Scottish Care

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee
2017-05-25 09:30 - 15:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom

Palliative and end of life care in Scotland - commissioning, public awareness and delivering best practice
2017-05-25 09:00 - 17:00 UTC
Palliative and end of life care in Scotland – commissioning, public awareness and delivering best practice
Thursday, 25th May 2017
Central Edinburgh
This event is CPD certified

Guest of Honour: Professor Craig White, Divisional Clinical Lead, Healthcare Quality and Strategy Directorate, The Scottish Government

Attendees at this seminar will have the opportunity to assess progress being made in the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care, which was published in December 2015.
Sessions will focus on the commissioning of palliative care services by Health and Social Care Partnerships as well as the next steps for improving public awareness, and fostering a clinical culture of openness around death, dying and bereavement.
Delegates will also consider ways in which to improve the delivery of personalised care, based on examples of best practice, and the role of wider health and social care professionals in doing so.
The conference will bring together policymakers from the Scottish Government and Parliament along with key stakeholders in health and social care who have an interest in these issues – including both generalist and specialist palliative care professionals – as well as, local government, academia, and representatives of the trade and national press.
We are delighted that Professor Craig White, Divisional Clinical Lead, Healthcare Quality and Strategy Directorate, The Scottish Government has agreed to deliver a keynote address at this conference.
Rhona Baillie, Chief Executive Officer, Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice; Harry Bunch, Member, Expert Voices Group, Marie Curie; Nicola Cotter, Scottish Liaison Advisor, General Medical Council; Craig Cunningham, Head of Commissioning and Performance, South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnership; Diana Hekerem, Head of Strategic Commissioning Support, Improvement Hub, Healthcare Improvement Scotland; Dr Euan Paterson, GP Facilitator, Macmillan and Clinical Lead, Greater Glasgow and Clyde Palliative Care MCN; Katharine Ross, National Workforce Lead, Scottish Care and Miriam Watts, Manager, Marie Curie Hospice Glasgow have also kindly agreed to speak.
Donald Cameron MSP, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has kindly agreed to chair a session at the seminar.

To view the full agenda or to book on please click here.

Scottish Care West of Scotland Branch Meeting
2017-05-24 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Reid Macewan Conference Centre, Erskine Hospital, Bishopton, PA7 5PU
West of Scotland Branch Meeting (encompassing Argyll & Bute, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire).
Please see the agenda for the meeting here.

Disclosure Scotland - Aberdeen workshop
2017-05-17 09:30 - 15:30 UTC
This workshop has been designed specifically for organisations who are registered with Scottish Care.
The event aims to provide you as representatives of our Registered Bodies with the necessary knowledge and understanding of the various processes and criteria within Disclosure Scotland to assist you to meet and comply with your legal obligations and requirements as laid out in legislation and the Code of Practice for Registered Persons.
We will also provide you with advice to support you manage the application process in an efficient manner, which will assist your organisation in your recruitment process.
We aim to:

Provide an overview of managing the registration process and the obligations under the Code of Practice of being a ‘registered body’.
Advise on common application completion errors to minimise the possibility of PVG/Disclosure applications being returned or queried.
Increase knowledge of the legislative criteria providing eligibility for the PVG scheme and Enhanced or Standard Disclosure.
Provide an understanding of the PVG scheme (and Police Act Disclosures) and the legal obligations on organisations as regulated work providers, including the ‘duty to refer’ to Disclosure Scotland.

This event is FREE to attend Lunch and Refreshments will be provided on the day:
There are 30 places available and are by invitation only. Places are limited to a maximum of 2 places per organisation.
You will be placed on a waiting list once all the available spaces have been allocated. Should a space become available you will be notified automatically.
We would respectfully ask that if you are allocated a place and are unable to attend that you cancel at the earliest convenience allow the place to be allocated to someone else. Thank you.
On arrival
Please report to reception on arrival.
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Should you have any question about the event you can E-Mail them to dsworkshop@disclosurescotland.gsi.gov or call Stewart Rafferty on 0141 314 3108.
Should you be unable to attend on the day, please contact Stewart Rafferty stewart.rafferty@disclosurescotland.gsi.gov.uk or call 0141 314 3108 as soon as possible.

Safe and Effective Staffing Consultation - Edinburgh
2017-05-15 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Dublin) | COSLA Conference Centre, 19 Haymarket Yards, Edinburgh, EH12 5BH, United Kingdom

Care at Home and Housing Support Annual Conference and Awards Dinner
2017-05-12 08:30 - 16:00 UTC | Marriott Hotel, Glasgow, G38RR, United Kingdom
Details to follow. Put this date in your diary.

Falls, Fractures, Frailty and Osteoporosis 2017
2017-05-11 09:00 - 17:00 UTC | Perth Concert Hall
Falls, Fractures, Frailty and Osteoporosis 2017
Registration opens 9th January 2017

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Safe and Effective Staffing Consultation - Glasgow
2017-05-09 10:30 - 12:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Grand Central Hotel, Glasgow, G1 3SF

Scottish Care and SSSC Regulatory Forum
2017-05-09 10:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Dublin) | Murrayfield Care Home, Edinburgh

Care Actually: Scottish Care Workforce Development Strategy Group
2017-05-03 09:30 - 15:00 UTC
‘Care Actually: Exploring the origins of good care’ #careactually

9.30am – 9.45am

Registration and coffee

9.45am – 10.00am

Welcome and workforce updates
Katharine Ross and Paul O’Reilly
Scottish Care
10.00pm – 11.15am
1st breakout session – one of:

Making good – and safe – employment decisions: Working with the Fitness to Practise Model

Maree Allison – Director of Fitness to Practise – SSSC
Laura Wylie – Manager Fitness to Practise – SSSC

Regulation, registration and qualifications: are you fully informed?

Cheryl Campbell – Registration Manager – SSSC
11.15am – 11.30am
Tea and coffee
11.30am – 12.45pm
2nd breakout session
12.45pm – 1.15pm
Lunch
1.15pm – 2.30pm
Good care as prevention: exploring the contribution of the social care workforce
Donald Macaskill – CEO
Scottish Care
2.30pm – 3.00pm
Care at the Movies!

Effective Leadership in Dementia Care
2017-04-04 09:30 - 2017-04-05 16:00 UTC
Strong clinical leadership is arguably the hardest of all roles to embed in an improvement culture. Yet leadership plays such an important role in the care of people with dementia.
Historically, emphasis has been placed on management style and strategies as opposed to leadership. But there is a difference. Often, health and social care systems are over-managed and under-led. Leaders need to have the capacity to influence others, to inspire and articulate their vision to move the workforce to the end goal.
Dr Kevin Hope, Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling and DSDC Associate, explores the importance of leadership in the workplace in this blog.
DSDC’s new programme, Effective Leadership for Dementia Care Services, addresses the important topic of leadership and dementia care. Aimed at Front-line Leaders and Operational Leaders, the two day course explores a range of relevant information aimed at assisting you to develop your leadership skills will help you identify what characterises good leadership and its associated traits and behaviours.
The course provides an important opportunity to network within and beyond dementia communities, including the potential to liaise with and gain support from other like-minded people who have undertaken this programme of development.
We look forward to welcoming you to be part of this exciting project in developing today’s leaders in the promotion of more effective dementia care services.
Please click here to confirm your place.
