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Please take a few minutes to complete our short Devon County Leadership Survey which will help inform the local authority’s preparations for inspection by the Care Quality Commission. Views from providers are an important perspective we wish to take account of.
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.
Countywide Strategic Forum cancelled in December reminder
Based on feedback we have taken the decision to cancel the County Wide Strategic Forum PEN on 4th December. A new date will be arranged for the start of 2024, if you want to contribute to the agenda please email social care business relations mailbox socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk The sector forums will continue as planned.
Please complete our short DCC Leadership Survey
Devon County Council’s Adul Social Care Leadership Survey is now live, and will run until the 8 December.
The survey should take you no-longer than 10 mins to complete, so please do try and find the time to response. The more people that do, the more meaningful the results.
Thank you for taking ten minutes to complete this survey:
Staff and Stakeholder Survey on the Leadership of IASC in Devon County Council (office.com)
Housing with Support Forum
Just a reminder that the Housing with Support Forum is at 11am today, you should have received invite links, please contact socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk if you have not received the joining link.
Hydration e-learning – Now LIVE on the HIVE!
Torbay & South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have produced this online course which can be accessed via this QR code:
Reminder: Adult Social Care Network Event today
The Adult Social Care Network is a free, online event for everyone working in and around Adult Social Care in the South West. The event is organised by Health Innovation South West and is aimed at providing peer-to-peer support and showcasing, celebrating and sharing ideas across Adult Social Care.
The event is scheduled to take place online today, 30 November, from 10am-12.30pm.
The event will showcase digital technology and innovation in Adult Social Care.
The topics that we will cover include…
The Adult Social Care Technology Fund - find out what it is, meet the delivery partner and find out about the technology that is going to be trialled across 300 individuals homes and how domiciliary care providers can get involved.
Over £3 million to transform technology in adult social care - GOV.UK
The Accelerating Reform Fund - We will be hearing from our Local Authorities as to what they are planning to focus on in terms of the 12 priority areas and want to engage with the sector on local priorities towards building a plan that tackles local need.
Accelerating Reform Fund for adult social care - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
Celebrating success in Digital Social Care across the region – showcasing some of the great work that has been happening in adult social care settings throughout the sector.
Sign up for the event at Form (hsforms.com)
Please note, after signing up to this event you will be sent an MS Teams meeting link to your email, please check your junk box and don’t forget to add it to your calendar. Also, *When signing up* - please opt into this box if you would like to be automatically signed up to all future Adult Social Care Network events.
Ongoing Winter Preparedness Sessions
Please find the link for the ‘Winter Preparedness’ session we are offering on Friday afternoons between 1.30-2.45pm via MS Teams.
Click here to join the meeting
Please note that the session contains the same content each week so providers can access whichever session they like. Sessions will run until Christmas.
Requests for on -site updates for small groups of staff can also be considered – providers should email rduh.infectioncontrol-eastern@nhs.net
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.
Want to work for Yourself offering care and support? Community Catalyst can help!
Benefit from free professional advice to help you get set up!
To find out more please contact Simon Tickner, Devon Community Catalyst by calling or texting 07741 260 674, or emailing simon.tickner@communitycatalysts.co.uk
‘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
Skills Bootcamps in Health and Social Care
Did you know that employers can use Skills Bootcamps to support their staff to develop new skills and transform their business?
Train4Tomorrow provides the support you need to invest in your team’s expertise with courses designed to equip your employees with the latest knowledge and best practices in providing exceptional care.
There are two part funded courses that are recruiting now:
- Working in Health and Social Care at Petroc College,
- Working in Healthcare at Exeter College
To find out more about available courses visit: https://www.train4tomorrow.org.uk/bootcamps/
Autumn/Winter Vaccination Programme rolls on!
Most eligible care settings have now been contacted and visited and those eligible who have consented have now received their Covid-19 and/or Flu Vaccination.
If there are any care home residents that are not registered with a local GP practice/ are a new resident to the setting or missed the care home visit due to being in hospital/feeling unwell, please can these residents be flagged to the Devon Vaccination Support Team, and where possible a further visit can be scheduled : d-icb.devonvaccinationsupport@nhs.net
The Capacity Tracker now has additional fields added to include COVID-19 and Flu vaccines for both staff and service users, please can we kindly remind settings that these sections are mandated therefore where information is known please can we request that these sections are completed to reflect the numbers vaccinated.
Just a reminder that Walk-in clinics are also available and can be found here Walk-in Finder
If there are any queries relating to the vaccine, including hesitancy please email - d-icb.devonvaccinationsupport@nhs.net or call 01752 398836.
For further information about the vaccination programme please refer to - Flu and Covid autumn vaccine programmes brought forward
Many thanks for your continued support.
Webinars, online training and forums in one place
Make sure you have the opportunity to participate in local and national webinars, online forums and training by visiting our website.
Agency Contact List online reminder
Dear Providers, you can find the Agency Contact List on the PEN Website here should you need to find additional staff.
Also please remember that COVID-19 Cases have been increasing recently so this is a timely reminder in case you require additional staffing.
Remember to share your good news stories in this newsletter
Has your support helped transform someone’s life? Have you got innovative practice to share? Send us your celebratory photos and words and we will help share good practice.
Revisit previous good news stories
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