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Welcome to the June edition of the Adult Social Care Provider Bulletin
It's finally here! Summer officially begins this month and we can expect lighter evenings, barbeques, and some lovely nature walks!
June is also an important month for the below awareness month topics and awareness weeks:
- LGBT+ Pride Month
- Men’s Health Awareness Month
- Motor Neurone Disease Awareness Month
- Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month
- Carers Week
- Learning Disability Week
- Deafblind Awareness Week
This bulletin will feature stories around some of these topics so keep reading to hear some good news stories and information. As always, this bulletin has a whole host of events, training and information to support you!
- 1 June - Global Day of Parents
- 4 -5 June - Jerusalem Day
- 5 June - World Environment Day
- 10 June - 10th Guru Arjan Dev Ji Martyrdom
- 10 - 16 June - Carers Week
- 12 June - World Day against Child Labour
- 15 June - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- 16 June - Father’s Day
- 16 June - Waqf al-Arafa (Islamic)
- 16 - 19 June - Eid al-Adha (Islamic)
- 17 - 23 June - Learning Disability Week
- 18 June - Autistic Pride Day
- 19 June - Birthday of Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (Sikh)
- 20 June - Litha/Midsummer (Wicca/Pagan)
- 20 June - World Refugee Day
- 21 June - World Humanist Day
- 22 June - National Windrush Day
- 24 June - Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Catholic)
- 24-30 June - Deafblind Awareness Week
- 26 June - International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking
- 29 June - Feasts of Saints Peter & Paul (Christian)
Events
Registered manager webinar: Leading induction for a positive workplace culture
Thursday 6 June | 10:30 – 11:30am | Zoom
Explore practical ideas to support new employees with an effective induction and learn how this helps create a positive workplace culture within your organisation. New Skills for Care resources will be promoted during the webinar, including induction support and a toolkit for managers to support induction.
Register now for the webinar on Thursday 6 June to secure your place.
Digital champions community event
Thursday 6 June | 2pm – 3.30pm | Zoom
During this event, you’ll be able to share learning and find out more about how other digital champions are supporting their colleagues and people drawing on care and support. This event will help Skills for Care to build a community of digital champions who can work together to embed digital across the adult social care sector. This session is open to anyone working in the adult social care sector who currently has a digital champion or digital advocate role.
Find out more and book your place for the Digital Champions community event.
Registered managers webinar: Understanding your digital requirements under the Single Assessment Framework
Thursday 11 June | 10:30 – 11:30am | Zoom
Skills for Care is hosting a digital themed webinar for registered managers. It will provide practical advice, support, and information on how to meet the digital requirements of the Single Assessment Framework, ensuring that you are well prepared to meet the evidence requirements. With digitisation a high priority for the adult social care sector, it is important for managers to know what digital aspects are assessed and monitored within the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Single Assessment Framework and its set of quality statements.
Find out more information and book your place on the webinar on Thursday 11 June.
Nursing recruitment and retention toolkit webinar series
Wednesday 12 June 2024 | 1pm – 1.45pm | Zoom
Skills for Care have two webinars covering opportunities for restorative clinical supervision and developing the nursing associate role in social care and with input from key stakeholders both webinars will explore best practices on both topics.
Register for the recruitment and retention toolkit webinar.
Nursing associate peer network
Wednesday 19 June | 1pm – 2.30pm | Zoom
Nursing associates and student nursing associates are invited to join our online networking event to connect with peers, share good practice, and hear about how to explore opportunities for continuous professional development.
Find out more about the Nursing associate peer network event
Individual employer and personal assistant: Regional networking events
These networking events are for personal assistants, individual employers and those who support personal assistants and individual employers. They’re a great way to enhance peer to peer support and sharing of best practices. Collaboration will be key to the network both in content and any actions that emerge from the meeting.
Find out more about the Midlands and Eastern events
Digital leadership programme
Skills for Care run a successful digital leadership programme that is designed specifically for registered managers and deputy managers working in adult social care. The four-day virtual programme will help to build digital confidence and ability and will support managers to have the underpinning skills, knowledge and models of digital leadership. The programme starts on Thursday 13 June 2024.
Find out more and book your place on the Digital leadership programme
Resources
New induction toolkit
Skills for Care has developed a toolkit to help managers plan and deliver a high-quality induction that fully supports new starters to quickly settle into their roles.
Induction is a vital time in settling in new recruits and ensuring that they feel welcomed, well-equipped and understand what is expected of them. Our induction toolkit brings together checklists with resources and guidance for each stage of the process - from pre-arrival through to the sixth month of employment - to ensure you are providing a robust and supportive induction.
The toolkit also includes guidance on inclusion, diversity, cultural awareness and inducting disabled workers and agency staff.
Access the toolkit
International Recruitment
New guidance on tackling modern slavery
WME have published a new guide, in partnership with WM-ADASS, for care providers across the West Midlands: ‘Modern Day slavery: Ensuring Compliance with Overseas workers Employment Rights and Safety.’
With a belief prevention is better than cure, this guide provides information on what Modern Day Slavery is, a little about the legislation itself and how to spot the signs of Modern Day Slavery.
Download a copy of the guide via the International Recruitment Hub.
Retaining your workforce
Take a look at the ‘Retaining your workforce’ section of our website for guidance and practical ideas to help you reduce turnover. These resources, including a top tips guide and webinars sharing expert knowledge, are based upon evidence from research into what makes people stay.
Read the Retaining your workforce guidance.
Digital Skills Framework
The Digital Skills Framework is a free resource to help support the development of digital skills across the adult social care workforce. It defines seven key areas of effective digital working. The framework can be used to encourage staff retention by helping managers to plan focused training which can increase their overall digital capabilities and confidence.
View the Digital Skills Framework framework
Coventry City Council - Thrive at Work have an upcoming free webinar
Thrive At Work - Making and Breaking Eating Habits in the Workplace with Sarah Grant from Gut Reaction
- Date: Wednesday 26 June 2024
- Time: 11am – 12noon
- Location: MS Teams
Register online.
This webinar will also be recorded.
Who is the host?
Sarah Grant is a Registered Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Intuitive Eating Counsellor, who runs her own clinic, Gut Reaction, based in Warwickshire UK, and online.
Sarah has more than ten years’ experience helping people reducing the stress around food, resetting eating habits and also provides nutrition related services to support corporate wellbeing programmes.
What will be covered?
A live talk with registered Nutritionist Sarah Grant exploring the potential for sustainable eating habit change within the workplace.
- Learn how eating patterns can affect employee's health, energy, mood and performance at work.
- Discover the science behind effective habit change when it comes to food and eating.
- Understand why focusing on 'healthy eating' in the workplace can be difficult.
- Gain a fresh perspective on how businesses can approach this topic effectively.
- Explore common barriers to eating well in the working day and potential solutions that enable and empower employees.
And you will leave with practical ideas to benefit your business and resources to assist with the healthy eating criteria of The Thrive At Work award. There will also be a Q+A after the presentation.
Adult Social Care safeguarding posters have been translated into the 6 main languages used in Coventry (Polish, Punjabi, Urdu, Arabic, Romanian and Tigrinya).
Safeguarding Information (public leaflet and abuse type posters from Safeguarding Board) are also available in Arabic as this is one of the main languages that has been requested to be translated.
10-16 June is Carers Week 2024! This years theme is 'putting carers on the map' to raise awareness of carers and support available to them. There are many events throughout the city for carers week to celebrate and support carers.
See carers week events below that you can recommend to families and carers of adults using your services, or for yourself if you are a carer.
Walk for carers - Packington Estate (Carers Trust)
Join us and together we can help support carers!
We're delighted to confirm that we will be kicking off our Carers' Week activities on Sunday 9 June with a walk around the beautiful Packington Estate.
The specific route is to be confirmed, but we are hoping to complete a 4 mile walk and want you to join us! Whatever your reason, whoever you walk for, please come along and join in. Feel free to come alone, bring the family, or even a furry friend!
Every step taken will help support carers in Coventry and Warwickshire so your support is much appreciated, not only by us but carers and those they care for too. We can't wait to see you all, ready and raring to go!
Please email the team to register your interest. More information on route and meeting point will be revealed in the near future.
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Carers Trust Heart of England event - Wednesday 12 June
 Carer Information Fair
Do you know what help is available to you as an unpaid carer?
Join us and our partners as we host an information day on all areas of caring: from legal and financial to your own health and wellbeing, we're here for you.
The fair is taking place at Broad Street Rugby Club, 105 Rugby Road, Binley Woods, Coventry CV3 2AY on Wednesday 12 June from 10:30am to 2:30pm.
If you are a current partner of ours or have information that would be helpful for unpaid carers, contact us by emailing the team or, give them a call on 024 7663 2972 option 1.
June is Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Awareness month. MND may affect a number of adults accessing services in Coventry and as such, we have reached out to local organisations to find out what support is available.
- Resources for professionals - there is a lot of information on the MND website for people affected by MND and also a section for HSCPs to access information and resources relating to MND, this is a wonderful resource for people to access more information on NICE Guidance and MND, symptom management, learning and development webinars.
- MND SNAP (Specialist Nurses & Allied Professionals) Midlands Group – This group meet quarterly and is open to any HSCPs who are interested in MND and would like to network with other professionals across the West Midlands. If anyone would like to attend this meeting, please contact Scott Maloney, Service Development Manager – scott.maloney@mndassociation.org
 The MND Association and Myton Hospice are working in partnership to provide a support group at Myton Hospice
When? The last Friday of every month 1.30-3pm. The next sessions are Friday 28 June and Friday 30 August.
Where? Coventry Myton Hospice, Clifford Bridge Road, Coventry, CV2 2HJ
Who should attend? People with MND, family, and carers.
No booking required. To join virtually or find out more, contact Marianne Grant on 01604 800 622 or email marianne.grant@mndassociation.org
 The local Coventry and Warwickshire MND group provides local support to people affected by MND and hold a range of fundraising activities . The group are holding their annual Walk to D’Feet event on Sunday 9th June at Ryton Pools Country Park.
11am, Sunday 9 June
Ryton Pools Country Park CV8 3BH
The route is approximately 1 mile long, is wheelchair accessible and disabled facilities are available. To register, go to eventbrite.co.uk or contact Sam Tooze on 07971 139774, or just turn up on the day!
24-30 June is Deafblind Awareness Week so we have included information in this months' bulletin about the Communicator Guide Service in Coventry.
The Communicator Guide service is available to support deafblind or dual sensory impaired individuals of all ages within the city. This service enables Deafblind people to have a fully qualified Communicator Guide who can provide effective communication, safe guiding and essential support to allow deafblind people to actively take part in everyday activities, such as accessing information, going shopping, attending social/educational activities in the community with control and choice.
The service is provided by Deafblind Enablement (DBE) who already have a great presence in the city, having worked in the area for the past 5 years and have positive relationships with Sensory Specialists, Social Care professionals and other organisations supporting Deafblind people.
Should you have any questions or for further information about the service, please contact Chloe.Elliott@coventry.gov.uk
Learning Disability Awareness Week 2024 is taking place on 17 - 23 June 2024. This year's theme is "Do you see me?" which is all about being seen, heard and valued.
Mencap provides a guide of topics to focus on every day of the awareness week:
- Monday 17 June: "Do you see me?"
- Tuesday 18 June: "Do you understand me?"
- Wednesday 19 June: "Will you work with me?"
- Thursday 20 June: "Do you hear me?"
- Friday 21 June: "Do you include me?"
- Saturday 22 June: "Will you support me?"
- Sunday 23 June: A summary of the week.
Many organisations are available in the community to support adults with a learning disability; for more information you can reach out to your contract officer, attend information events, or look out in the bulletin for promotion of services such as our last edition which featured Love4Life - a dating and befriending service for adults with learning disabilities.
 Infection Prevention & Control ‘Gloves off Campaign’ Training
Following the successful Say No to Infection Accreditation training, Coventry & Warwickshire Infection Prevention & Control team are pleased to announce the launch of the ‘Gloves off Campaign’.
Did you know?
Gloves are one of the most common single-use plastic items in healthcare. Between 25/02/23 and 30/05/23 - 7,368,402,000 gloves were supplied 60% of glove use is inappropriate and puts the Earth and patients at risk.
What is the ‘Gloves off Campaign’?
The ‘Gloves off Campaign’ is an interactive training session that will help to develop your understanding of ‘To Glove or not to Glove?
It will cover the following topics:
- What is the sole purpose of gloves?
- Gloves and the impact on the environment and climate
- Infection risk and gloves
- Gloves risk assessment
- When gloves are not required
Interest in the training and booking forms can be obtained by emailing the IPCT directly, via email: cw.ipc@nhs.net
Dementia Hero - Carol's Story
Dementia Week took place in May and we would like to look back on the story of an inspirational lady who lived and received care and support in Coventry, whose advocacy for research led to a breakthrough on one of the causes of Alzheimer's disease.
Carol advocated for research into how genetics may be a cause for people developing Alzheimer's disease after her father and four of his siblings were diagnosed with Dementia. Research took place with Carol's family and Carol was the first to volunteer for this type of research. This research is how the 'Amyloid' protein was discovered, and the 'Amyloid Hypothesis' on how Alzheimer's disease is caused, was developed.
Although in most cases Alzheimer's is not directly inherited, in some uncommon cases, Alzheimer's disease can be directly inherited. This was a major breakthrough in Alzheimer's research thanks to Carol and her family.
Later in her life, Carol received a dementia diagnosis herself and was supported at Abbey Park Nursing Home. Carol's husband Stuart who also advocated for raising awareness of dementia, said: "I was on BBC CWR this morning and mentioned the Dementia Hub. I mentioned the excellent care/nursing home who supported us with regular periods of respite since the pandemic (all of you at Abbey Park). Your care gave me three extra years with Carol".
Carol recently had a room named in her honour at the Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub as part of their 'Recognising a Dementia Hero' scheme. Carol used the Maymorn Day Centre (now the Coventry Dementia Partnership Hub) herself, which makes this honour even more special.
Carol and Stuart were also honoured by the Alzheimer's society by being offered the position of Vice-Presidents due to their amazing contributions to dementia research. They were handed the award by the CEO of the Alzheimer's society.
Thank you to Stuart for allowing us to share his and Carol's story. To hear more about their story, the BBC aired 'The Jennings vs Alzheimer's' on BBC 2, Monday 13 May at 9pm and it is available on BBC iPlayer.
~ Pictured, Stuart and Carol Jennings.
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The Knowles Care Home supports local community with new food bank
Back in the bulletin this month is The Knowles Care Home for another heart warming community project they have undertaken. The Knowles Care Home's most recent work to support their local community is the development of a food bank on site.
This project supports the local community with nutrition as it is open to everyone on Tuesdays 2-4pm. It also connects residents of The Knowles Care Home socially with their local community in a supportive and welcoming environment.
We spoke with the senior team leader from The Knowles Care Home who said:
"We decided to do the food bank as it is in line with our vision for resident's to maintain links with the local community and for resident's to lead rich and fulfilling lives with a sense of purpose. The food bank is open every Tuesday at 2pm- 4pm and is open to everyone. Food is donated by the provider, staff and some of the residents relatives have also kindly donated."
Well done to the Knowles Care Home staff and residents!
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The Commissioning Team would like to say a big thank you to all who took the time to attend the third Community Alternatives Market Stall Event.
It was great to see a range of ASC practitioners, health colleagues, and providers across the care market attending the event. Stall holders included a range of organisations such as Act on Energy, Change Grow Live, Carers Trust, Age UK, Penderels Trust, Tulia, Voluntary Action Coventry, and many more!
This event enabled networking for various organisations in the community who support adults to enable collaborative working and effective signposting moving forwards. This helps to holistically support adults in Coventry with care and support needs.
If you missed this event do not worry as it is held twice a year by the Commissioning Team and you can look out for it in this bulletin or the ASC Commissioning Website's events calendar. Thank you to the stall holders and those who contributed to the success of this event.
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