Scottish Care

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee
2016-12-15 09:30 - 16:00 UTC | 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

Event : Discussion on Audit Scotland Report - A Watershed for Social work in Scotland?
2016-11-30 12:30 - 17:00 | Glasgow
A Watershed for Social work in Scotland?

In response to Audit Scotland’s report on ‘ Scottish Care alongside partners including Alliance Scotland, Iriss and the SSSC are holding an event to discuss findings and next steps from Audit Scotland’s report on ‘.

If you would like to find out more about the findings of the report as well as to contribute towards the debate on the future of Social Work in Scotland Scottish Care invite you to join us at an event in Glasgow on Wednesday 30th November to take part.

Audit Scotland recently concluded that social work in Scotland is at a ‘watershed’, with vital decisions needing to be taken on the provision of services in the future.

Audit Scotland also stressed that the public and people who access the range of social work services provided across Scotland must be more involved in shaping future provision, with a debate required “on the level, the nature and affordability of services.”

Dr Donald Macaskill, Scottish Care CEO said:

“Scottish Care is delighted to support this event. The Audit Scotland report raises important challenges and issues which need to be addressed by all partners to endure we continue to adequately support our most vulnerable citizens.”

Scottish Care, The ALLIANCE, Audit Scotland and partners are holding an event in Glasgow on the afternoon of Wednesday 30 November. The session will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to consider the issues raised in the report, stimulate discussion and gather views on the future direction of social work.
The event is open to:

People who use support and services
unpaid carers
scrutiny bodies
representatives of third sector organisations
social workers
providers of health and social care
Scottish Government officials, councillors and other politicians.

To secure your free place or for more information please contact
Rhona Millar on 0141 404 0231 or you can email at rhona.millar@alliance-scotland.org.uk

Edinburgh FAITH IN OLDER PEOPLE AND METHODIST HOMES JOINT CONFERENCE
2016-11-23 09:45 - 17:00 | The Roxburghe Hotel, 38 Charlotte Square, , Edinburgh , EH2 4HQ
FAITH IN OLDER PEOPLE AND METHODIST HOMES JOINT CONFERENCE CULTURAL DIVERSITY, FAITH AND DEMENTIA
A critical examination of the place of religious faith in supporting the well-being of people with dementia
Wednesday, 23rd November 2016: Roxburghe Hotel, Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
Registration fee £95 includes coffees/lunch
This UK wide conference provides the opportunity to consider the issues around ageing, cultures and faith from different religious and non-faith based perspectives. The conference, jointly organised by Faith in Older People (FiOP) and Methodist Homes, builds on the work of both organisations and others to highlight the needs of older people who are experiencing dementia and those who care for them. FiOP is working collaboratively to develop guidance for Dementia Friendly Faith Communities and will be highlighting this development at the Conference with an opportunity to discuss and share the ways in which it could be implemented and further developed.
This is just the beginning and there is much to do to make a reality of the ideas to ensure the inclusion of older people with dementia so that they can continue to sustain a faith which has been a cornerstone of their lives and which will contribute to their resilience.

PROGRAMME

9.45am REGISTRATION/COFFEE/TEA
10.15am WELCOME – Rev Dr Keith Albans MHA and Maureen O’Neill, Faith in Older People
10.30am Scottish Government Minister (TBC)
10.45am Drawing the threads together of spirituality, dementia and culture
Rev Adjunct Professor Elizabeth Mackinlay, Charles Sturt University, Australia
11.15am Coffee break
11.30am The Ageing Journey – perspectives from different faiths
Rev Dr Keith Albans, Methodist Homes
Naved Siddiqi, Consultant Woolf Institute, Cambridge
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, New North London Synagogue
Followed by discussion
1.00pm LUNCH
2.00pm Dementia Friendly Faith Communities
Professor Mary Marshall, Hammond Care and Faith in Older People Board Member
Jenny Henderson, Consultant and Faith in Older People Associate
2.30pm Roundtable discussions on developing dementia friendly faith communities
3.30pm Feedback and Plenary discussion
4.00pm Finish

Some concessionary places available on application.
To reserve your place, please click HERE to go directly to our website booking page.

Website: www.faithinolderpeople.org.uk

Tel: 0131 346 7981
Email: info@fiop.org.uk
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com@fiop_scotland

Your Knowledge and Improvement Toolbox for Transformational Change
2016-11-21 09:30 - 16:00 | Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow , Glasgow, G2 8LU, United Kingdom
Your Knowledge and Improvement Toolbox for Transformational Change
21 November 2016, 09:30-16:00
Scottish Government, Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw, Glasgow G2 8LU

Inviting all practitioners and managers across all parts of social services – including statutory, third and independent sectors – who want to convert knowledge into action, to improve services.

We all know that the effective delivery of social services face critical challenges as social and demographic changes drive up expectations of what social services can deliver. Users of services need and expect higher quality and seamless services and there is increasing pressure on resources.

This event will support you to meet the challenge of translating knowledge into practice by introducing you to a range of knowledge and improvement tools and techniques, to help in delivering transformational change in your workplace. You will leave the session with a set of tools, services and support options to help you to use knowledge and deliver improvement in frontline practice and service delivery.

How To Register:
To book a place at this event please register online: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/your-knowledge-and-improvement-toolbox-for-transformational-change-tickets-28653280734

Office of the Chief Social Work Adviser, Scottish Government, Area 2-B South, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, EH6 6QQ
0131 244 7562 l www.gov.scot

Scottish Care Annual Care Home Conference, Awards & Exhibition
2016-11-18 09:30 - 15:30 | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom
Scottish Care’s Annual Care Home Conference, Exhibition and Awards takes place on Friday 18 November 2016 at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.
A significant day in the Scottish Care events calendar, the theme of the conference this year is “Care Homes at the Heart”.
As the only national conference in Scotland to focus on care home provision for older people, this is genuinely an event that all providers and partners, regardless of which part of the sector they operate in, need to be at.
Amongst the speakers at this year’s Conference include Sir Lewis Ritchie who will be discussing “Reshaping Clinical Care“, the Cabinet Secretary Shona Robison, Rami Okasha of the Care Inspectorate who will be discussing Human Rights based Regulation and Dr Martin Wilson who will be discussing palliative care.

The full programme for the Conference is available HERE
Make sure you are part of this conference by booking your places now.
Day Delegate tickets, held again at the same price, are £60 each inclusive of VAT and can be reserved by:
• Phoning head office: 01292 270240
• Emailing: jamie.mcgeechan@scottishcare.org
• Going on line at: www.carehomeconference2016.eventbrite.co.uk (online bookings can only be made if using a credit/debit card).
However, we are also again offering an EARLY BIRD 10% BOOKING DISCOUNT to Scottish Care members on all bookings received by Friday 2nd September 2016.

The Care Home Awards are an opportunity to recognise the tremendous work undertaken by organisations and staff who work in residential care and nursing home services. This is a chance to highlight the skills, dedication and abilities of the many talented individuals and organisations who are dedicated to making life better for people and in supporting them achieve their fullest potential.

There are thirteen categories to enter in 2016 and we can’t wait to hear about your projects and partnerships. Please make sure you have read the Awards Guidelines before entering.

You will find the Entry Form right here at www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/carehomeawards2016

The deadline for entries is Friday 16 September 2016.

If you find it difficult to enter an online submission please contact: jamie.mcgeechan@scottishcare.org

We're Here Too Event - Falkirk
2016-11-15 10:00 - 15:30 | Forth Valley Sensory Centre, Falkirk
