Scottish Care

Webinar: Law 4 Dementia Carers in Scotland: Coming out of Covid?
2020-08-14 16:00 - 17:30 (Europe/London)
Tide and Age Scotland are holding a webinar for dementia carers on Friday 14th August from 4:00 to 5:30 pm. Please see the flyer below for more information on this.
If you are interested in attending, please register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/webinar-law-4-dementia-carers-in-scotland-coming-out-of-covid-tickets-115166307526
Information flyer - Law 4 Dementia Carers Webinar - 14th August 2020 4pm - 5.30pm

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 18 August
2020-08-18 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 18th August at 11:00 am. This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and our National Director, Karen Hedge.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Covid-19 Surgery - 25 August
2020-08-25 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 25th August at 11:00 am and will focus on care home visiting. This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and our National Director, Karen Hedge, who will be joined by colleagues from the Scottish Government – Professor Graham Ellis, Hugh Masters and Fiona Hodgkiss.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

UWS CPD Taster Day - 26 August
2020-08-26 09:30 - 14:00
UWS is delighted to invite you, your colleagues and networks to join them for their annual CPD showcase next week. The day comprises tasters of many of their most popular courses, which are delivered virtually and free to join – all sessions will last 45 minutes.
Economic Recovery & Employee Development

9.30am: Session 1: Talent Development: How UWS can help
1pm: Session 12: Supporting Economic Recovery through Training

Health & Wellbeing

9.30am: Session 2: Anxiety & Wellbeing
10.30am: Session 4: Get yourself F.I.T.T. for Frailty
11.15am: Session 8: So, are memories only in your brain? Exploring dementia and memory
12.30pm: Session 11: Mental Health & Mindfulness for Managers
1.30pm: Session 13: Psychological Trauma Informed Workplaces

Business & Marketing

10am: Session 3: Lean Six Sigma & Quality Management – in collaboration with CeeD
11am: Session 5: Project Management
11.45am: Session 7: Entrepreneurial Leadership
1.30pm: Session 14: Business & Cloud Commerce: Content Media Management
1.45pm: Session 15: Digital Marketing
3pm: Session 18: Accredited Business Courses

Language Training

11am: Session 6: English, English Language Teaching and Global Society

Science & Technology

10.15am: Session 9: ‘Beyond Antivirus’ – Introduction to Cyber Security
12pm: Session 10: Environmental Clerk of Works
1.15pm: Session 16: Internet of Things

Digital Safety Huddle Webinar - 27 August
2020-08-27 12:15 - 13:00
Scottish Care is organising a follow-up webinar on the Digital Safety Huddle Tool.
This will take place on Thursday 27th August at 12:15 PM. Derek Barron (Erskine) and the NES Digital Team will be available to do a demonstration on this tool and answer any questions you may have.
Care Home providers should have received an email from NES with invite to use the Safety Huddle Tool, if you haven’t received this email, please contact:
nes.caremanagement.support@nes.scot.nhs.uk
Please email with your name, role, email and the name of care home/group you are in or responsible for.
For online help and guidance please follow this link:https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/34427/turas-care-management-user-guides
This webinar is open to all care providers. Registration to this webinar is required. Please register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5JZfgIdJQUmrfGtzSIatNQ
After you register, you will receive an email with details to join the webinar (subject to approval).

Care Tech 3
2020-08-28 09:30 - 17:00
Save the Date: Care Tech 3 – 28 August
We will be hosting our third technology event ‘Care Tech 3’ – ‘Tech that Cares: making tech personal in post-COVID social care‘ on Friday 28 August 2020.
The event will take place virtually and will bring together a range of perspectives to discuss developments and impacts of technology, particularly during COVID-19, and the future potential of technology across the Scottish social care sector.
The event will feature a range or panel discussion and opportunities to hear the latest developments around technology in social care.
More details to follow.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 1 Sept
2020-09-01 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 1st September at 11:00 am. This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and our National Director, Karen Hedge.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

A national care service - right for Scotland?
2020-09-04 09:30 - 11:00
Will a national service address the issues affecting social care brought to the fore by the covid crisis? Join the conversation.
Healthandcare.scot is hosting an online Zoom event on Friday 4 September.

About this event

Hear from some of Scotland’s most prominent players in social care on whether nationalising services is the solution to problems like low-pay for skilled work and variations in care experiences.
Or is this the answer to a question we haven’t finished asking yet?
And a distraction from what’s happening right now to the people delivering and receiving care on the front line?
Tickets
General admission – £15
Discounted ticket for NHS, carers and the 3rd sector – £5

Registration link

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-national-care-service-right-for-scotland-tickets-117227022179

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 8 Sept
2020-09-08 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 8th September at 11:00 am. This session will be hosted by our National Director, Karen Hedge and our Policy & Research Manager.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 15 Sept
2020-09-15 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 15th September at 11:00 am. This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and our National Director, Karen Hedge.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

NES - Managing Bereavement in the Workplace Webinar
2020-09-15 17:00 - 18:00
‘Managing Bereavement in the Workplace’ – 1hr webinar hosted by NHS Education for Scotland

Date: Tuesday 15th September
Time: 17:00-18:00
Cost: Free
Register here: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2951547013865683470

You can find resources and past NES webinars on their ‘Previous webinar’ page.

Developing the Young Workforce - Scotland's Biggest Parent's Event
2020-09-15 19:00 - 19:30
Developing the Young Workforce are launching their first virtual Scotland’s Biggest Parents’ Event Series!
Scotland’s Biggest Parents’ Events are a series of four broadcasts running throughout the summer, which will allow parents, carers and guardians to hear about the things that matter to them right now.
These events provide parents and carers with information about options and pathways for young people, including where they can go to make informed judgements to support their young person’s next steps.
With input from a range of experts covering topics such as exams, mental health, apprenticeships, skills development and pathways into industry, the events are also beneficial to young people themselves and aim to provide a message of reassurance and optimism at this challenging time.
Find out more and register: https://www.dyw.scot/sbpe.html

Scottish Care Workforce Event
2020-09-16 10:00 - 16:00
A Salute to Care Managers: recognising the importance of your own wellbeing
We are delighted to welcome you to join us for our next workforce event ‘A Salute to Care Managers: recognising the importance of your own wellbeing’ which will be held online on Wednesday 16th September 2020 between:

10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Homecare
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Care home

The event will focus on the wellbeing of care home and homecare managers and the challenges being faced providing ongoing support for staff and caring for your own personal wellbeing at this time. We aim to give those participating the opportunity to discuss their own experiences dealing with COVID and to gain feedback from care managers in the social care workforce as to their specific needs in this area.

Session 1 – NES Psychological 1st aid module – how this can benefit managers with their own wellbeing and supporting their staff.
Session 2 – Care provider wellbeing initiative – introduced during COVID, how this has been implemented and the impact on staff wellbeing.
Session 3 – SSSC manager wellbeing and support – this will be an interactive session for managers to feedback what wellbeing resources / initiatives have been most helpful and effective and where this work can continue to focus to best effect.

Further information including the programme will be sent out with invitations to the event over the next week, if you wish to attend please email caroline.deane@scottishcare.org

Webinar: National analysis of hospital discharges into care homes
2020-09-17 10:00 - 11:00
Public Health Scotland are undertaking a review of hospital discharges into care homes (March-May 2020), commissioned by the Cabinet Secretary for Health Secretary for Health and Sport.
This work will identify those who were discharged from an inpatient hospital setting into care homes during this period, describing their COVID-19 status and relationship between discharges and COVID-19 outbreaks and mortality.
The data included in the publication will be aggregated and reported at Health and Social Care Partnership or Healthboard level.
The team are keen to engage with care staff, managers and providers about the work which is underway and future potential insights, sharing their methods and plans moving forward.
The team provide a short presentation and welcome dialogue to answer any questions during this webinar.
This webinar session will take place on Thursday 17 September, between 10 – 11 am and will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill. He will be joined by:

Scott Heald, Head of Profession for Statistics, Public Health Scotland
Fiona Mackenzie, Service Manager, Public Health Scotland
Jenni Burton, Clinical Lecturer, University of Glasgow

This webinar is for Scottish Care care home members, details to join are available on the Members Area of this website.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 22 Sept
2020-09-22 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 22nd September at 11:00 am. This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and our National Director, Karen Hedge.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Virtual Meeting of the Scottish Public Information Forum (SPIF)
2020-09-24 14:00 - 15:30
You are Invited
Virtual Meeting of the Scottish Public Information Forum (SPIF)
Thursday 24th September 2 – 3.30pm

Global to Local
SPIF is organised to celebrate International Right to Know Day and our keynote speakers are Toby Mendel and Laura Notess from the Centre for Law and Democracy. They will report on their COVID-19 tracker detailing the global response to ‘right to know’ law including in Scotland. The meeting will be part of global celebrations promoted by UNESCO. In 2020, the focus is on to the right to information in times of crisis and on the advantages of having constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information to save lives, build trust and help the formulation of sustainable policies through and beyond the COVID-19 crisis.

Participants will also hear updates from the Scottish Government, Scottish Information Commissioner, UK Information Commissioner’s office and from Dr David Goldberg who will explain how the Tromso Convention will open up opportunities to access information in Scotland. The confirmed agenda for SPIF appears below.

If you work for the public sector, civil society or the private sector this meeting will be useful in your work, and members of the public are welcome to attend. Registration is free and at Eventbrite

SPIF Agenda 24th Sept 2020 (2)

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 29 Sept
2020-09-29 15:00 - 16:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 29th September at 3:00 PM with Dr Donald Macaskill and Karen Hedge.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Covid-19 Surgery - 06 October
2020-10-06 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 6th September at 11:00 AM with Dr Donald Macaskill. He will be joined by colleagues from the Scottish Government – Professor Graham Ellis, Hugh Masters and Fiona Hodgkiss.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Scottish Care's Homecare Festival
2020-10-07 10:00 - 2020-10-09 20:00
In light of the fact that we are not going to be able to hold our annual Care at home and Housing Support Conference as we had planned in September we will be holding a virtual Homecare Festival. This will highlight issues faced by care at home and housing support. There will be various sessions over a three-day period, culminating in an Awards Evening on the Friday 9th evening.
Fuller details will be made available as soon as possible. We are looking forward to this opportunity to focus upon and celebrate the amazingly creative and compassionate work being undertaken across Scotland by services.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 13 October
2020-10-13 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 13 October at 11:00 AM with Dr Donald Macaskill and a colleague from Scottish Care.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Covid-19 Surgery - 20 October
2020-10-20 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 20th October at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill. He will be joined by Prof Graham Ellis and Hugh Masters once again.
Please join us and ask any questions you may have.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

ABI Insurance Webinar - 22 October
2020-10-22 15:00 - 16:00
There has been a number of concerns regarding insurance, primarily surrounding the reduction in the number of companies willing to provide public and employee liability insurance for the care home sector.
We appreciate that the insurance sector has been affected by Covid-19 and has suffered a negative financial impact, but we hope that this will not result in exorbitant price rises for the social care sector in Scotland.
We have become aware that there are a number of insurers who are not willing to take on new clients which is making it very challenging for our members to shop around and get the best deal for their organisations.
Our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill will be hosting a webinar on Thursday 22nd October at 3:00 PM to discuss insurance issues. He will be joined by Alastair Ross, Assistant Director and Head of Public Policy (Scotland, Wales & NI) and Mark Shepherd, Head of General Insurance Policy of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Details to join this webinar session is now available on the Members Area of this website. If you have any problems accessing either the Members Area or the webinar, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 27 October
2020-10-27 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 27th October at 11:00 AM with Dr Donald Macaskill and Karen Hedge.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Social Care Review Webinar (Care at Home Members) -28 Oct
2020-10-28 14:00 - 15:00
We are organising two further consultation sessions for members to meet Derek Feeley and to share their thoughts and views on the Social Care Review. These sessions will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill.
The webinar sessions are organised for:
Care at Home & Housing Support Members
Wednesday 28th October 2020: 2pm–3pm
Care Home Members
Monday 2nd November 2020: 1.15pm-2.15pm
These webinar sessions will take place in a meeting format so that members can interact with Mr Feeley.
We encourage members to join these sessions to offer their thoughts to help shape the Social Care Review.
Details to join will be available on the Members Area of our website.

Turas Digital Safety Huddle Tool Webinar - 29 October
2020-10-29 13:00 - 14:00
Scottish Care is organising a follow-up webinar on Turas – the Digital Safety Huddle Tool.
This will take place on Thursday 29th October at 1:00 PM. This session will have more focus on the purpose of the safety huddle tool as well as the clinical content and technical aspect.
This webinar is open to all care home providers, including those who aren’t currently members of Scottish Care.
Please register via this link to access the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YGuTihKdQ66zo1YEIpd-8Q
If your registration gets approved, you will receive an email from Zoom with details to join this session.

What next for Self-Directed Support - healthandcare.scot event
2020-10-30 10:00 - 11:00
healthandcare.scot are hosting an online event on ‘What next for Self-Directed Support’ on Friday 30 October, 10:00-11:15am.
Has Self-Directed Support made independent living a reality? Hear from a panel of experts on the state of play in Scotland.

How have the system and its users coped during the pandemic?
What needs to change for the future?
With government’s focus shifting to a national care service, do we need a new model? Or would implementing the existing one make a difference?
Join the debate during a live Q&A after presentations from:

Dr Sally Witcher – Chief Executive of Inclusion Scotland
Florence Garabedian – Chief Executive of the Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living
Lucy Mulvagh – Director of Policy & Communications at the Health & Social Care Alliance Scotland

Get your tickets on: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-next-for-self-directed-support-tickets-125345757535

Social Care Review Webinar (Care Home Members) - 2 Nov
2020-11-02 14:15 - 15:30

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 3 November
2020-11-03 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 3rd November at 11:00 AM with Dr Donald Macaskill.
In this session we will be joined by Dr Jenni Burton and Fiona Mackenzie who wrote and published the Public Health Scotland report on admission to care homes.
The surgery is strictly for members only, details to join can be found on the Members Area of this website.
If you have any issues accessing the Members Area or this surgery session, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

NES webinar - Dealing with bereavement as a health and social care worker in remote and rural communities
2020-11-03 17:00 - 18:00
NES are hosting a free webinar titled ‘Dealing with bereavement as a health and social care worker in remote and rural communities’ on Tuesday 3rd November between 5:00-6:00 PM.
Please register for the webinar here.
For questions, please contact SupportAroundDeath@nes.scot.nhs.uk
For more information, please visit http://www.sad.scot.nhs.uk/events/
November Webinar Flyer Final

Winter Planning Workshop
2020-11-05 14:00 - 16:00
We should all by now be planning and preparing for winter. This year we will still have the usual Flu, Norovirus and other Winter viruses, however, we now face the added challenge of Covid-19 . We need to ensure winter plans are in place to allow us to protect our most vulnerable, those adults who are in receipt of care and our workforce who look after them.
Join our workshop on 5th November 2-4pm for the opportunity to learn and share best practice and be supported to write your own winter plan.
Details to join this workshop now available on the Members Area.
