Scottish Care

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 - Angus
2017-11-06 10:00 - 13:00 | Kinloch Care Centre, Kinloch Street, Carnoustie, DD7 7EN

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - Fife
2017-10-31 13:30 - 15:30 | Fife Voluntary Action, Craig Mitchell House, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - Argyll & Bute
2017-10-30 11:00 - 13:00 | Three Villages Hall, Arrochar, G83 7AB

Conference: Choice, Empowerment, Protection… Can we Achieve them all?’ A human rights-based approach to supporting, empowering and protecting older people
2017-10-27 10:00 - 15:40 | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom
Action on Elder Abuse Scotland national conference (in association with Scottish Care)
Friday 27th October 2017
Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT
At the heart of Scotland’s unique adult support and protection framework is a commitment to upholding the human rights of those it is intended to support. It’s main aims are to identify, support and protect adults at risk of harm. Yet, many practitioners struggle with the tensions between individual autonomy and ‘state’ protection. Is it possible to support and protect adults at risk of harm, while ensuring choice and empowerment for the individual?
Two of Scotland’s leading representative organisations invite you to join our engaging conference to contribute to the debate, share experiences, and find out about national and local developments in this area.
Who is this conference relevant for?
The conference will be of interest to anyone with an interest in older people, adult support and protection, and human rights, including frontline and managerial staff in:

local authorities and other public sector bodies
third and independent sector agencies
care providers
NHS and independent healthcare providers
the police and regulatory bodies
solicitors and other legal professionals
students and academics

The conference will be relevant to both those new to adult support and protection, and experienced practitioners. It will also be of interest to older people and carers with an interest in this area (there will be no delegate fee for older people and unpaid carers).
Format and fees
The conference will run from 10am until 3.30pm, and will include a combination of presentations, debates and interactive workshops. There will also be a range of exhibitors providing information and materials to showcase good practice and provide information.
Fees: £30 + VAT
AEA members will receive a 20% discount (£24 + VAT)
Draft programme
10.00am Registration and tea/coffee
10.30am Chair’s welcome
10.40am Cathy Assante, Scottish Human Rights Commission. Cathy will consider how to actively embed human rights into health and social care and adult safeguarding in the current social and economic climate
11.00am Tensions between individual autonomy and state protection – is it possible to support and protect adults at risk of harm, while ensuring choice and empowerment? Speaker to be confirmed
11.20am Workshops:

Peer support as a model of recovery: Introduction to AEA’s peer support project for victims of elder abuse (Lesley Carcary, AEA Scotland, and Lucia Ciolanel, AEA England)
Balancing human rights and risks in care delivery for the SC workshop (Scottish Care)
The impact of loneliness as a risk factor for harm and abuse (facilitator to be confirmed)
Inheritance or harm? Tackling financial harm in a familial context (facilitator to be confirmed)
How can we effectively care for those who self-neglect? (Paul Comley, National Adult Protection Coordinator)

12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm Debate: ““Do current supported decision-making procedures for vulnerable adults in Scotland contain appropriate safeguards and promote individual empowerment?”
Yes – Sandra McDonald (Office of the Public Guardian)
No – Shaben Begum MBA (Scottish Independent Advocacy Alliance)
2.10pm Scotland’s Health and Social Care Standards: a human rights-based to approach to care (Henry Mathias, Care Inspectorate)
2.30pm Workshops (repeated from morning)
3.40pm Conference closes
Further information and booking
To keep up to date with information about the conference, please register your interest with us by e-mailing scotland@elderabuse.org.uk.
AEA-Scot Care conference programme

Infection Prevention Society: Scottish Branch National Conference
2017-10-25 | Doubletree Hilton Glasgow, Cambridge St, Glasgow, G2 3HN
As the independent voice of infection prevention and control in Scotland, the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) Scottish Branch would like to invite you to attend their national conference entitled ‘Health and Social Care Integration – A Starter for 10‘ on Wednesday 25th October 2017 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Glasgow Central. This event is free for all IPS members and non-members.
We would also like to invite you to bring along a scientific poster to display at the conference. If you have a poster which has been presented at a previous conference or have not done so before, please feel free to bring one along as we want to encourage you to share your experiences and knowledge with your fellow colleagues. A prize for the Best Poster will also be awarded.
With an established support network, the IPS Scottish Branch offers professional development opportunities for both educational and research in the field of infection prevention and control. The 2017 programme will offer opportunities for those with differing experience in Infection Prevention to gain the optimum educational experience.
For more details and to register to attend please visit: http://www.ips.uk.net/event/ips-scottish-branch-conference-2017/?eID=310

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - Perth
2017-10-24 10:00 - 15:00

SSSC Information Events for Scottish Care Members - North & South Lanarkshire
2017-10-23 10:00 - 15:00 | Margaret Blackwood, Angela Way, Uddingston, G71 7HX

Joint Meeting of Highland CH/CAH/HS providers
2017-10-20 11:00 - 14:00
Highland joint meeting of ALL CH/CAH/HS
Friday 20th October 11am – 2pm
Venue tbc
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

East Central Scotland Edinburgh and Lothian's CAH/HS Providers meeting
2017-10-19 13:00 - 15:00 | Randolphill Care Homes Ltd, EH74JG
East Central Scotland Edinburgh and Lothian’s CAH/HS
Thursday 19th October 1pm-3pm
Randolph Hill Nursing Home offices, 31 Dunedin Street, Edinburgh EH7 4JG
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

East Central Scotland Edinburgh and Lothian's Care Home Providers Meeting
2017-10-19 10:00 - 12:00 | Randolphill Care Homes Ltd, EH74JG
East Central Scotland Edinburgh and Lothian’s Care Home Providers Meeting
Thursday 19th October 10am -12md
Randolph Hill Nursing Home offices, 31 Dunedin Street, Edinburgh EH7 4JG
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
