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.
Strategic Framework for Scotland and Visiting in Adult Care Homes
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport outlining the alignment of the Strategic Framework for Scotland’s Levels with Adult Care Homes visiting guidance.
Report on the findings from Scottish Care Sustainability Surgeries
The report explores care providers experience of local mobilisation funding and the social care staff support fund
Good Boost – exercise & rehabilitation app
Good Boost addresses the need for effective, accessible and affordable aquatic exercise programmes for older adults living with an MSK condition. They are seeking to work with care homes to further develop their product and learn more about how to improve the experience for residents when interacting with the app.
Kinections Staying Connected Celebration Event – 8 December
The Kinections Project will draw to a close on Dec 16th, the Kinections Team are hosting a final celebration event on Dec 8th 2-3.30pm on Zoom Webinar.
Turas Webinar – Questions and Answers
Questions and answers document from our latest Turas webinar.
Resources from Covid-19 Surgery with PHS – 03 November
Presentation slides and recordings from the Covid-19 Members Surgery on 3 November with PHS.