Specialist support for health and social care staff
The Workforce Specialist Service is a new specialist service offering confidential mental health assessment and treatment for Health and Social Care workers.
Life Changes Trust Survey
A short survey about the work of the Life Changes Trust aimed at understanding the views of people who have a role in the development and/or delivery of support to young people with care experience, people with dementia or family carers of people with dementia in Scotland.
Shower in a Can – free samples for social care workers
Free samples of Shower in A Can for social carers and those they cared for.
CEO Review of the week 21st to 27th February.
The past week started with the really positive news that there is now very clear evidence of the remarkable benefits from vaccination. Both the Edinburgh (PHS) research and the two […]
Workshops- Open with Care: supporting meaningful contact in care homes
Scottish Government are hosting workshops on Open with Care: supporting meaningful contact in care homes on Fri 5 & 12 March.
Proud to Care: LGBT and Dementia
LGBT Health and Wellbeing has developed a toolkit to support health and social care staff to reflect on and develop their practice in working with LGBT people with dementia.
Adult Social Care Deep Dive – 25 March
Free interactive learning event on trauma-informed practice in the adult social care sector from the Scottish Government.
Open with Care – supporting meaningful contact in care homes: guidance
New guidance supports meaningful contact to resume between care home residents and their loved ones, from early March 2021.
Modern Apprenticeship Funding – City of Glasgow College
The City of Glasgow College has been using the Development Scotland Modern Apprenticeship Funding. This gives social care staff over the age of 25, funding to attend SSSC courses.
Annual Social Care Upratings 2021 – Advance Notification of Increases
Copy of the advance notification of the proposed increases to Free Personal and Nursing Care, PEA, Capital Limits and Savings Disregards for 2021/22.
Scottish Government Covid-19 Vaccination Feedback
Scottish Government has launched a survey to explore the views of social care workers on the Covid-19 vaccine.
Best practice on Covid-19 care home staff testing
Some best practice points on Covid-19 care home staff testing.
CEO Review of the week 14th to 20th February.
In the last week we witnessed the Scottish Parliamentary debate on the Independent Review of Adult Social. Care. We were pleased to see that the Scottish Government has committed to […]
RAPOG – NMC update on the Current Emergency and Recovery Programme Standards
Latest NMC update on the Current Emergency and Recovery Programme Standards.
Guidance for deployment of agency staff to care homes during COVID-19 pandemic
Latest guidance to support the deployment of agency staff to care homes.
CEO Review of the week 7th to 13th February.
There have been one or two positive messages and occurrences in the week that has passed. Overall figures at national level seem to be now showing a consistent decline in […]
Waste management survey – Lateral Flow Devices testing in care homes
Survey from Scot Gov on LFD waste in care homes. Your feedback can help improve how LFD waste is dealt with. Please complete by 19 Feb COP.
£500 Bonus Payment – important points
Our Workforce Practice & Policy Lead, Caroline Deane has raised some questions/issues regarding the £500 Covid-19 Bonus Payment from care providers to the Scottish Government. We have listed some important points of discussion here.
Update – Deadline extension to £500 social care Covid-19 bonus
The deadline for the £500 thank you payment to social care staff working in the third, voluntary, charitable and private sector has extended till 28 February.