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As autumn begins, so does the COVID-19 vaccination booster vaccination campaign which is so important for the ongoing protection of both the people we care for and those who deliver that care.
We do our best to keep the content and structure of our PEN website up-to-date in these fast-changing times and your suggestions on how to improve the website are always welcome.
 National booking system open for all frontline staff and Unpaid Carers boosters
All PAs, unpaid carers and provider staff can now self declare to access the Autumn COVID-19 Booster via the National Booking System or by ringing 119. This is an opportunity to get vaccinated before the winter rush.
Care Homes booster preparations reminder
The NHS is now contacting care homes about autumn booster vaccinations and we are reminding all care homes to start the vaccination booster consent process. Relevant consent forms and supporting information can be found on the GOV.UK website.
Queens funeral – if you have a vaccination visit already booked for Monday the 19 September and have not yet heard from the NHS please contact your vaccinator to either confirm or rearrange the visit.
Please do remember to update the capacity tracker after your visit.
Launch of international recruitment support for Devon providers
There is funding available to cover the cost of the Immigration Skills Charge, which is £3,000 for large providers and £1,092 for small providers.
It will also fund all of the following charges for nurses and senior/care workers. Neither the applicant nor the Provider will bear any of these costs.
For more information and how to apply, please go to the international recruitment section on the PEN
Reminder for County Care Home Forum on Tuesday 20 September, 2-3pm.
We have been working with DCHC (Devon Care Home Collaborative) to finalise the agenda.
The agenda will include: International recruitment. Equipment and TECS in care homes. Update on the Cost of Care exercise. Future engagement.
Please Click here to join the meeting and we look forward to seeing you.
This is an open invitation to all care homes within the Devon County Council footprint to regularly meet with Devon’s Market Management Team, CCG, commissioners and other professionals to share information on key topics of interest and concern, hear about and get involved in care home commissioning work and find out more about other key national and local care home priorities.
Future meeting dates to be confirmed soon and shared in the PEN newsletter and PEN Events Page.
Interactive Smart Home Training Event demonstrating telecare, apps and smart technology!
The Interactive Smarthome Event is a free training offered by the Independent Living Centre which includes a demonstration of assistive technology including telecare, apps, and smart technology. We will also have representatives from different providers in Devon.
The Training is on Tuesday 18 October at the Independent Living Centre and open to the public and care providers on this day.
There are limited spaces available, so please book now to avoid disappointment via Eventbrite.
Contact Independent Living Centre by emailing or call on 01392 38018 for more information.
Capacity Tracker Support Sessions
The Capacity Tracker team are doing some update sessions for providers in the light of the notable changes recently and the legal requirement for providers to update the Tracker.
There are separate sessions for Care Homes
- Tuesday 13 October
- Thursday 17 November
- Thursday 15 December
And for Home Care (accessed via the Capacity Tracker)
- Tuesday 13 October
- Thursday 17 November
- Thursday 15 December
For general support please contact the General Queries Support Centre: 0191 691 3729 Opening Hours 8am 5pm Monday Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. For System Questions please email and for interpretation of questions on the tracker email.
Funded mental health training!
Join a free 10-week program and learn how to support the health and wellbeing of your colleagues. One Devon are working with Gro Health to make staff health and wellbeing a priority. Get access to a FREE 10-week clinical psychologist-led wellbeing program, designed to train you in understanding trauma and its impact, building resilience, mindfulness, and identifying burnout and stress in colleagues. Learn how to apply motivational interviewing skills and psychological first aid at work, and how to have sensitive conversations with colleagues. Register your interest!
What’s included?
- 10 weeks of bespoke education and training
- Learn live and catch up on-demand
- Supporting resources and activities to enhance learning
- Connect with your cohort and program clinical psychologist between sessions
- Sessions delivered in cohorts of 20 colleagues
- FREE access to Gro Health for 12 months
T Level events
Join the T Level learning events: an overview of T Levels and industry placements!
Overview of T Levels and industry placements 22 September 2 till 3pm
- An overview of T Levels
- Case studies and examples of good practice
- How T Levels can provide a pathway into a career in health and care
- Benefits to the placement employers - How can T Levels help you grow your workforce
What is an industry placement, care focus 10 October 12.30 till 1.30pm
- Exploring ways to support Employers to host Industry Placements in a care setting
- Case studies and examples of good practice in care based industry placements
- How T Levels can provide a pathway into a career in health and care
- Benefits to the placement employers - How can the T Level help you grow your workforce
BBC announce TV Licence dispensation to allow communities to watch state funeral together
Many communities may wish to come together and observe the funeral of Her Majesty The Queen, so the BBC is providing local communities a TV Licence dispensation.
The dispensation will allow any communal setting where TV is not usually watched, such as town halls, community centres and libraries across the UK, to screen the live programmes without needing to purchase a licence.
By law, if live television or BBC iPlayer is viewed on any premises, those premises must be covered by a valid TV Licence. However, in exceptional circumstances, the BBC can grant a dispensation for the temporary viewing of television, so long as the viewing is for the sole purpose of screening an event which is judged by the BBC to be of national importance.
The BBC's Terms of Use for screening live events at this time are published on the BBC's website.
Good news story from Headway Devon
Headway Devon use poetry as a tool to support people with their recovery after an acquired brain injury. It helps people who need to work on their manual dexterity. Others use it to process emotions. It can be hard to manage and process emotions after a stroke, brain aneurysm or traumatic brain injury.
Please see the poem below from one of their clients Andrea England. Andrea is a prolific poet.
The Complex Workings Of The Brain
Your brain
Seems to be
The computer
Of who you are
And in everything you do
In every aspect of your day.
Your brain
Works for you
And has the control of immeasurable abilities
And actions.
The complexities
Of all the functions involved within
The functions of the brain
Are too immense to comprehend
It's like a mine field in there.
Andrea England
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