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.
Car sharing guidance – 30 October
We have created a handout that providers can download with guidelines on car sharing.
Survey: Co-designing end of life provision in Residential and Domiciliary Care
A survey from Marie Curie on co-designing end of life provision in Residential and Domiciliary Care.
Health & Safety Executive – care home spot checks
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has extended its programme of spot checks to include care homes.
Cohort 2 open for Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing
Cohort 2 now open for Graduate Diploma in Integrated Community Nursing, deadline 4 November,
Financial support for covid-related costs in social care – survey
Survey to provide intelligence on the sector’s experience of & need for financial support for pandemic response
Extension of social care PPE Hub arrangements – 7 October 2020
Letter issued on 7 October on the extension of social care PPE Hub arrangements for adult social care.
Information session on care home staff testing
An information session has been arranged to inform care home providers and managers of actions taken and activity planned to resolve some of the issues experienced and to provide an opportunity for care home providers and managers to inform future developments.