Alert: Vaccination scam email/text
Scam emails/texts regarding vaccinations.
Care Inspectorate annual returns deadline extended
The Care Inspectorate has extended their annual return deadline until 28 March.
Scottish Government – care at home testing workshops
The Scottish Government are organising workshops over January & February on the expansion of testing to the care at home sector. With updated dates.
Social Care Data Forum 3 – notes & resources
Thank you to everyone who came to the 3rd session of the Social Care Data Forum. Notes and resources from this session are now available.
Fever Free Zone Webinar – 14 January
We are hosting a webinar in partnership with Fever Free Zone on Thursday 14th January at 2PM.
Care at home draft letter on Christmas Day bubble
We have drafted a letter for care at home members to adapt and use for supported individuals regarding the extended Christmas ‘bubble’.
Flu Vaccine – a message from our Transforming Workforce Lead
Our Transforming Workforce Lead, Jacqui Neil, shares a short message to encourage social care staff to get vaccinated against flu.
Scam alert – Covid-19 £500 Payment (updated 11 Dec)
Scam alert on the Covid-19 bonus payment for health and social staff.
The Essentials of Safe Care
The Essentials of Safe Care package is looking for care homes and teams within care at home services to take part in this testing phase.
Legal Resources Digital Panel Webinar – 11 Dec
We are hosting a Legal Resources Digital Panel Webinar on Friday 11 December at 11:30 AM – 12:45 PM.
PHS and NES webinars on the Covid-19 vaccination programme
PHS and NES are hosting webinars on the Covid-19 vaccination programme to help registered healthcare practitioners to safely administer the Covid-19 vaccine with confidence.
Financial support for social care providers from Dec 2020 – Mar 2021
The Scottish Government has published a further update regarding the arrangements for financial support for the social care sector from December 2020 to March 2021.
CEO Review of the week 22nd to 28th November.
Well, the week that has passed has been dominated by Christmas. I reflected a little bit of this in my blog last Saturday https://scottishcare.org/yearning-for-christmas-past-in-covid-times-a-personal-reflection/ but in the last week we […]
Lexleyton webinar: Mental wellbeing and managing homeworkers during the pandemic
Lexleyton is hosting a webinar on mental wellbeing and managing homeworkers during the pandemic on Thursday 3rd December at 11am – 12noon.
Flu Vaccine Leaflet for Social Care
Flu vaccination campaign leaflet for health and social care staff.
Request for care consultancy in Scotland
We have received a request from Fulcrum Care, a care consultancy in England, who is keen to work with an associate consultancy in Scotland.
Winter Plan
We are now pleased to share the report from our Winter Planning workshop on 5th November.
Scottish Care Legal Survey
Scottish Care are hosting a Legal Webinar Panel in December, we are looking for your feedback on any legal issues to feed into this webinar session.
A survey on behalf of British Business Bank
UK Government’s British Business Bank is conducting research to inform how the banks can help small to medium sized businesses find out about and access finance more easily. They would also like to get your views on other matters that might impact your business such as the coronavirus pandemic.