Scottish Care

Care at Home Testing Workshops
2021-02-24 10:00 - 11:00 (Europe/London)
Scottish Government are holding additional online workshops through February and March to walk through the testing process, as well as to share updates and hear feedback from you.
All are welcome to attend one or more sessions, although please note that Microsoft Teams can only accommodate around 300-350 people in any one meeting. Places are available on a first come, first served basis and meetings will be opened a few minutes before the start time.
We suggest joining a couple of minutes before the start times to maximise your chances of joining.
Workshops will be held on:
Wednesday 24th February 10am – 11am Click here to join the meeting
Friday 26th February 11am – 12pm Click here to join the meeting
Monday 1st March 3pm – 4pm Click here to join the meeting
Thursday 4th March 10am – 11am Click here to join the meeting
These links will also be available in the updated FAQs on our web page Coronavirus (COVID-19): adult care at home testing guidance – gov.scot (www.gov.scot) from 23/2/21

Holyrood Digital Health and Care Scotland Annual Conference & Awards 2021
2021-02-24 08:00 - 2021-02-26 17:00
Holyrood Connect is Scotland’s leading provider of content focused on digital health and care issues.
Their annual Digital Health & Care conference, now in its 10th year, provides a unique opportunity to develop a key understanding of how digital technology can support Scotland health and social care sector and deliver innovative new ways for improving the experience of patients and staff.
You’ll hear practical examples of good practice delivered by thought leaders from across the United Kingdom and beyond, and have the chance to meet and network with colleagues from across the public sector as part of high-energy interactive sessions.
The conference also provides a forum to hear from innovative technology suppliers who will be on hand to answer your questions and guide you through a host of products that can help your organisation.
Find out more and register here: https://digitalhealth.holyrood.com/about

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 23 February
2021-02-23 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 23rd February 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.

Turas Safety Huddle Tool Webinar - 18 Feb
2021-02-18 11:00 - 12:00
In recognition of issues raised by members in relation to the Turas safety huddle tool, we are delighted to have a further webinar and Q & A with Nancy Burns from HIS (Health Improvement Scotland). This will be hosted by our Transforming Workforce Lead, Jacqui Neil and will take place on:
Thursday 18th February – 11:00am
The Safety Huddle tool was developed for the care home sector, by the care home sector. The information that is provided in the Safety Huddle Tool is now available on your own dashboard.
This session will explain the purpose of the dashboard, how you can use the dashboard to monitoring your own situation, trends, escalation and provide an opportunity for your own quality improvement opportunities.
Details to join this webinar session are now available on the Members Area of this website. If you have any issues accessing this area, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 16 February
2021-02-16 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 16th February at 11:00 AM with Dr Donald Macaskill and our Workforce Practice & Policy Lead, Caroline Deane.
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.

Care at Home Testing Workshops
2021-02-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-02-05 11:00 - 12:00
Scottish Care are hosting two Care at Home Testing Workshops with colleagues from the Scottish Government on:
Friday 5th February – 11:00 am
Wednesday 10th February – 12:00pm
These workshops will be in a webinar format with a presentation followed by a Q & A. These sessions will be hosted by our Workforce Practice & Policy Lead, Caroline Deane. She will be joined by:

Hugh Masters –Associate Chief Nursing Officer, Pandemic Response
Christine McGregor –Pandemic Response – Adult Social Care, Directorate for Social Care and Mental Health
Laura Cochrane – Pandemic Response Policy Officer

Please join these sessions for your chance to ask any questions on testing.
Details to join are now available on the Members Area of this website. If you have any issues accessing this area or the webinar, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Open Care Home Visiting Webinar with The Scottish Government
2021-02-10 09:30 - 22:30
Scottish Government colleagues will join us in a couple of webinars dedicated to outlining their plans on care home visiting and answering any questions providers may have. These are critical sessions and offer an opportunity to raise questions, concerns and issues and to gain an understanding of what it is hoped will be the progressive realisation of safer visiting in the weeks ahead.
The first webinar is open to only Scottish Care members and will be of particular benefit to owners, senior managers, directors and managers. It will take place on Friday 5th February at 3.30 pm for an hour.
The second webinar, whilst hosted by Scottish Care, will be an open session to all registered care home managers regardless of sector. It will take place on Wednesday 10th February at 09.30 an for an hour.
We will be joined at the webinars by Professors Graham Ellis and Hugh Masters, and Fiona Hodgkiss, Scottish Government.
Details to join the Scottish Care members session on 5 Feb will be available on the Members Area of this website. If you require assistance accessing the Members Area, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.
As the second webinar on 10 Feb is an open session, registration is required. Please follow the link below to register for this session, once your registration has been approved, you will be sent an email with details to join. Please note that this session is open for the care home sector only.
Registration link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jzMWAwnHTRqdjv-s3F2PuQ

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 9 February
2021-02-09 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 9th February at 11:00 am hosted by Scottish Care CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill, National Director, Karen Hedge and Workforce Practice & Policy Lead, Caroline Deane.
The first part of this session will be dedicated to the £500 Covid-19 bonus for social care staff, this is the opportunity for members to ask questions or raise any concerns or issues on this.
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.

Care Home Visiting Webinar with The Scottish Government
2021-02-05 15:30 - 16:30

Care Roadshows - Care Virtual Summit
2021-02-04 10:00 - 17:00
The Care Virtual Summit is dedicated to supporting all those working within the care sector looking for advice, ideas and inspiration.
Find out more and register on: https://www.careroadshows.co.uk/care-virtual-summit/

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 02 February
2021-02-02 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 2nd February 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.

Covid-19 Vaccination Webinar w/ Prof Jason Leitch & Dr Syed Ahmed - 26 Jan
2021-01-26 15:00 - 16:00
Scottish Care is hosting an open webinar with Prof Jason Leitch and Dr Syed Ahmed from the Scottish Government. This session will focus on Covid-19 vaccination and will take place on Tuesday 26 January at 3PM.
This webinar session is open to providers and frontline staff. Please share this information with colleagues and staff as it is a great opportunity to ask Prof Leitch or Dr Ahmed any questions or raise any concerns about the vaccine.
If you are interested in attending this webinar, please register by clicking the link below. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an email with Zoom details to join.
Registration link:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b7si6fGEQDS0so8uqcOyEg

Covid-19 in-house surgery - 25 January
2021-01-25 14:00 - 15:00
With the Covid-19 vaccination webinar with Jason Leitch & Dr Ahmed scheduled on Tuesday 26th January, the usual Covid-19 surgery on Tuesday will be brought forward.
This surgery session will be live on Monday 25th January at 2:00 pm hosted by Scottish Care CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Caroline Deane, our Workforce Practice & Policy Lead.
Please join us and ask any questions you may have.

Collaborative Practice Learning in South East Scotland: sharing ideas and learning from others
2021-01-21 13:00 - 15:15
Please see below for further details on the South East Scotland practice learning event and how to register. It’s a free event, and open to anyone, from anywhere, who has an interest in improving student learning experiences in health and social care practice settings.
Collaborative Practice Learning in South East Scotland: sharing ideas and learning from others
Online Event
21 January
13:00 – 15:15
This South East Scotland practice learning event offers an opportunity for us to come together to think about some new ideas for enhancing the practice learning environment and to celebrate the positive benefits of partnership working. If you’re interested in the practice learning of nurses, midwives and AHPs then you are very welcome to join us! It’s a free event, open to anyone, from anywhere, who has an interest in improving student learning experiences in health and social care practice settings. We have an exciting programme of speakers and there will be an opportunity to ask questions.
Presentations include:

Practice education context in Scotland: Dr Kathy Duffy, Head of Programme for Practice Education and pre-registration at NHS Education for Scotland.
Using coaching in the practice learning setting, a strategic & operational perspective: Barbara Foggo, Emma Shepherd & James Wade
The Peer Enhanced e-Placement (PEEP) placement model – offering placement recovery and re-imagination: Dr Lisa Taylor
The PEF/CHEF team as a PLE: a collaborative approach with ENU: Billy Jackson, Michelle O’Reilly and Ken Dick

If you’d like to attend book here:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collaborative-practice-learning-in-south-east-scotland-tickets-135672296491
Further details of the programme will be sent prior to the event

Scottish Care - Care Home Gathering
2021-01-19 09:45 - 2021-01-21 15:30
The Care Home Gathering is a three-day virtual event in place of our usual Care Home Conference that normally takes place in November. Care Home Gathering will be held between Tuesday 19th January to Thursday 21st January 2021.
Tickets are priced at £45 + VAT and will give delegates access to all 3 days of the event. Attendance is flexible and delegates are able to go to whichever sessions they find interesting or most useful.
After purchasing your ticket, delegates will receive an email with instructions to register for the event on HopIn. Please make sure that you register so that you are able to attend the event. Any issues, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.
This event will reflect on the issues that care homes has faced during the Covid-19 pandemic, exploring new innovations that have been implemented during this time and using these reflections to help shape the future of the care home sector.
The programme for the Care Home Gathering is available here.
Tickets are available at the bottom of this page.

Covid-19 in-house surgery - 18 Jan
2021-01-18 12:00 - 13:00
With the Care Home Gathering event taking place over Tuesday 19 – Thursday 22 January, the Covid-19 surgery on the week beginning 18th Jan will be rescheduled.
This surgery session will be live on Monday 18th January at 11:00 pm hosted by Scottish Care CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and National Director, Karen Hedge.
Please join us and ask any questions you may have.
This session is strictly for Scottish Care members only, details now available on the Members Area of our website. If you need help accessing this, please contact comms@scottishcare.org.

Fever Free Zone Webinar - 14 Jan
2021-01-14 14:00 - 15:00
We are hosting a webinar in partnership with Fever Free Zone on Thursday 14th January at 2PM.
This webinar is titled – Challenges and Opportunites and Risks for the care sector in an era of Public Health Risk: Protecting the vulnerable as we emerge into a new normal.
Public Health Consultant and Clinical Epidemiologist Dr Paul Nelson presents a perspective on the challenges of the next 6 to 12 months and the likely new normal and offers a forum for discussion. Dr Paul Nelson is a Clinical Epidemiologist and Public Health Consultant leading on the health protection of the Care Home Response for Herefordshire Council and is founder of Fever Free Zone.
Details to join this webinar session are now available on the Members Area.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 12 January
2021-01-12 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 12th January 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.

Covid-19 Vaccine Surgery w/ Dr Ahmed - 5 Jan
2021-01-05 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 5th January at 11:00 am hosted by Scottish Care CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and National Director, Karen Hedge. They will be joined by Dr Syed Ahmed, Senior Medical Officer in the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Directorate covering Vaccination, Immunisation and Respiratory Viral Infections.
This session will focus on the Covid-19 vaccine.
Please join us and ask any questions you may have.
Details to join are now available on the Members Area of our website, please contact comms@scottishcare.org if you have any issues accessing the Members Area or the webinar.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 22 December
2020-12-22 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 22nd December 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.

Boots eMAR customer webinars
2020-12-17 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-12-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-12-16 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-12-16 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-12-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2020-12-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2020-12-10 15:00 - 16:00
At Boots we know more and more care homes and organisations are looking at how they can use digital technology to benefit them. eMAR is an important part of our Boots Care Services package and we believe it is really important care homes understand what we do and how we can support them on their digital journey. To support with this we are running some dedicated customer webinars in the coming weeks.
Our eMAR with Boots digital experts are hosting multiple interactive Webinar sessions for Care Home Providers from 1st December to 17th December & Discussing:

What to consider before starting your eMAR journey
How to find the right eMAR solution for you
What training and implementation support looks like
What success can eMAR bring for your organisation

Find out more and register here.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery - 15 December
2020-12-15 11:00 - 12:00
The next Covid-19 surgery will be live on Tuesday 15th December 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.

Legal Resources Digital Panel Webinar
2020-12-11 11:30 - 12:45
We are hosting a Legal Resources Digital Panel Webinar on Friday 11 December at 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM. This session will be hosted by Dr Donald Macaskill, who will be joined by our Legal Resources Select Group which includes five of the very best law firms in Scotland chosen for their experience and understanding of the social care sector).
We have gathered all your feedback from our recent Legal Survey and shared with the Scottish Care Legal Select group. They will bring their best and brightest specialists on the areas that members have highlighted to the Legal Panel. Each of the five law firms will have a specialist to speak to your concerns based on the results of this survey. They will also answer your legal questions in real-time in the webinar.
For more information on the Scottish Care Legal Resources Select Group please go to our website: https://scottishcare.org/legal-resources-select/
Details to join this webinar is available on the Members Area of this website. If you have any issues accessing this area, please contact comms@scottishcare.org
