Scottish Care

Operation Koper Webinar - 21 March
2022-03-21 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/London)
We will be hosting a webinar on Operation Koper on Monday 21 March, 2:00 – 3:00 pm with colleagues from the Crown Office.
More details to follow.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care Home) - 22 March
2022-03-22 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 22 March at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and National Director, Karen Hedge. This session will be in a meeting format.
From now on we will be alternating the focus of our surgery sessions. This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 29 March
2022-03-29 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 29 March at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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 Conference & Exhibition 2021
2022-04-01 08:30 - 15:30 | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom
Tickets are now available for the Scottish Care 2021 National Care Home Conference & Exhibition!
Standard rate for Scottish Care members – £64+VAT.
Standard rate for non-members – £125+VAT.
This event (postponed from November 2021) will be taking place on Friday 1 April 2022 at the Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT.
Find out more about the conference and see the event programme here.
Tickets are available for purchase below. Please note that we have reached maximum capacity for some insight sessions, therefore you are only able select a limited range of sessions.
#carechrysalis #carehome21

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care Home) - 5 April
2022-04-05 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 5 April at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge. This session will be in a meeting format.
From now on we will be alternating the focus of our surgery sessions. This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 12 April
2022-04-12 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 12 April at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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 (Care Home) - 19 April
2022-04-19 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 19 April at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and National Director, Karen Hedge. This session will be in a meeting format.
From now on we will be alternating the focus of our surgery sessions. This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

S5GC Innovation Challenge - Q&A
2022-04-21 13:00 - 13:45
The S5GC Innovation Challenge, in its inaugural year, is a business competition focused on fostering creativity and technical expertise, bringing the spotlight to commercially promising 5G technologies focussed on Health and Social Care.
A Q&A Session on this Challenge will take place online on Thursday 21 April 2022, 1:00 – 1:45 pm.
This Q&A Session will bring the proposed Innovation Challenge into sharp focus and is your opportunity to ask any of your questions relating to the competition itself.
The session will be led by Lara Moloney (Head of S5GConnect) and supported by project partners (including AWTG), who will be able to provide clarity to your questions.
This event is free, please registered here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/s5gc-innovation-challenge-qa-tickets-311201982507

Care Roadshows Glasgow - 26 April
2022-04-26 09:30 - 15:00
Care Roadshows Glasgow – Hampden Park Stadium – 26th April 2022
Care Roadshows are a series of free regional care events throughout the UK that inform and inspire care home owners, care managers and all those within the healthcare sector.
Coming to five locations across the UK, they are the only UK care events reaching the entire sector – meaning they are accessible to many and produce more connections and quality networking than you can find anywhere else.
At Care Roadshows Glasgow, Join like-minded care professionals for an inspirational day with free CPD seminars featuring Senga Currie, Head of Care Development (Scotland) at Quality Compliance Systems Ltd.
New for 2022 are free panel discussions made up of some of the leading names in the sector, including speakers such as Caroline Deane, the Workforce Policy & Practice Lead at Scottish Care and Tommy Whitelaw, National Lead on Caring and Outreach at Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland, speaking on the future of dementia care and recruitment.
Attend the exhibition showcasing the sectors best suppliers and products, where you’ll also have the chance to meet and gain support from sector associations.
Update your knowledge on recent events and changes within the sector and generate new, inspirational ideas for your care company. Visitors can also take advantage of exclusive show deals and special offers and be entered into the free £100 cash prize draw.
To register for your free place at the show – click here
For more information on the show, head to – https://www.careroadshows.co.uk/glasgow/

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 26 April
2022-04-26 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 26 April at 11:00 am.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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.

Devoted & Disgruntled: Social Care Workforce Open Space Event - 27 April
2022-04-27 10:00 - 15:00 | Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3NY, United Kingdom
Scottish Care, in partnership with Abbotsford Care will be hosting an open space event for the social care workforce on Wednesday 27 April 2022, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow.
We want to hear what social care means to you and how, working together, we can achieve recovery from the pandemic and for the sector as a whole.
This free event will bring together people working and learning in social care and key social care stakeholders.
Find out more about the event here.
Please register your place below and we will update you with event details nearer the time.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care Home) - 3 May
2022-05-03 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 3 May at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge. This session will be in a meeting format.
From now on we will be alternating the focus of our surgery sessions. This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

‘Bereavement in the Workplace’ – A Bereavement Charter Webinar (3 May)
2022-05-03 13:30 - 15:05
Webinar: Bereavement in the Workplace |A Bereavement Charter for Children and Adults in Scotland
Tuesday 3rd May 2022, 13:30 to 15:05 (via Zoom)
The Group which developed the Charter is holding the third in a series of webinars exploring different elements of death and bereavement.
Register your place here.
Bereavement in the Workplace Webinar Flyer - May 22 (1)
Download the programme here.

IPC Improving Services to Reduce Infection Conference - 10 May
2022-05-10 08:00 - 17:00
Knowlex and NHS Scotland are collaborating to host IPC/HFM Improving Services to Reduce Infection 2022 – Scotland’s first-ever national-conference to not only address the challenge of reducing HCAIs (Healthcare-Acquired Infection) but also the difficulties facing the facilities management teams in keeping our hospitals open and safe for business.
Scottish Care have a slot at this event, so this event will be free to all Scottish Care members.
This CPD-accredited event will bring together policy-makers, leaders and key-professionals from all elements of the Scottish healthcare structure.
Scotland has led the UK in terms of best practice for many years and, is now entering a period of massive reform, change and growth. As new public-bodies such as Assure and the National Care Service find their feet and take shape, it is critical that the teams that keep us infection-free whilst receiving treatment, are at the cutting edge of the process.
Understandably, efforts have been latterly focused on response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, there is still an urgent requirement to drive down long-standing HCAIs (C-Diff, MRSA, Gram-Negative Bloodstream infections etc); and a growing need to reflect on the global threat of AMR (Antimicrobial Resistance) and how we can deliver better antibiotic stewardship.
This new conference will highlight that is not just Infection Prevention Teams that tackle HCAIs. ‘Soft FM’ teams are often the unsung heroes that allow hospitals to provide hands-on clinical treatment.
Cleaning, hygiene, portering, waste-management and foodservice professionals are the heartbeat of a healthcare facility, and now is the right time to increase recognition of their contribution and improve their skillsets in supporting the fight against HCAIs.
The first-part of the conference will bring together infection preventionists and soft facilities management teams to jointly examine and understand cleaning protocols and infection prevention best practice.
Delegates will then ‘split’, into two, for the second-part of the conference, so these respective disciplines can focus on the latest developments in their speciality.
An onsite-exhibition will showcase, to conference delegates, the latest in infection prevention and control innovation, insight and technology solutions.
“Building on work already in place, there should be further visible and systematic planning for strengthening coordination between IPC and Facilities and Estates, particularly with respect to forward planning in addressing continuing infection risks”
Book your places here: https://ipchfm.scot/tickets/

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 10 May
2022-05-10 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 10 May at 11:00 am.
This session will be hosted by Workforce Policy & Practice Lead, Caroline Deane and Transforming Workforce Lead for Nursing, Dr Jane Douglas.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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.

Celebrating Nursing in Social Care -12 May 2022
2022-05-12 10:00 - 16:00
Our Transforming Workforce Lead, Dr Jane Douglas, will be hosting a virtual event on Thursday 12 May 2022 to celebrate International Nurses Day. This event will run from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm and will be hosted on Microsoft Teams.
Please see the flyer below for a brief outline of the event. Further information and programme is available on: https://scottishcare.org/celebrating-nursing-in-social-care-virtual-event-12-may/
Nurse Event 2022 Flyer (1)

Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2022
2022-05-13 08:30 - 15:30
Early bird tickets are now available for the Scottish Care 2022 National Care at Home & Housing Support Conference & Exhibition.
Ticket prices are:
Scottish Care members – £64+VAT.
Non-members – £125+VAT.
This event will be taking place on Friday 13 May 2022 at the Radisson Hotel, Argyll Street, Glasgow, G2 8DL.
Please note that we have reached the maximum capacity for some insight sessions. Therefore, you are able to only select from a limited range of sessions.
Find out more about the conference and see the event programme here.
Tickets are available for purchase below.
#homeisbest #homecare22

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care Home) - 17 May
2022-05-17 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 17 May at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill.This session will be in a meeting format.
This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

Fundamentals in Wound Care Session
2022-05-19 09:00 - 15:00 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, G42 9BA
The Society of Tissue Viability are hosting a Fundamentals in Wound Care Session on Thursday 19 May 2022 at Hampden Park, Glasgow.
This session is free to attend. Spaces are limited so early booking is recommended. Please book here and select the ticket for ‘£0.00 Free Fundamentals in Wounds only 19th May’ : societyoftissueviability.org/whats-on/annual-meeting
Find out more in the flyer below.
THE SOCIETY - 2022 CONFERENCE FUNDAMENTALS FLYER

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 24 May
2022-05-24 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 24 May at 11:00 am.
This session will be hosted by our Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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 (Care Home) - 31 May
2022-05-31 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 31 May at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge. This session will be in a meeting format.
From now on we will be alternating the focus of our surgery sessions. This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

Day Care Services Surgery - 1 June 2022
2022-06-01 14:00 - 15:00
Over the past 2 years of the pandemic we have been very aware of the impact that Covid has had upon Care Homes and Home Care services.
One area that may have been overlooked and forgotten about are Day Services which are buildings based. We at Scottish Care would like to meet with members of Scottish Care to discuss the issues and challenges you have faced over the past 2 years and also the resultant outcomes such as reduced funding and client referrals etc.
We have arranged a one off special surgery webinar session with ALL building based day services and it will take place on:
Wednesday 1st June at 2-3pm.
The registration link for this important session will be available on the Members Area of this website. We would be grateful if you would consider attending . Your host for this session is the Scottish Care CEO Donald Macaskill.
If you are unable to attend please send your comments to Stefanie Callaghan: membershipsupport@scottishcare.org
Looking forward to seeing you on the day.

Care Inspectorate Webinar: Care at Home
2022-06-01 14:00 - 15:00
The Care Inspectorate are hosting a webinar on ‘Introduction to the updated support services (care at home including supported living models of support) quality framework and self-evaluation toolkit’.
They are inviting people working in care at home services to attend this webinar on Wednesday 1 June, 2:00 – 3:00 pm.
If you are interested in attending this session, please register here.
More information are available on the flyer below.
Webinar Invite External

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 7 June
2022-06-07 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 7 June at 11:00 am.
This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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.

Concerts for Carers Webinar - 9 June
2022-06-09 14:00 - 15:00
We are excited to share a fantastic and brand new benefit with all of our Scottish Care members which we think you will love!
First of all a few questions? Do you love live music? Do you love going to concerts? Would you like to go for FREE?
If the answer to any of these questions is YES then we have the best new benefit for you to sign up for TODAY!
Concerts for Carers is an amazing charity that provides FREE tickets to carers across the country! All you have to do is register, pick the concert you want to go to, your name will be put in the digital “hat” and if you win, you get to go to the concert of your choice for FREE! The only cost to you is £4.50 for a booking fee and this all goes to fund this incredible charity and gives it the ability to offer this amazing benefit to carers everywhere!
So sign up today! And make sure to come along and meet Harry from Concerts for Carers on our webinar this Thursday 9 June at 2pm and ask him as many questions as you like!
Please register for this webinar in advance, details of which are available on the Members Area of this website.
Register for Concerts for Carer on: https://www.concertsforcarers.org.uk/register/
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Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care Home) - 14 June
2022-06-14 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 14 June at 11:00 am hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge. This session will be in a meeting format.
From now on we will be alternating the focus of our surgery sessions. This week will be tailored to care home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care at home members.
This is the opportunity for members to ask any questions or raise any issues they 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.

Describing M.E.: sharing a found poem on lived experiences
2022-06-15 09:30 - 10:30
Book Launch – Descriptions: a patient-led description of ME composed from the words of people with M.E.
Join Action for M.E. and artist, Alec Finlay, to hear the words and experiences of people living with M.E. Last year they worked together to ask people with M.E. about their life before and after M.E. Their responses were crafted by poet, Alec Findlay, into a found poem. This book is now being launched, sharing knowledge and understanding about this hidden, invisible illness. In the hope to raise awareness and to highlight the crossover of symptoms between M.E. and Long Covid. Action for M.E. will people an opportunity to learn more about this illness and how to support people living with it and similar energy limiting illnesses.
The event is part of The Gathering 2022 at the SEC in Glasgow. It will run for an hour from 9:30 on Wednesday 15th June.
People can register for the event here: Describing M.E.: sharing a found poem on lived experiences (scvo.scot). There is more information on the project here.

Covid-19 In-house Surgery (Care at Home) - 21 June
2022-06-21 11:00 - 11:30
This Covid-19 surgery session will be live on Tuesday 21 June at 11:00 am.
This session will be hosted by our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Deputy CEO, Karen Hedge.
This week will be tailored to care at home members, the following weeks’ session will be for care home members.
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.

Data Strategy Engagement Session - 23 June
2022-06-23 13:00 - 14:00
Call for engagement on the Data Strategy for Health and Social Care
In March, Scottish Care members participated in early engagement with the Data Strategy Team. You can a summary of their findings to date here: https://www.digihealthcare.scot/app/uploads/2022/05/Data-Strategy-HSC-Engagement-Summary-March-2022-pdf.pdf
A follow up engagement session has been scheduled for 23rd June 1-2pm and we would encourage as many members as possible to attend and help shape this important area of policy.
Please register interest with Zoe.Rohde@gov.scot
Or contact Nicola Cooper, Technology and Digital Innovation Lead for further information nicola.cooper@scottishcare.org

'The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry and the care sector' webinar with Brodies LLP Solicitors
2022-06-23 14:00 - 15:00
Thursday 23 June, 2:00 pm
Speakers at this webinar includes:

Christine O’Neill – Partner, Brodies
Kirstyn Burke – Associate, Brodies

Brodies intend to give a short presentation which will cover:

the role of the Inquiry;
the issues that will be investigated that are of relevance to the care sector; and
the powers that the Inquiry has including those in relation to obtaining evidence.

Brodies will also touch upon their role in supporting Scottish Care’s engagement with the Inquiry in order to represent the wider interests of the sector. They are also happy to answer any questions that members may have.
Details to join this session will be available on the Members Area of our website nearer the webinar date.
