SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - North, South & East Ayrshire
2017-11-07 10:45 - 13:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Fullarton Connexions, Church Street, Irvine, North Ayrshire, KA12 8PE, United Kingdom
The SSSC Register for Care at Home and Housing Support opened on 2nd October 2017.
As registration will be a new process for many workers employed in our member organisations, we have been working alongside SSSC colleagues to set up a series of information events across the country. The purpose of these events is to advise providers and individual staff members of their responsibilities with regards to registration. Support will also be provided along with advice on where to find resources to help make the registration process as straightforward as possible for new registrants and the organisations they work for.
Following the events for Care at Home/Housing Support services, secondary events will be arranged to explore the challenges of Post Registration Training & Learning (PRTL). These will be open to all providers – Care Homes as well as Care at Home/Housing Support.

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - East Dunbartonshire & East Renfrewshire
2017-11-13 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin)

Annual Scottish Care Home Conference, Awards and Exhibition
2017-11-17 08:00 - 23:00 UTC | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom

‘Human Rights in Medicine – Myth and Reality’
2017-11-20 10:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Dublin)
The Lay Advisory Committee of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
is holding a conference on
‘Human Rights in Medicine – Myth and Reality’
Monday, 20th November 2017
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 9 Queen Street, Edinburgh
Booking link: http://events.rcpe.ac.uk/events/529/human-rights-in-medicine—myth-and-reality
Many of our health and social care policies are based on a human rights perspective and it is vital that we understand what they are and how they are applied in practice. How are we interpreting human rights and do we think they are self -evident? Our participative conference is aimed at asserting the importance of human rights; challenging the interpretation and practice in health and to considering how best to embed an understanding for the profession and patients.
We have an excellent speakers:
Professor Derek Bell: President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Professor Paul Hunt: Human Rights Centre, Essex University
Judith Robertson Human Rights Commissioner Scotland
We will also have a panel discussion to consider different perspectives in relation to prison, international relations, compassionate care, rural issues and a conversation with doctors at different stages in their training.
We look forward to welcoming you to the conference and the RCPE.
Maureen O’Neill
Chairperson
Lay Advisory Committee
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

human rights - 20 Nov 2017

Meeting the Challenge of Ageing
2017-11-21 | The Lighthouse, 11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, G1 3NU, United Kingdom
Meeting the Challenge of Ageing -SAVE THE DATE -v0.9 - 26.10.2017

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - Falkirk
2017-11-28 12:00 - 14:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Glenbervie Care Home, Glenbervie Business Park, Bellsdyke Road, Larbert, FK4 4EG

Raising the Standard: older people’s care and human rights.
2017-11-29 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Raising the Standards: older people’s care and human rights.
This short day conference is an opportunity to explore the issues of embedding a human rights based approach into the practical delivery of care services. It will combine a mix of presentation and workshop to enable participants to get the best from the day.
The event is free of charge but by committing to attend participants agree that should they fail to advise the organisers of their non-attendance at least 48 hours before the event that they will pay a fee of £25. This is in order to ensure attendance as we envisage the event to be over-subscribed and to reduce unnecessary costs.
Draft Programme
09.45 Registration and tea/coffee
10.00 Introduction and Welcome
Raising the Standard: the potential of human rights at the heart of care
Dr Donald Macaskill, CEO Scottish Care.
10:30 Human rights and SDS
Carlyn Miller, Scottish Government
11.00 Human rights and dementia
Launch of the latest Care Cameo
Anna Buchanan, Programme Director, Life Changes Trust
11.30 Workshop One: Reactions and responses
12.00 Plenary and open Q& A
12.30 Lunch
13.00 Human rights and care homes – a short video
A new grant opportunity
13.15 The new Health and Care Standards: Making rights work in scrutiny and inspection
Care Inspectorate
13.45 Workshop Two: Exploring the potential of the new Standards
14.15 Plenary and open Q&A
14.45 Closing remarks – Dr Donald Macaskill
15.00 Close

To book for this event please contact laura.bennie@scottishcare.org.

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - Dundee
2017-12-05 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin)

Scottish Competition Forum
2017-12-07 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Brodies LLP, 110 Queen Street, Glasgow
What does the future hold for the care sector in Scotland?
The Competition & Markets Authority has been studying the care homes market. Its initial findings flagged potential concerns including how competition operates in the sector, the compliance of some care homes with consumer protection law, and the sector’s ability to attract enough investment to cope with rising demand. The CMA’s final report must be published by 1 December, and will make recommendations on how these and other issues might be addressed.
The Scottish Competition Forum is delighted to announce that our next event will be on the care sector market study, and will follow hot on the heels of the CMA’s final report. Douglas Cooper, the CMA’s Project Director on the study, will present on the report’s conclusions and recommendations, and answer audience questions about what they might mean for the future of the sector.
The audience will also hear from other speakers who will offer their perspectives on the CMA’s conclusions and the sector generally, including:

Dr Donald Macaskill, chief executive of Scottish Care;
Paula McLeay, Chief Officer for Health and Social Care at COSLA; and
Eva Groeneveld, Head of Public Affairs Scotland at the consumer body Which?

This one-off event will offer a unique opportunity for those in and around the care sector to understand, query and challenge the CMA’s findings, and hear from senior figures in the sector about the future of care in Scotland.
The event will take place on Thursday 7 December 2017 at the offices of Brodies LLP, 110 Queen Street, Glasgow. Registration and networking will take place between 17:00 and 17:30 with the event itself running from 17:30 to 19:00, followed by an opportunity to discuss the issues over drinks. We do hope you will be able to join us.
To register to attend please click here.

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee
2018-01-11 09:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom

Workshop on Apprenticeship Levy
2018-01-18 10:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Prince’s Trust Wolfson Centre, 15 Carlton Place, G5 9JP
Apprenticeship Levy and Modern Apprentices
The Third Sector Employability Forum (TSEF) are funding a seminar on Thursday 18th January 2018 from 10am-3pm at The Prince’s Trust Wolfson Centre, 15 Carlton Place, Glasgow G5 9JP.
While the seminar is entitled Third Sector Workshop on Apprenticeship Levy it follows on from the event we co-hosted in October alongside colleagues from CCPS and SCVO and we have had input to the day’s programme.
We would urge you to come along, find out more about the Levy and Modern Apprenticeships, share experiences of both and help us to develop our approach as a sector.
Please follow the link to the Eventbrite page: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/third-sector-workshop-on-apprenticeships-registration-41076572133
