Scottish Care

Scottish Care Executive and National Committee Meeting
2016-09-08 09:30 - 16:00 UTC | Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow, G3 8HT, United Kingdom

Joint Perth and Kinross Care Home, Care at Home and Housing Support providers meeting
2016-09-07 13:30 - 15:00 | To be confirmed, Perth
This is an opportunity for providers to come together and share issues of mutual interest and concern and to hear from the new Scottish Care Chief Executive, Dr Donald Macaskill.

Joint Tayside Care Home, Care at Home and Housing Support providers meeting
2016-09-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Seminar Room, Royal Victoria Hospital, Dundee, Dundee

Scottish Care and SSSC Regulatory Forum Meeting
2016-09-07 10:00 - 12:00 | Four Seasons Healthcare, 300 Springhill Parkway, Glasgow Business Park, Baillieston , Glasgow , G69 6GA
Scottish Care and SSSC host a Forum on Regulation to ensure the independent sector can contribute to the development of policy in relation to registration, regulation and fitness to practice. This is jointly chaired by Laura Wylie (SSSC) and Katharine Ross for Scottish Care.
The primary purpose of the group is to establish a channel for communication between the SSSC and the independent sector care and support providers. The meetings will promote provider engagement with the SSSC as it develops and/or reviews its processes or systems relating to the SSSC registration processes.
If you are interested in being a member of this group and attending then please contact Katharine Ross

Inverclyde Care at Home and Housing Support Providers Branch Meeting
2016-09-05 15:30 - 17:00 | Carewatch Office, 38 Union Street, Greenock, PA16 8DJ
Scottish Care will be hosting a CARE at HOME / HOUSING SUPPORT short notice Branch Meeting on Monday 5th September at 3.30pm at Carewatch Offices, 38 Union Street, Greenock.
Dr Donald Macaskill, the CEO of Scottish Care will be in attendance and give an update on the Reform of Care at Home within Scotland and wider strategic discussions.
There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions of concerns you may have.

URGENT – CAH & HSS PROVIDER MEETING
2016-09-02 13:00 - 15:00 | Renfield Centre, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom
We are now just a month away from the implementation of the Living Wage for frontline care staff in care at home and housing support services.
This general meeting will consider the progress or lack of progress in some parts of Scotland in achieving the outcomes we all desire.
It will be an opportunity to reflect on what is working well and what still needs to be done.
All CAH and HS members are requested, if possible, to attend. The event will take place at the Renfield Centre, Glasgow at 1.00 on the 2nd September.
Please confirm your willingness and ability to attend to cath.balmer@scottishcare.org

Scottish Care / SSSC Promoting Excellence in Dementia Group
2016-08-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee
Scottish Care works in partnership with the SSSC and CI to share the learning opportunities involved in ‘Promoting Excellence’. This programme is designed to facilitate greater understanding of, and skill development in the delivery of care to people living with dementia.
We always welcome new members to this established group. The next meeting is taking place on Wednesday 24th August, 10.00am – 1.00pm in Compass House, Dundee.
If you would like to join this group please contact Katharine.ross@scottishcare.org for more information.

Leadership Reference Group
2016-08-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Glasgow
The established Leadership Reference Group is a Scottish Care/CCPS/SSSC discussion forum that discusses and shares everything and anything leadership related! This group meets four times a year and supports organisations promote leadership skills throughout their organisation.
The next Leadership Reference Group is meeting on Tuesday 23th August – 10.00am – 2.00pm in Glasgow. We are keen to involve more Scottish Care member organisations and front line support workers to this group.
To find out more about getting involved please contact Katharine.ross@scottishcare.org

Health, Human Rights and Co-production: Lecture with Edgar S. Cahn
2016-08-22 18:00 - 20:30 | Insight Institute – Strathclyde University Collins Building, Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, United Kingdom
Health, Human Rights and Co-production: Lecture with Edgar S. Cahn

You are invited to a prestigious lecture with internationally renowned speaker Edgar S. Cahn.
Edgar S. Cahn, PhD, JD is a distinguished legal professor, former counsel and speech writer to Robert F Kennedy and the creator of Time Banking, a way of giving and receiving to build supportive networks and strong communities. As Cofounder and Coleader, of the Racial Justice Initiative, Edgar brings a lifetime of experience in social justice work with low-income communities, juvenile justice, Native American rights, and legal services.
A founder of poverty law and a pioneer in creating clinical legal education, Edgar will focus his talk on enlisting communities as partners and co-producers of systems change with specific reference to challenging racial discrimination or other violations of the US Constitution or federal law.
A Q and A will follow the lecture and delegates will have the opportunity to ask questions. This lecture will be held in central Glasgow.
This is a partnership event with People Powered Health and Wellbeing, the Health and Social Care Academy, Strathclyde University’s International Public Policy Institute and the Scottish Co-production Network.
You can book places here.

Understanding Distressed Behaviour
2016-08-17 09:30 - 17:00 | DSDC – Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, United Kingdom
Dementia Services Development Centre event.
Dementia is one of the most important issues staff face. Research identifies distressing behaviour as the greatest source of workplace stress when supporting people with dementia. This one day interactive learning event will help you increase your knowledge, skills and confidence to support people with dementia in a more compassionate, understanding and professional way.

Delegates will receive a copy of the DSDC’s ‘Supporting people with dementia: understanding and responding to distressed behaviour’ publication.
Stirling Court Hotel is offering preferential rates for course delegates.

Advanced dementia care: evidence into practice. 'Dementia Palliare'
2016-08-16 09:00 - 12:30 | Caird Building, 3rd Floor, Caird Building, Hamilton, , ML3 0JB, United Kingdom
The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice

The overall aim of the event is to explore how we understand, experience and respond to advanced dementia (the Dementia Palliare approach). The event will bring together practitioners and educators interested in advanced dementia care.

The presentations and workshops have been informed by a European project ‘Dementia Palliare’ which aims to provide the qualified dementia workforce with learning solutions to champion evidence-informed improvements in advanced dementia care. The Alzheimer Scotland Centre for Policy and Practice together with the Directorate for Chief Nursing Officer, Focus on Dementia and NHS Education for Scotland will briefly present on key developments in advanced dementia care before participants have the opportunity to engage in short workshops on related to advanced dementia care.
For more information including programme, ticketing and contact please click HERE.
