Please see below for the latest news and information relevant to the health and social care provider market.
August 2020: Nottinghamshire Registered Manager Network
For Registered Managers in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
Skills for Care supports over 150 networks for registered managers, covering every local authority area in England. They are chaired and led by registered managers, for registered managers. Networks offer peer support and access to experts, best practice
and information. The first Registered Manager Network in Nottinghamshire is being set up soon, with Giltbrook Care Home being the first to chair the network.
On behalf of Ricky, from Giltbrook Care Home, who has agreed to be the first chair for this network, please find attached a doodle poll with alternative days and times for the Network’s first virtual meeting. Please indicate which of these would suit you best by clicking on this link: https://doodle.com/poll/7yk9yf73sm69m8fp
The first (Zoom) meeting, which will last an hour, will be an opportunity for registered managers to decide what you want from the Nottinghamshire network:
- setting your agenda for meetings
- how you want your voices to be heard locally
- what you want to talk about
- who you want to hear from
- what support and resources you need
- what information and advice is important to you to provide good services to the people you care for
There are over 150 Registered Managers Networks across England, run by and for managers and supported by Skills for Care Locality Managers. Skills for Care share Registered Managers’ challenges and concerns with the Department of Health and Social Care.
There is more information about Registered Managers Networks in this flyer or you can check out Skills for Care’s website here
March 20: Latest Advice about Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Please visit ASKLiON's dedicated pages on the coronavirus for providers, including FAQs and contact details for any queries.
Feb 20: The Consent Coalition has launched!
Do you know that removing a condom during sex without consent is rape? Do you know that you need to get consent for sexual activity even if you are in a relationship?
These questions and others are set to be tackled by what is believed to be the country’s first multi-agency approach to consent, sexual violence and abuse.
On the 3rd February the Consent Coalition launched to co-inside with National Sexual Violence Awareness week! The Consent Coalition is made up of many organisations, including specialist sexual violence sector organisations, statutory services and universities.
Together the Consent Coalition is working to:
- Raise awareness of the importance of consent
- Challenge myths about rape and sexual violence
- Encourage survivors to access support and/or make a report, if they choose to do so
Alongside the consent campaign, the Consent Coalition has also created a booklet called Your Journey, which is a guide for survivors of sexual violence on the range of support and reporting options available, whether or not they choose to report to the Police.
Please click here for further information about the Consent Coalition.
Nov 19: Prevent winter deaths and illnesses associated with cold homes - Quick Guide for Homecare Managers
The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published a quick guide for homecare managers detailing how to help to prevent winter deaths and illnesses associated with cold homes.
For a vulnerable person, living in a cold home increases their chance of serious illness or death. They are at higher risk of a heart attack or stroke, breathing problems, flu, depression and falls.
Home care managers need to ensure that care staff can recognise people at risk and that they know how to document and share concerns appropriately.
The guide covers:
- Recognising a hard-to-heat home
- Identifying those most at risk
- Making every contact count
- Being part of a successful discharge home
Home care managers can take some simple steps to help care staff by having a plan that includes:
- Contact details for reporting concerns to local authority health and housing services
- Details of local sources of advice and support that can be shared with vulnerable people
- A training plan for care staff that covers recognising those at risk, considering and assessing vulnerability and how to document and share concerns appropriately
ASKLiON have pulled together local sources of support including contact details to help homecare providers. To access this document please click here.
To access the guide on the SCIE website please click here.
