Scottish Care

Dumfries and Galloway CH and CAH/HS Providers meeting
2017-09-28 10:30 - 13:00 (Europe/Dublin)
Dumfries and Galloway CH and CAH/HS Providers meeting
28th September 2017. 10.30 am- 13.00 pm
Venue to be confirmed
Scottish Care’s Chief Executive Dr Donald Macaskill and the National Director Karen Hedge will be visiting branches across Scotland in September and October.
These meetings will be an opportunity for members to receive an update on both the reform of the National Care Home Contract and reform work which is being undertaken on care at home and housing support services. Each meeting will also contain an opportunity for participants to raise questions and issues.
The meetings are open to Scottish Care members and others interested in the provision of care and support to older people.
If you are interested in attending please contact the Membership Support Manager Swaran Rakhra swaran.rakhra@scottishcare.org

Care in Mind: Frontline Workforce Mental Health Event
2017-09-26 09:45 - 15:15 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
The physical and mental wellbeing of our workforce is critical if high quality health and social care services are to be delivered to the most vulnerable people in society. Recent research by Scottish Care indicates that the pressures and demands facing the front line social care workforce are creating significant recruitment and retention challenges for employers.
Care in Mind is a practical workshop designed to explore how we can manage and promote good mental health and wellbeing of those working in care homes and care at home organisations.
If you wish to register for this free event, please contact paul.oreilly@scottishcare.org by 11 September.
There is no charge to attend this event. However, for operational reasons we may charge those who have booked and do not attend a fee of £20.00. If after you have booked you are unable to attend please inform us as soon as possible.

Care in Mind

Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference
2017-09-20 09:00 - 16:00 | Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh
Making the best of hard times
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference
Wednesday 20th September 2017, Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh
Bookings are now open for Scotland’s premiere event for anyone involved in the care and support of people reaching the end of life.
Featuring a mix of high quality speakers, extensive poster display, Arts Space and delegate interaction the event will provide

an opportunity for learning relevant to practice and workplace
a chance to network, to share information and good practice
challenging perspectives and energising inspiration

Read more details and to book your place https://www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/annual-conference-2017/

Palliative and End of Life Care in Dementia – Training for Frontline Staff
2017-09-14 09:30 - 16:30 | Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU
Aims
This one day programme is designed to support the development of health and social services staff to improve the quality of palliative and end of life care experienced by people with dementia and their families and carers. It will enable staff to confidently contribute to decision making and care delivery as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of the programme participants will be able to:

Understand the key concepts of a palliative care approach in relation to working with people with dementia and the interdependence of physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual care needs of a person, their family and carers.
Understand the importance of values, beliefs and communication in the delivery of person-centred palliative and end of life care for people with dementia.
Understand the complexities of decision making and the legal and ethical framework necessary to ensure the wishes of the person with dementia are heard.
Understand the specific needs of people with dementia and promote comfort and dying well.
Describe the changes that indicate that a person with dementia is nearing the end of their life.
Appreciate the important role and support needs of family, carers and friends including after the death of the person with dementia.

Programme Information
This programme is for staff working in care homes, care at home and primary care who are working at the Dementia Skilled Level of Promoting Excellence. The programme is also mapped against the skilled level of ‘Enriching and improving experience’ Palliative and End of Life Care: A framework to support the learning and development needs of the health and social services workforce in Scotland (NES/SSSC 2017)

To apply for a place please complete the online application using this link:
https://response.questback.com/nhseducationforscotland/p0zfkm5r80
CHARGING FOR NON-APPEARANCE AT EVENTS If you have booked a place at this event and do not give us at least 5 working days’ notice that you are unable to attend, we reserve the right to invoice you for the sum of £50.00 to cover the cost of your place plus an administrative charge. If an emergency or other unavoidable situation happened on the day to prevent your attendance, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can take that into account
The closing date for applications is Friday 11th August 2017
If you have any queries, please email: mental.health@nes.scot.nhs.uk

Forth Valley (Stirling, Clacks, Falkirk) joint meeting for ALL CH/CAH/HS
2017-09-06 14:00 - 16:00
Forth Valley (Stirling, Clacks, Falkirk) joint meeting for ALL CH/CAH/HS
Wednesday 6th September 2-4pm at Able Healthcare offices, The Hub, 45 Vicar Street, Falkirk FK1 1LL
Scottish Care’s Chief Executive Dr Donald Macaskill and the National Director Karen Hedge will be visiting branches across Scotland in September and October.
These meetings will be an opportunity for members to receive an update on both the reform of the National Care Home Contract and reform work which is being undertaken on care at home and housing support services. Each meeting will also contain an opportunity for participants to raise questions and issues.
The meetings are open to Scottish Care members and others interested in the provision of care and support to older people.
If you are interested in attending please contact the Membership Support Manager Swaran Rakhra swaran.rakhra@scottishcare.org

North and South Lanarkshire Care Homes Meeting
2017-09-06 10:30 - 12:30 | Moorings Hotel, Hamilton Road, Motherwell
North and South Lanarkshire Care Homes Meeting
Wednesday 6th September 10.30am -12.30pm – Moorings Hotel Motherwell
Scottish Care’s Chief Executive Dr Donald Macaskill and the National Director Karen Hedge will be visiting branches across Scotland in September and October.
These meetings will be an opportunity for members to receive an update on both the reform of the National Care Home Contract and reform work which is being undertaken on care at home and housing support services. Each meeting will also contain an opportunity for participants to raise questions and issues.
The meetings are open to Scottish Care members and others interested in the provision of care and support to older people.
If interested in attending please contact the Membership Support Manager Swaran Rakhra swaran.rakhra@scottishcare.org

Inaugural Clydesdale Bank Scottish Care Lecture
2017-08-31 18:30 - 21:00 | The Banking Hall, The Clydesdale Bank, St Vincent Street, Glasgow
Scottish Care is delighted with the support of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank to bring to you our Inaugural Care Lecture. The Lecture is an opportunity to explore issues of the day which affect social care in Scotland and to promote the development of innovative and new ideas.
This year’s Lecture will be held on 31st August at the Banking Hall, 30 St Vincent Place, Glasgow.
We are honoured that Ms Judith Robertson, Chair of the Scottish Human Rights Commission will deliver the Lecture on the theme of ‘Human Rights in Social Care in Scotland.’
Tickets priced £5.00 (plus VAT & an Eventbrite charge) are available now and all proceeds will go towards Cruse Bereavement Scotland.
Please book your place and join us for an interesting and enjoyable evening at https://sclecture2017.eventbrite.co.uk

Citation - Dumfries Business Briefing
2017-08-31 09:00 - 12:00 | Cairndale Hotel & Leisure Club, English Street, Dumfries, DG1 2DF
For business owners and directors.
Citation’s roadshow is coming to Dumfries!
This Dumfries Business Briefing will help you to understand how you can better control your business through people and policies, freeing up your time to make your business better.
Our keynote speaker Keith Lawson has spent the last 10 years providing commercial HR and Health & Safety advice to organisations like yours.
Keith has supported over 97,000 SME & LME businesses in his career to date and on August 29th will facilitate a lively discussion including:

Review of changes to HR law in 2017 to date
Update on upcoming changes to your obligations as an employer
Manage employee absence in holiday season
Top tips when dealing with grievances, disciplinaries & investigations
Steps to simplify risk assessments & ensure food & fire safety

Please note that RSVP to this event is required and you can request your tickets by calling 0141 404 0560 or visiting the Citation website to register

Citation - Angus Business Briefing
2017-08-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Links Hotel, Mid Links, Montrose, Angus, DD10 8RL
For business owners and directors.
Citation’s roadshow is coming to Angus!
This Angus Business Briefing will help you to understand how you can better control your business through people and policies, freeing up your time to make your business better.
Our keynote speaker Keith Lawson has spent the last 10 years providing commercial HR and Health & Safety advice to organisations like yours.
Keith has supported over 97,000 SME & LME businesses in his career to date and on August 29th will facilitate a lively discussion including:

Review of changes to HR law in 2017 to date
Update on upcoming changes to your obligations as an employer
Manage employee absence in holiday season
Top tips when dealing with grievances, disciplinaries & investigations
Steps to simplify risk assessments & ensure food & fire safety

Please note that RSVP to this event is required and you can request your tickets by calling 0141 404 0560 or visiting the Citation website to register

Citation - Edinburgh Business Briefing
2017-08-29 09:00 - 12:00 | Edinburgh Capital Hotel, 187 Clermiston Road, Edinburgh , EH12 6UG
For business owners and directors.
Citation’s roadshow is coming to Edinburgh!
This Edinburgh Business Briefing will help you to understand how you can better control your business through people and policies, freeing up your time to make your business better.
Our keynote speaker Keith Lawson has spent the last 10 years providing commercial HR and Health & Safety advice to organisations like yours.
Keith has supported over 97,000 SME & LME businesses in his career to date and on August 29th will facilitate a lively discussion including:

Review of changes to HR law in 2017 to date
Update on upcoming changes to your obligations as an employer
Manage employee absence in holiday season
Top tips when dealing with grievances, disciplinaries & investigations
Steps to simplify risk assessments & ensure food & fire safety

Please note that RSVP to this event is required and you can request your tickets by calling 0141 404 0560 or visiting the Citation website to register

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee
2017-08-25 08:00 - 17:00 | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom
