Scottish Care

Duty of Candour conference, Perth
2017-03-09 09:30 - 16:30 UTC | Perth Concert Hall
Working in partnership, the Scottish Government, NHS Education for Scotland, Scottish Social Services Council, Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, the Care Inspectorate and Healthcare Improvement Scotland are delivering four conferences across the country for all relevant health and social care staff including independent contractors and care providers.
The focus of the events is to provide staff with the skills, knowledge and confidence to implement the new model Complaints Handling Procedures for the NHS and Social Work which will be introduced in April 2017, as well as understand the social care complaints process. The events will also enable staff to prepare themselves and their teams for the introduction of the new Duty of Candour, which will come into force on 1 April 2018.
These free events will run from 9.30am – 4.30pm and will be held in:

Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, Clydebank 2 March 2017
Perth Concert Hall, 9 March 2017
Edinburgh International Conference Centre, 16 March 2017
Stirling Court Hotel, 23 March 2017

The events will provide the opportunity to learn from the experiences of colleagues across health and social care. There will be a range of presentations, including a keynote address from the Scottish Government and also a conversation with a carer around their experience. In addition, there will be a series of interactive workshops which will provide you with the information and tools you need to meet the requirements of the new model Complaints Handling Procedures and also help to understand your roles and responsibilities under the Duty of Candour which applies to all health and social care staff in Scotland.
You can download the full programme and application form here.

Scottish Care to host Declaration Festival session
2017-03-03 17:00 - 18:00
Scottish Care is to host a special session on the rights of older people at the forthcoming Declaration Fest.
The festival will take place over two days on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd March at Summerhall in Edinburgh as part of an on-going commitment to the right to health and social care in Scotland.
The hour-long session, titled ‘Age is a work of art’, starts at 5pm on Friday 3rd March and will explore through film and discussion all that is beautiful about our ageing society and what we need to do together to ensure that older people are treated with respect, dignity and without discrimination.
Human rights, in their very essence, are universal. However, we all know that certain groups can find it more difficult to claim their rights. In response to this, the United Nations created additional treaties which seek to protect the rights of women, children, disabled people and racial and ethnic minorities. These fundamental agreements strive to keep our society fair, just and equal.
There is no additional treaty for older people. Ageing seems to be viewed as a threat; a health care challenge that cannot be met. We need to move away from this, to view older people as valuable individuals: as employees, volunteers, carers, parents, grandparents but most importantly- as rights’ holders. Rights’ holders with aspirations, experience, knowledge and potential. As Stanislaw Jerzy Lee said, “Youth is a gift of nature but age is a work of art.”
At Scottish Care we work directly with older people to empower them to claim their rights. We also work with our members who are providing care services to support them to take a human rights based approach which respects, protects and fulfils these rights in practice.

Duty of Candour conference, Clydebank
2017-03-02 09:30 - 16:30 | Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel, g81 4sa

Inverclyde joint branch meeting
2017-02-22 14:00 - 16:00
Come along to our join branch meeting for Care Homes and Care at Home and Housing Support services.
Venue: CVS Inverclyde, Unit 9, 20 Pottery Street, Greenock PA15 2UH
All welcome

Trees that bend in the wind: Exploring the experiences of front line support workers delivering palliative and end of life care’
2017-02-08 10:30 - 14:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Trees that bend in the wind: Exploring the experiences of front line support workers delivering palliative and end of life care’
Wednesday 8 February 2017
10.30am – 2.00pm
The Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ
Throughout November 2016 Scottish Care has been undertaking research with front line support workers within our member organisations exploring their experiences of palliative and end of life care (PEOLC). This is one part of a project being undertaken by Scottish Care, the purpose of which is to:
• Gain an understanding of the level and range of PEOLC support being delivered throughout the independent care sector, and any challenges associated with this delivery
• Identify the current skills, plus the training needs, of the front line care workforce in the independent sector
• Explore the emotional, psychological and spiritual impact on front line staff of delivering PEOLC
• Identify any recommendations which would better support PEOLC delivery within an integrated workforce environment
• Identify innovative and best practice around PEOLC provision within the independent sector
We had a tremendous amount of interest in this research from organisations and individuals, demonstrating both the relevance and importance of hearing the experiences and ideas of the expert workforce at the front line of social care in Scotland. We are currently writing a report on our findings which will be launched on Wednesday 8 February 2017.
Everybody who participated in the research has been invited to this event. However we anticipate being able to invite more Scottish Care members (including front line support workers) who are involved in the delivery of PEOLC, or are interested in this particular subject area.
To express interest in attending this event please contact Katharine Ross – National Workforce Development Lead Katharine Ross katharine.ross@scottishcare.org

Redesigning Sleepovers Workshop
2017-02-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Cosla, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH
The Improvement Hub (ihub), part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, has been asked by COSLA to facilitate a session to help Health and Social Care Partnerships (H&SCPs); as a collective group, to generate ideas around alternatives to sleepovers.
The free workshop will be a whole day event held on Wednesday 1st of February 2017 at COSLA Building Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH.
Event flyer
Redesigning Sleepovers:
Sleepovers are a form of overnight support where the worker is sleeping/resting at their place of work ( the supported person’s home) but must be available to respond to the person’s needs during their shift.
Workshop aim:
This is an opportunity for participants to contribute to the development and redesign of the current approach to sleepovers, whilst maintaining safe, quality overnight support for the people who need it and making best use of the funding available.
Who should attend?
The event is open to Health & Social Care Partnership staff; social care providers and relevant intermediaries. It will be of most relevance to staff with experience of commissioning and delivering sleepovers and other forms of overnight support.
Please disseminate this as widely as possible within your organisation with these groups of staff and others who you feel it is of relevance to.
The learning from the event will be disseminated and shared with attendees, other partners and across H&SCPs.
To find out more and reserve your place:
Places are limited so please respond no later than the 20th of January to reserve your place.
Contact: hcis.trist@nhs.net

New Models of Care Ayrshire Event
2017-01-31 09:00 - 12:00 | Fullarton Connexions, Church Street, Irvine, North Ayrshire, KA12 8PE, United Kingdom
New Models of Care
Scottishcare – Ayrshire Branch is planning an event for 31st January 2017, 9am – 12pm at Fullarton Connexions, Irvine.
Invitations to attend will be issued, however if you’d like more information, please contact Heather Molloy, Local Integration Lead, heather.molloy@scottishcare.org
Given that across Ayrshire the independent sector provides care for over 2500 people, it is vital that you are engaged, equipped in shaping the transformational changes that are required to sustain person centred care for older adults with complex needs.
The New Models of Care programme consists of a number of workstreams, one of which is Older People with Complex Needs and David Rowland, Head of Service from the North Partnership is leading on. He will explain where we in this process and what the direction of travel is likely to be.
Jackie McLeod, Programme Improvement Officer, East Ayrshire HSCP will demonstrate advantages and limitations of the Simulation Model that underpins the development of the New Models of Care.
The landscape of health and social care is changing and with the formation of health & social care partnerships are being tasked to plan and deliver services 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 already have 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. There is a need for the Independent Sector to be informed 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 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 be at the forefront of shaping independent sector care provision for the future

Invitations to attend will be issued, however if you’d like more information, please contact Heather Molloy, Local Integration Lead, heather.molloy@scottishcare.org

Next Steps for Primary Care in Scotland
2017-01-18 10:00 - 17:00 | TBC, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Guest of Honour: Dr Miles Mack, Chair, RCGP Scotland
In advance of the new GP contract due to take effect in 2017, which will abolish the Quality Outcomes Framework and build on the process of integration through the creation of GP clusters this seminar will provide a timely opportunity to discuss the challenges facing primary care in Scotland in terms of changing demographics, resource allocation and service delivery. Delegates will discuss the impact of the new payment system on the workload and role of General Practitioners as expert medical generalists.

They will also assess the Scottish Government’s National Clinical Strategy, published in February 2016, which outlines plans to improve and reform the delivery of primary care over the next 10-15 years through a focus on building multidisciplinary teams integrated with social services and, independent and third sector providers.
Further sessions will focus on the Scottish Government’s £27 million investment in the health workforce and the Chief Medical Officer’s first annual report, published in January 2016, which sets out a new vision for a community-led primary care system. They will also consider the likely impact of the integration of health and social care, due to be completed in April 2017.

The conference is bringing together key stakeholders of primary healthcare including representatives of health consumer organisations, trade unions, local government, representatives of healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, academia, interested and affected charities and service user groups, as well as reporters from the trade and national press.

Dr Miles Mack, Chair, RCGP Scotland has agreed to deliver a keynote address.
Dr Angus Cameron, Author, National Clinical Strategy and Medical Director, NHS Dumfries and Galloway;
Professor Alan Denison, Deputy Director, Institute for Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Aberdeen;
Lorna Hunter, Chair, Voluntary Health Scotland;
Dr Helene Irvine, Consultant, Public Health Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde;
Bette Locke, AHP Strategic Lead and Services Manager, NHS Forth Valley;
Nicola McElvanney, Chair, Optometry Scotland;
Lesley McLay, Chief Executive, NHS Tayside;
Professor Harry McQuillan, Chief Executive Officer, Community Pharmacy Scotland
Albert Yeung, Consultant, Dental Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire have also agreed to speak.
Neil Findlay MSP, Convenor, Health and Sport Committee, Scottish Labour Party will be chairing the first half of the seminar.

Book your place for the event HERE
Download the latest agenda HERE
Pre-Order the Publication HERE

National Care Standards Consultation Event for Scottish Care members
2017-01-10 10:30 - 13:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
National Care Standards Consultation Event for Scottish Care members
Tuesday 10 January, 10:30-13:00, Glasgow
Venue: Renfield St Stephens Centre, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP

Come along to this interactive event to hear about the new National Care Standards from the Care Inspectorate, and to share your views on their development. Your comments will be used to inform Scottish Care’s response to this important consultation, which will shape what the final Care Standards look like when they are launched in 2017.
Henry Mathias from the Care Inspectorate will be in attendance to give a run-through of the Standards and there will be an opportunity to discuss the consultation on the day with Scottish Care.

If you are interested in this event or to book places, visit the Scottish Care website or contact Jamie.mcgeechan@scottishcare.org

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee
2016-12-15 09:30 - 16:00 | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom
