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Letter from Parliament Under Secretary of State regarding VAT on PPE

Scottish Care has received this letter regarding VAT on PPE from the Parliament Under Secretary of State for Scotland.

Updated Covid-19 information & guidance for care home settings

Updated

Covid-19 – Infection prevention and control webinar

HPS, NSS and NES have developed a webinar recording to support health and social care staff during Covid-19..

Compassionate Communities Week (27 April – 3 May)

This week (27 April – 3 May) is Compassionate Communities Week, please share any innovative or compassionate stories you have in response to Covid-19/

Trade Union statement and letter template for care providers

Trade Union statement from National Director, Karen Hedge and a blank letter template for care providers.

Guidance on deployment of Health Board staff to community settings

Guidance and letter from the Director of Health Workforce and Chief Nursing Officer on the deployment of Health Board staff to community settings.

Letter from Cabinet Secretary and COSLA: Minute’s silence on International Workers’ Day

Joint letter from Cabinet Secretary & COSLA asking for a minute’s silence on 28 April to honour our health & social care colleagues who have sadly lost their lives to Covid-19.

Review of the week: 19-25 April

A summary of some of the main issues in the week that has passed

Palliative Care Toolkit

Pharmacy colleagues have published a Palliative Care Toolkit for Health Boards which has key sections related to care home & community support

Scottish Government Parliamentary updates – 21 April

Updates from the Cabinet Secretary for Health & Sport in relation to social care and COVID-19

Alert – journalists posing as Care Inspectorate staff

Important alert on journalists posing as Care Inspectorate staff.

Changes to Care Inspectorate notifications

Additional instances in which the Care Inspectorate must be notified in relation to COVID-19

Direct allocation of preventative PPE to care homes across Scotland

Information has been issued today by the Triage for Social Care Supplies from National Services Scotland

Updated Guidance for social or community care and residential settings

Health Protection Scotland have updated their Guidance for social or community care and residential settings

Review of the week: 13 – 18 April

Another immensely busy week and sadly a week where it became clear that the impact of Coronavirus upon care homes and homecare has been exceptionally severe