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.
Covid-19 guidance for the festival period
The Scottish Government has published Covid-19 guidance for the festival period today (26 November).
Boots eMAR webinars series
Boots eMAR digital experts are hosting multiple interactive Webinar sessions for Care Home Providers from 1st December to 17th December.
One Million Words of Kindness for St Andrew’s Day
The Scottish Government is asking people across the country to recognise the value of connecting with and helping others by reaching out to friends, family, neighbours and communities near and far in a bid to generate One Million Words of Kindness by Monday 30 November to mark St Andrew’s Day.
Citation Winter Planning Resources
Free winter planning resources and guides from Preferred Supplier, Citation.
PG Dip Person-centred Practice: Advancing Care Home Practice
Queen Margaret University are launching the PG Dip Person-centred Practice: Advancing Care Home Practice in January 2021.
PPE Weekly Offers – 19 November
This week’s top PPE offers are now available.