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Many staff will be taking some time off this week for half-term, and we hope they get the well-earned rest they deserve. In the mean-time, here’s our weekly round-up of information you may find helpful.
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.
County Care Home Forum on Tuesday 21 February
Please join us for the next County Care Home Forum meeting on Tuesday 21 February, 2-3pm. An open invitation to all care homes within the Devon County Council footprint to regularly meet with Devon’s Market Management Team, NHS Devon, 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.
February’s meeting will be themed around Sustainability & Business Support with an opportunity to discuss and provide feedback on Devon’s Market Sustainability Plan, we have worked with DCHC (Devon Care Home Collaborative) to finalise the agenda.
Click here to join the meeting and we look forward to seeing you all there.
DCC ‘Egress’ email system issue reminder
Due to a change in the system we use to send secure emails (called Egress), please ensure you are accessing DCC emails from the email address it was sent to. This will ensure you will be able to read our communications without having to request and wait for access to be approved.
As an explanation, external recipients of secure email will need to use an Egress user account that matches the receiving email address to access the message. E.g. Where a secure message is sent to abc@gmail.com, the username of the Egress account used to read the message must also be abc@gmail.com. This requirement already applies to messages that are sent using the ‘OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE’ classifier.
If a recipient attempts to sign in using a non-matching Egress username (for example, where a message has been forwarded by the initial recipient), a message will be displayed that they do not have access to the email. The person attempting to read the message will have the option to send an access request to the sender of the message. As a sender of secure email, you may receive requests to approve access to messages if this occurs.
This change is across all DCC emails and therefore includes the Providers Referral emails from the Arranging Support Teams. If you would like to update the email address we hold for you regarding where referral should be sent, to avoid having to request access please email - procurementpeople-mailbox@devon.gov.uk so your contract info can be updated.
Please be aware that emails you receive from DCC that contain personal or confidential information may be sent using Devon County Council's secure email system, Egress Switch. These emails will require you to set up a password with Egress in order to access the information. If you have problems working with Egress, you can contact their recipient support service on 0844 8000172 and select option 1, alternatively you can email them at support@egress.com. For more information about Devon County Council's use of the Egress system you can visit their website at www.devon.gov.uk/egress.
Infection Prevention and Control Education event
This event is suitable for:
- Domiciliary care
- Unpaid/informal carers
- Day centres
- Those supporting people with learning disabilities
- Personal assistants
- Supported living
- Those working in the voluntary sector
- Respite care
- Frontline carers in care homes
Monday 13 March 2023, 12:30-4pm at Reed Hall Streatham Drive Exeter EX4 4QR
Looking Back ... Moving Forward Tickets, Mon 13 Mar 2023 at 12:30 | Eventbrite
National Free PPE scheme changes begin today
The Free personal protective equipment scheme policy is today stating a further extension to the provision of free PPE in England. All health, social care and public sector workers are eligible until either DHSC’s stocks are depleted or until the end of March 2024 (whichever is sooner).
The aim of this extension is to support the government’s COVID-19 Response: Living with COVID-19 strategy during a challenging period of global inflation and cost of living pressure.
Free personal protective equipment scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
 Devon & Cornwall Train4tomorrow Virtual Jobs Fair
The Devon & Cornwall Train4tomorrow team are running another Virtual Jobs Fair on 15 March and are looking for companies who would like to be represented at the event.
Their upcoming Jobs Fair will take place in a morning and an afternoon session, 10am-12:30pm, and 2pm- 4:30pm.
They are expecting numbers for both sessions to be up to 200 learners from all across Devon and Cornwall, creating a large amount of virtual footfall.
The Skills Bootcamp programme offers courses in many areas so learners on digital marketing, data analysis, cyber security, software development, IT skills and digital trainer courses (amongst many others) will be in attendance.
Register today to book your table and tap into this pool of skilled Bootcamps Graduates!
At your virtual table you will be able to:
- Showcase your organisation whether by using a presentation or video, or by having an informal chat with attendees about your business
- Promote your vacancies and meet potential candidates.
- Arrange future interviews with learners who stand out as they will be able to share their CV with you.
We will be managing the tech on the day and will provide you with simple joining instructions in advance of the event. You will need to register on Eventbrite to get access.
You are welcome to attend both sessions, just make sure to get tickets for both sessions when registering.
This is a fantastic opportunity to showcase your company to the region’s highly skilled workforce, network with other companies, and connect with potential candidates to meet your company’s needs.
Care homes inflationary uplift
This is a reminder that the consultation period for the care homes inflationary uplifts, ends on Friday 17 February at 11.59pm.
Are you struggling with the cost of living? Reminder!
There's some useful advice on our website for residents and businesses in Devon who are struggling to afford to pay for their energy, water, food or other essential items. It includes information about support for low-income families via the Household Support Fund, such as free school meal holiday vouchers, the holiday activities and food programme and 'Fuel, Food and More' grants.
There's also help for those using pre-payment meters, and who are struggling to meet their energy needs, via Citizens Advice Devon.
The Warm Spaces website has a map of places in the community that are free to go and be comfortable and warm with no judgement. They include places such community centres, churches and libraries.
If you can't afford the food you need, you can contact one of Devon's foodbanks listed on our PinPoint website. There are a number of supermarkets, cafés and restaurants offering free or £1 meals for children during the school holidays.
Are your contact details up-to-date?
We encourage providers to update their contact details (especially email addresses) with the Procurement team. We use these details to communicate with providers. It is very important that we reach the correct person in your organisation to receive appropriate referrals and timely updates from DCC, and that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Please ensure we have your most recent email address.
Integrated Care System for Devon (ICSD)
ICSD is a partnership of health and social care organisations working together with local communities across Devon, Plymouth and Torbay to improve people’s health, wellbeing and care. Their website contains general information on vaccination including FAQs.
NICE newsletters and alerts sign up
Keep up to date with the latest news and guidance that may impact on your service and clients via the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Sign up to receive NICE newsletters here.
‘Pinpoint’ – the Devon Community Directory
PinPoint is Devon's community directory, used by the public, GP’s, health sector, DCC staff in order to find suitable services and support in their local area. Please can providers ensure you have your company/ service details registered on here and ensure the information is always up to date. It is populated by providers through setting up an account. If you need help or see any errors please email pinpoint@devon.gov.uk
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