LexLeyton – Covid-19 vaccine blog
A blog on how the Covid-19 vaccine impacts on employers from Preferred Supplier, LexLeyton.
Edge Protect -providing infection & hygiene control in care homes
Special Scottish Care Member offers from Edge Protect who specialises in infection & hygiene control in care homes.
Lateral Flow Tests (LFT) Guidance Pack & Workshops
Arrangements for Care Home Visitor Testing – Lateral Flow Tests (LFT).
Luminate@Home Christmas Special
Luminate, Scotland’s creative ageing organisation, has created a Luminate@Home Christmas Special – three festive, creative activities for people living in care homes to enjoy from the comfort of their home.
Covid-19 Vaccination Guidance: Consent in Care Homes
Consent form for the Covid-19 vaccine for care home managers.
Sit Less Move More care home survey
Researchers at the University of Stirling and Paths for All are currently working together to investigate how older people living in care homes in the UK can be supported to Sit Less and Move More.
Covid-19 administration support for care homes
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary regarding Covid-19 administration support for care homes.
Ceilidh in the care home
Tunes in the Hoose will be producing a free and original virtual ceilidh for care homes in Scotland this Christmas.
NMAHP Student Placement FAQ
NES has published the final version of the NMAHP Student Placement FAQ.
Social care Covid-19 vaccine toolkit
Public Health Scotland has published a Covid-19 vaccine toolkit for social care workers.
RCN webinars for care homes
The Royal College of Nursing has created a series of webinars for leaders and managers of care homes to support complex and sensitive conversations in nursing practice.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland Webinar on Leadership
Healthcare Improvement Scotland recently hosted a webinar session with Suzie Bailey, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development at The King’s Fund.
Christmas and New Year guidance for adult care homes and visitors
The Scottish Government has published Covid-19 guidance for care homes on Christmas and New Year on Friday 4 December.
Care home Covid-19 vaccine toolkit
Further to the social care worker Covid-19 vaccine toolkit which was published by Public Health Scotland on Friday 4 December. They have also released a Covid-19 vaccine toolkit for care homes.
RCN webinars for care home staff and managers
The Royal College of Nursing are holding two events in the coming weeks to hear more about members’ experience and to share more on the resources and support available from the RCN – one event for nursing staff and one for care home managers.
Announcement on care home visitor testing – 2 Dec
Copy of email and letter sent from the Scottish Government to stakeholders and care home providers on testing for care home visitors and outcome of the review 28 day care home closure period following an outbreak.
ACTIVATE: Flu & COVID Vaccination Newsletter – 26 November
Newsletter from the Scottish Government on the Flu Vaccination and COVID Vaccination Programme (FVCV).
Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control and PPE Guidance for Care at Home Settings
Video on Covid-19 Infection Prevention and Control & PPE Guidance for care at home settings.
Adult social care testing expansion – letters to providers
Letters sent to social care providers on the expansion of Covid-19 testing.