group discussions to start people thinking about and planning for their future. Here is a sample of the topics we discuss:
· Coping with the changes that retirement bring to all aspects of life
· Can you afford to fund the lifestyle you want in retirement?
· How are you going to spend the 40+ extra free hours each week – both in summer and winter?
· Power of Attorney and wills – are you aware of the importance?
· Ways to keep socially and physically active once you leave your work colleagues behind
· If you are thinking about finding alternative employment – part-time, flexi, starting your own business or even volunteering, what does the job market look like in 2016, what are employers looking for and what are your routes to market?
Many people tell us they feel empowered to discuss their future with their employers following a workshop so it can open up lines of communication that were possibly inaccessible beforehand. If you would like to make this workshop available to your people, please give me a call.
Cost of workshop – £190 plus vat per delegate
Next workshops – Edinburgh 4th Oct, 7th Nov Glasgow 11th Oct, 15th Nov Dundee Oct TBC
How to book: By email: Karen.Grzywa@agescotland.org.uk or 0333 323 2400 or online – http://nowandnext.scot/workshops/one-day-workshops/

Care at Home and Housing Support Reform Reference Group
2016-09-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
This group has been established to support the reform process currently underway of which Scottish Care is a partner. The Reference Group is designed to support the reform work by offering the insight of those who deliver services within the independent sector.
For further information please contact donald.macaskill@scottishcare.org

Realistic Palliative Care: Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference
2016-09-22 | Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference is one of the premier events in Scotland for those with an interest in palliative and end of life care. Each year we aim to feature a mix of high quality speakers and delegate interaction, providing:
– an opportunity for learning relevant to practice and workplace – a chance to network, to share information and good practice
– challenging perspectives and energising inspiration
This year’s annual conference will take place on Thursday 22 September, at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.
Online booking is available here: Conference online registration Please leave the breakout session choice blank, you will be emailed to request your preference, once the programme is finalised.
The call for posters can be accessed here: Call for Posters
Plenary Speakers
Dr Catherine Calderwood
Chief Medical Officer for Scotland
Catherine Calderwood will be giving a scene-setting keynote address. Dr Calderwood recently published her annual report for 2014-15. Entitled Realistic Medicine, it includes a discussion of people’s ‘experience of death’ and the potential for inappropriate interventions towards the end of life.
Professor Charles Normand
Edward Kennedy Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Dublin, Trinity College and visiting professor at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Charles Normand will speak about health economic evaluation of palliative care and making the case for palliative care in times of austerity.
Professor Brendan McCormick
Head of the Division of Nursing/Head Graduate School and Associate Director Centre for Person-centred Practice Research at Queen Margaret University
We are pleased to welcome Brendan McCormick, who will be discussing person-centred practice.
Professor Myra Bluebond-Langner
True Colours Chair in Palliative Care for Children and Young People at University College London, Institute of Child Health
Myra Bluebond-Langner will discuss using research to increase understanding of the illness experience, as a basis for reducing suffering, drawing on work from paediatric palliative care.
Workshops
It takes a village volunteer
Dr Ros Scott, Honorary Research Fellow University of Dundee
Stewart Wilson, Chief Executive, Cruse Bereavement Care
It is suggested that 90% of bereavement support is delivered by the voluntary sector of which 80% is given by volunteers. Bereaved people often say that friends, family and colleagues avoid talking to them about their loss. Indeed sometimes people will cross the road to avoid engaging with them. So what is it that motivates people from communities to volunteer to be alongside others at such a difficult time in their lives and do they really make a difference?
This session will explore these questions, drawing on the findings from a small pilot study and the lived experiences of community bereavement volunteers.
The full programme will follow shortly.

Exploring the Wellbeing, Skills and Ambitions of the Front Line Workforce in Scotland
2016-09-21 12:00 - 16:30 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Our next Front Line event is taking place on Wednesday 21st September 12.00pm – 4.30pm at the Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4JP.
The event is entitled ‘Exploring the Wellbeing, Skills and Ambitions of the Front Line Workforce in Scotland’.

Full programme AVAILABLE HERE for the event.

There are limited places available, but if you are interested in enabling front line support workers from your organisation to attend this afternoon event, please contact Katharine.ross@scottishcare.org .

Our front line forum is growing, and we are always looking to engage with more organisations and stakeholders who are interested in developing the skills and profile of front line support workers. Please contact Katharine.ross@scottishcare.org for more information.

Glasgow Care at Home and Housing Support Providers Meeting
2016-09-20 10:00 - 12:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
This meeting has been called to address the challenges of ensuring the Scottish Living Wage is paid to frontline care staff from the 1st October following the most recent discussions with the Glasgow Health and Social Care Partnership.
A good attendance is encouraged.
Dr Donald Macaskill, the Scottish CEO will be in attendance.
Open to members.

Highland Care at Home, Care Home and Housing Support Providers event
2016-09-19 10:00 - 15:00 | Inverness
This event provides an opportunity for providers offering care at home, care home and housing support services in the Highlands to come together and explore issues of mutual concern and interest.
The event will have specific sections for particular interest groups and will be facilitated by the Chief Executive of Scottish Care, Dr Donald Macaskill.

More details including location will follow shortly.

Dumfries and Galloway Joint Meeting for Care Homes, Care at Home and Housing Support
2016-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Easterbrook Hall, The Crichton, , Dumfries , DG1 4TA, United Kingdom
There is an important Scottish Care JOINT meeting for Care Homes, Care at Home and Housing Support being held on Friday 16th September 2016, 10.30 am – 12.30pm
Dr Donald Macaskill, the CEO of Scottish Care has been visiting the branches throughout Scotland, and listening to the concerns of the membership. He will be reflecting on a range of issues, including:
The reform of Care Homes – The future of the NCHC
Reform of Care at Home / Housing Support
The impact of the Scottish Living Wage (SLW)
The Fair Work Monies (FWM) distribution
Local commissioning and issues
This is an opportunity for you to attend and voice any anxieties you may have within the D+G area.
Please respond to Dawn McGeorge regards your attendance: dawn.mcgeorge@scottishcare.org

Dementia Scotland 2016 - A Human Rights Based Approach to Care
2016-09-14 09:00 - 16:30 | Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This inaugural conference will examine progress of Scotland’s ongoing National Dementia Strategy, whilst dissecting the aspirations of the New 2016-2019 strategy.
The conference website will provide ongoing commentary as the key priorities of the new strategy unfold.
This conference will provide a platform for the leaders of all Scotland’s key dementia projects and many others to showcase their achievements and ambitions and provide insight on evidence based research and innovations to the leading health and care professionals from across all areas Scotland.
Click here for more information
