Scottish Care

Trees that bend in the wind: Exploring the experiences of front line support workers delivering palliative and end of life care’
2017-02-08 10:30 - 14:00 UTC | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Trees that bend in the wind: Exploring the experiences of front line support workers delivering palliative and end of life care’
Wednesday 8 February 2017
10.30am – 2.00pm
The Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, G2 4HZ
Throughout November 2016 Scottish Care has been undertaking research with front line support workers within our member organisations exploring their experiences of palliative and end of life care (PEOLC). This is one part of a project being undertaken by Scottish Care, the purpose of which is to:
• Gain an understanding of the level and range of PEOLC support being delivered throughout the independent care sector, and any challenges associated with this delivery
• Identify the current skills, plus the training needs, of the front line care workforce in the independent sector
• Explore the emotional, psychological and spiritual impact on front line staff of delivering PEOLC
• Identify any recommendations which would better support PEOLC delivery within an integrated workforce environment
• Identify innovative and best practice around PEOLC provision within the independent sector
We had a tremendous amount of interest in this research from organisations and individuals, demonstrating both the relevance and importance of hearing the experiences and ideas of the expert workforce at the front line of social care in Scotland. We are currently writing a report on our findings which will be launched on Wednesday 8 February 2017.
Everybody who participated in the research has been invited to this event. However we anticipate being able to invite more Scottish Care members (including front line support workers) who are involved in the delivery of PEOLC, or are interested in this particular subject area.
To express interest in attending this event please contact Katharine Ross – National Workforce Development Lead Katharine Ross katharine.ross@scottishcare.org

Redesigning Sleepovers Workshop
2017-02-01 09:00 - 17:00 | Cosla, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH
The Improvement Hub (ihub), part of Healthcare Improvement Scotland, has been asked by COSLA to facilitate a session to help Health and Social Care Partnerships (H&SCPs); as a collective group, to generate ideas around alternatives to sleepovers.
The free workshop will be a whole day event held on Wednesday 1st of February 2017 at COSLA Building Verity House, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh EH12 5BH.
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Redesigning Sleepovers:
Sleepovers are a form of overnight support where the worker is sleeping/resting at their place of work ( the supported person’s home) but must be available to respond to the person’s needs during their shift.
Workshop aim:
This is an opportunity for participants to contribute to the development and redesign of the current approach to sleepovers, whilst maintaining safe, quality overnight support for the people who need it and making best use of the funding available.
Who should attend?
The event is open to Health & Social Care Partnership staff; social care providers and relevant intermediaries. It will be of most relevance to staff with experience of commissioning and delivering sleepovers and other forms of overnight support.
Please disseminate this as widely as possible within your organisation with these groups of staff and others who you feel it is of relevance to.
The learning from the event will be disseminated and shared with attendees, other partners and across H&SCPs.
To find out more and reserve your place:
Places are limited so please respond no later than the 20th of January to reserve your place.
Contact: hcis.trist@nhs.net

New Models of Care Ayrshire Event
2017-01-31 09:00 - 12:00 | Fullarton Connexions, Church Street, Irvine, North Ayrshire, KA12 8PE, United Kingdom
New Models of Care
Scottishcare – Ayrshire Branch is planning an event for 31st January 2017, 9am – 12pm at Fullarton Connexions, Irvine.
Invitations to attend will be issued, however if you’d like more information, please contact Heather Molloy, Local Integration Lead, heather.molloy@scottishcare.org
Given that across Ayrshire the independent sector provides care for over 2500 people, it is vital that you are engaged, equipped in shaping the transformational changes that are required to sustain person centred care for older adults with complex needs.
The New Models of Care programme consists of a number of workstreams, one of which is Older People with Complex Needs and David Rowland, Head of Service from the North Partnership is leading on. He will explain where we in this process and what the direction of travel is likely to be.
Jackie McLeod, Programme Improvement Officer, East Ayrshire HSCP will demonstrate advantages and limitations of the Simulation Model that underpins the development of the New Models of Care.
The landscape of health and social care is changing and with the formation of health & social care partnerships are being tasked to plan and deliver services locally. Locality planning requires an in-depth understanding of both the local market and local needs, and a range of options must be available to individuals to support their health and social care journey.

Processes are underway to reform care home and care at home services, particularly in relation to their commissioning and procurement. This requires consideration to be given to what we want care home and homecare services to deliver in the future.
Self-directed support means care packages will be assessed, purchased and delivered in a much more personalised way, meaning services may have to configure their provision differently
The National Care Standards are changing to reflect a human rights-based approach to assessing someone’s experiences and outcomes of care and support.

All of these changes mean services are considering how they can develop and innovate for the future. Some already have learning and good practice to share, others have ideas about how they would like to develop their provision, whilst others are unclear how to ensure their services are fit for the future or are experiencing barriers to innovation.
At whatever stage of their innovation journey, it is essential that providers’ knowledge, experience and ideas are central to shaping local planning. There is a need for the Independent Sector to be informed about:

policy and practice developments taking place in the social care sector
To share learning and experiences of change and innovative practice with other care home providers
To consider what sort of care the independent sector might want to deliver in the future
To identify the conditions needed for development to take place
To be at the forefront of shaping independent sector care provision for the future

Invitations to attend will be issued, however if you’d like more information, please contact Heather Molloy, Local Integration Lead, heather.molloy@scottishcare.org

Next Steps for Primary Care in Scotland
2017-01-18 10:00 - 17:00 | TBC, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Guest of Honour: Dr Miles Mack, Chair, RCGP Scotland
In advance of the new GP contract due to take effect in 2017, which will abolish the Quality Outcomes Framework and build on the process of integration through the creation of GP clusters this seminar will provide a timely opportunity to discuss the challenges facing primary care in Scotland in terms of changing demographics, resource allocation and service delivery. Delegates will discuss the impact of the new payment system on the workload and role of General Practitioners as expert medical generalists.

They will also assess the Scottish Government’s National Clinical Strategy, published in February 2016, which outlines plans to improve and reform the delivery of primary care over the next 10-15 years through a focus on building multidisciplinary teams integrated with social services and, independent and third sector providers.
Further sessions will focus on the Scottish Government’s £27 million investment in the health workforce and the Chief Medical Officer’s first annual report, published in January 2016, which sets out a new vision for a community-led primary care system. They will also consider the likely impact of the integration of health and social care, due to be completed in April 2017.

The conference is bringing together key stakeholders of primary healthcare including representatives of health consumer organisations, trade unions, local government, representatives of healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, academia, interested and affected charities and service user groups, as well as reporters from the trade and national press.

Dr Miles Mack, Chair, RCGP Scotland has agreed to deliver a keynote address.
Dr Angus Cameron, Author, National Clinical Strategy and Medical Director, NHS Dumfries and Galloway;
Professor Alan Denison, Deputy Director, Institute for Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Aberdeen;
Lorna Hunter, Chair, Voluntary Health Scotland;
Dr Helene Irvine, Consultant, Public Health Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde;
Bette Locke, AHP Strategic Lead and Services Manager, NHS Forth Valley;
Nicola McElvanney, Chair, Optometry Scotland;
Lesley McLay, Chief Executive, NHS Tayside;
Professor Harry McQuillan, Chief Executive Officer, Community Pharmacy Scotland
Albert Yeung, Consultant, Dental Public Health, NHS Lanarkshire have also agreed to speak.
Neil Findlay MSP, Convenor, Health and Sport Committee, Scottish Labour Party will be chairing the first half of the seminar.

Book your place for the event HERE
Download the latest agenda HERE
Pre-Order the Publication HERE

National Care Standards Consultation Event for Scottish Care members
2017-01-10 10:30 - 13:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
National Care Standards Consultation Event for Scottish Care members
Tuesday 10 January, 10:30-13:00, Glasgow
Venue: Renfield St Stephens Centre, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP

Come along to this interactive event to hear about the new National Care Standards from the Care Inspectorate, and to share your views on their development. Your comments will be used to inform Scottish Care’s response to this important consultation, which will shape what the final Care Standards look like when they are launched in 2017.
Henry Mathias from the Care Inspectorate will be in attendance to give a run-through of the Standards and there will be an opportunity to discuss the consultation on the day with Scottish Care.

If you are interested in this event or to book places, visit the Scottish Care website or contact Jamie.mcgeechan@scottishcare.org

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee
2016-12-15 09:30 - 16:00 | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom

Inverness New Models of Care Workshop
2016-12-12 01:30 - 16:30 | Spectrum Centre, 1B Margaret St, Inverness, Inverness, IV1 1LS, United Kingdom
Inverness New Models of Care Workshop
Spectrum Centre 12th December 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Scottish Care will therefore be hosting a New Models of Care workshop for care home providers in the Highlands on Monday 12th December 1.30pm-4.30 pm, at the Spectrum Centre in Inverness. This interactive event will be facilitated by Dr Donald Macaskill, Scottish Care’s CEO.

The landscape of health and social care in Scotland is changing:

The formation of health & social care partnerships is changing the way services are planned and delivered locally. Locality planning requires an in-depth understanding of both the local market and local needs, and a range of options must be available to individuals to support their health and social care journey.
Processes are underway to reform care home and care at home services, particularly in relation to their commissioning and procurement. This requires consideration to be given to what we want care home services to deliver in the future.
Self-directed support means care packages will be assessed, purchased and delivered in a much more personalised way, meaning care home services may have to configure their provision differently.
The National Care Standards are changing to reflect a human rights-based approach to assessing someone’s experiences and outcomes of care and support.

All of these changes mean services are considering how they can develop and innovate for the future. Some have already got learning and good practice to share, others have ideas about how they would like to develop their provision, whilst others are unclear how to ensure their services are fit for the future or are experiencing barriers to innovation.

At whatever stage of their innovation journey, it is essential that providers’ knowledge, experience and ideas are central to shaping local planning.

Please contact Julie Hodges Julie.hodges@scottishcare.org to reserve your place.

Glasgow Providers Meeting - Scottish Care
2016-12-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Glasgow Providers Meeting – Scottish Care

Invitation to Attend

A meeting of Scottish Care members who are Glasgow based care homes as well as care at home services has been called to share views and to shape the Glasgow Branch of Scottish Care to ensure good communication and effective representation.
The meeting takes place on Thursday 8th December and it is important that your service is represented at the meeting.
In the present regulatory and financial environment, with its emphasis on local commissioning, innovation and continuous improvement, it is crucial that Glasgow Members of Scottish Care are well informed and their views effectively represented.
Please RSVP: jamie.mcgeechan@scottishcare.org

Event and Venue:
Glasgow Providers Meeting
8th of December 2016
St Stephens Renfield Centre
260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP
11am -1pm

Voices from the Nursing Front Line Seminar
2016-12-06 13:00 - 15:30 | Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh , EH1 1LT
Scottish Care are holding a Voices from the Nursing Front Line event in Edinburgh on Tuesday 6th December at the Dovecot Studios. The event from 1pm – 3:30pm, will provide an opportunity to discuss findings of recent publications from Scottish Care including Voices from the Nursing Front Line and Independent Sector Nursing Data Report 2016.
Dr Donald Macaskill, CEO of Scottish Care will welcome attendees before Becca Gatherum, Policy and Research Manager for Scottish Care will provide an overview and discuss findings from the Independent Sector Nursing Data Report 2016.
Katharine Ross, National Lead for Workforce Development will discuss Voices from the Nursing Front Line with Becca Gatherum and event attendees before opportunity for group reflection and discussion on the findings from both reports.
The event is located in the beautiful and unique settings of the Dovecot Studios, 10 Infirmary Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LT
If you would like to attend please contact Jamie McGeechan at jamie.mcgeechan@scottishcare.org or by phoning 01292 270240.
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We're Here Too Event - Inverness
2016-12-02 10:00 - 15:30 | Smithton Free Church, Inverness
