Scottish Care

URGENT – CAH & HSS PROVIDER MEETING
2016-09-02 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
We are now just a month away from the implementation of the Living Wage for frontline care staff in care at home and housing support services.
This general meeting will consider the progress or lack of progress in some parts of Scotland in achieving the outcomes we all desire.
It will be an opportunity to reflect on what is working well and what still needs to be done.
All CAH and HS members are requested, if possible, to attend. The event will take place at the Renfield Centre, Glasgow at 1.00 on the 2nd September.
Please confirm your willingness and ability to attend to cath.balmer@scottishcare.org

Scottish Care / SSSC Promoting Excellence in Dementia Group
2016-08-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee
Scottish Care works in partnership with the SSSC and CI to share the learning opportunities involved in ‘Promoting Excellence’. This programme is designed to facilitate greater understanding of, and skill development in the delivery of care to people living with dementia.
We always welcome new members to this established group. The next meeting is taking place on Wednesday 24th August, 10.00am – 1.00pm in Compass House, Dundee.
If you would like to join this group please contact Katharine.ross@scottishcare.org for more information.

Leadership Reference Group
2016-08-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Glasgow
The established Leadership Reference Group is a Scottish Care/CCPS/SSSC discussion forum that discusses and shares everything and anything leadership related! This group meets four times a year and supports organisations promote leadership skills throughout their organisation.
The next Leadership Reference Group is meeting on Tuesday 23th August – 10.00am – 2.00pm in Glasgow. We are keen to involve more Scottish Care member organisations and front line support workers to this group.
To find out more about getting involved please contact Katharine.ross@scottishcare.org

Health, Human Rights and Co-production: Lecture with Edgar S. Cahn
2016-08-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Insight Institute – Strathclyde University Collins Building, Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
Health, Human Rights and Co-production: Lecture with Edgar S. Cahn

You are invited to a prestigious lecture with internationally renowned speaker Edgar S. Cahn.
Edgar S. Cahn, PhD, JD is a distinguished legal professor, former counsel and speech writer to Robert F Kennedy and the creator of Time Banking, a way of giving and receiving to build supportive networks and strong communities. As Cofounder and Coleader, of the Racial Justice Initiative, Edgar brings a lifetime of experience in social justice work with low-income communities, juvenile justice, Native American rights, and legal services.
A founder of poverty law and a pioneer in creating clinical legal education, Edgar will focus his talk on enlisting communities as partners and co-producers of systems change with specific reference to challenging racial discrimination or other violations of the US Constitution or federal law.
A Q and A will follow the lecture and delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions. This lecture will be held in central Glasgow.
This is a partnership event with People Powered Health and Wellbeing, the Health and Social Care Academy, Strathclyde University’s International Public Policy Institute and the Scottish Co-production Network.
You can book places here.

Understanding Distressed Behaviour
2016-08-17 09:30 - 17:00 | DSDC – Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
Dementia Services Development Centre event.
Dementia is one of the most important issues staff face. Research identifies distressing behaviour as the greatest source of workplace stress when supporting people with dementia. This one day interactive learning event will help you increase your knowledge, skills and confidence to support people with dementia in a more compassionate, understanding and professional way.

Delegates will receive a copy of the DSDC’s ‘Supporting people with dementia: understanding and responding to distressed behaviour’ publication.
Stirling Court Hotel is offering preferential rates for course delegates.

Advanced dementia care: evidence into practice. 'Dementia Palliare'
2016-08-16 09:00 - 12:30 | Caird Building, 3rd Floor, Caird Building, Hamilton, , ML3 0JB, United Kingdom
The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice

The overall aim of the event is to explore how we understand, experience and respond to advanced dementia (the Dementia Palliare approach). The event will bring together practitioners and educators interested in advanced dementia care.

The presentations and workshops have been informed by a European project ‘Dementia Palliare’ which aims to provide the qualified dementia workforce with learning solutions to champion evidence-informed improvements in advanced dementia care. The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice together with the Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Focus on Dementia and NHS Education for Scotland will briefly present on key developments in advanced dementia care before participants have the opportunity to engage in short workshops on related to advanced dementia care.
For more information including programme, ticketing and contact please click HERE.

Scottish Care National Care Home Contract Reference Group
2016-08-10 13:30 - 15:30 | Cosla, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH
As part of the wider stakeholder reform work presently underway Scottish Care has developed an in house reference group which feeds into the National Reform Group and back to the membership.

Local Integration Leads Meeting
2016-08-09 09:30 - 15:00 | Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, G38RR, United Kingdom
Scottish Care’s Partners for Inclusion project Local integration Leads and Development officers hold their regular meeting to discuss best practice, develop strategy and highlight innovation.

Stirling, Falkirk and Clackmannanshire CAH / HS branch meeting
2016-08-04 14:00 - 16:00 | Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Redbrae Road, Camelon, Falkirk, FK1 4DD,
Scottish Care will be hosting a CARE at HOME / HOUSING SUPPORT short notice Branch Meeting on Thursday 4th August at 2pm at Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Camelon, Falkirk,
Dr Donald Macaskill, the CEO of Scottish Care will be in attendance and give an update on the Reform of Care at Home within Scotland and wider strategic discussions.
There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions of concerns you may have.

Scottish Care Strategic Nursing Group
2016-07-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, G38RR, United Kingdom
Scottish Care has developed a Strategic Nursing Group which meets regularly to highlight the profile of nurses within the care home and care at home sectors, debate issues, decided policy and develop strategy.

Edinburgh Care at Home and Housing Support providers meeting
2016-07-22 15:00 - 16:30 | Randolphill Care Homes Ltd, EH74JG
A meeting of local providers with the Scottish Care Chief Executive, Dr Donald Macaskill
