Forthcoming care home visiting guidance & workshops
Copy of letter that was sent to all care home providers from the Scottish Government regarding forthcoming visiting guidance and details to their workshops
Update – £500 social care bonus – 8 Feb
Clarification that the £500 bonus payment submissions must be made at a provider level and not by individual services.
CEO Review of the week 31st January to 6th February.
It has been a week of significant movement and event. We have finally started to see a ‘ray of sunshine’ as it has been described in Covid statistics in the […]
Focus on wellbeing webinars – Feb & March
Focus on Wellbeing Programme is a series of webinars from the Scottish Goverment on wellbeing for the health and social care workforce.
There’s More to Care Than Caring – Scottish Government’s Campaign
The second phase of the ‘There’s More to Care than Caring’ campaign launches on Wed 10 Feb.
Letter from Cabinet Secretary – update on transition of routine testing of care home staff
Letter with a further update to the transition of routine testing of care home staff to NHS Laboratories.
Evaluation of Covid-19 vaccination programme in care homes
Request for care home managers and staff to take part in a Public Health Scotland evaluation of the COVID-19 vaccination programme in care homes.
Confidential: Publication of Care Home Deaths
Confidential letter to care homes regarding the publication of care home deaths.
Publication of the Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland
The Independent Review of Adult Social Care in Scotland has been published by The Scottish Government today (Wednesday 3 February).
Care Home Visiting Webinars with The Scottish Government
Scottish Government colleagues will join us in a couple of webinars dedicated to outlining their plans on care home visiting.
CEO Review of the week 24th to 30th January.
It has been another hard week across the care sector with more outbreaks and tragically more people dying. Nationally we saw two horrible milestones with the UK death rate to […]
Promoting Partnership – Support for Care Homes and Delayed Discharge Winter 2021
Letter from NHS COO outlining support for care homes through this latest wave of the pandemic and to address delayed discharges.
Update – £500 social care Covid-19 bonus
The payment process for the £500 thank you payment to social care staff working in the third, voluntary, charitable and private sector will go live on Monday 1 February at midday.
Gold Standard Framework Training and Accreditation Programme for end of life care
Special offer for the Gold Standard Framework Training and Accreditation Programme for end of life care.
Resources to support the Covid-19 vaccination programme
Letter for care home providers with resources to support the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
Alert: Vaccination scam email/text
Scam emails/texts regarding vaccinations.
CEO Review of the week 17th to 23rd January.
As I write this yet more concerning news is coming in about the extent to which this third wave of the pandemic is impacting on the care sector across Scotland […]
Letter on provision of Vitamin D to care home residents
Letter from the CMO with advice on vitamin D supplements for care home residents.
Care Inspectorate annual returns deadline extended
The Care Inspectorate has extended their annual return deadline until 28 March.