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We’ve got a round of Forums coming up, hope you can are able to join in. We’ve also a short form we’d like you to complete by 7 May to inform the Department of Health and Social Care about the state of the market in Devon.
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.
Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund: Short Workforce Survey for CQC-registered providers to complete by 7 May
The Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund (MSIF) was announced in the Autumn statement in November 2022. The primary purpose of the fund is to support local authorities to make tangible improvements to adult social care services in their area, in particular to build capacity and improve market sustainability.
In April 2023 all councils were required to provide an update to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) with regards to the number of workforce in the region, DHSC has required the same dataset to be provided this year. Please can all CQC registered providers complete this short form which asks for the number of staff your organisation recruited and the numbers which resigned in April 2024.
In the future DHSC have indicated they will use Capacity Tracker for this data but a manual return is required this year. We appreciate the time and effort of your organisation to participate
The council hopes this is a positive step by the government in recognising the value of care workers and the pressures providers experience due to workforce capacity, this is your opportunity to highlight the Devon position.
We would appreciate if you can complete and submit this return no later than midnight on Tuesday 7 May 2024.
Should you have any queries please email the following mailbox: socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Housing with Support Forum on 25 April
The next Housing with Support Forum is 25 April, from 11am to 12noon via MS Teams. Joining links to the meeting have been sent out please email us if you have not received this.
County Care Home Forum on 30 April
The next County Care Home forum will be on Tuesday 30 April from 2 to 3pm.
We will be using Teams Webinar for this meeting and the link to register will have been sent out which needs to be completed to confirm your attendance, the event will automatically be added to your calendar with the event details, including the meeting link.
Please email us if you have not received this.
Personal Care Provider Forum 1 May 1.30pm-2.30pm
The Personal Care Provider forum on 1st May is now going to be online 1.30pm till 2.30pm.
Please note that this was originally planned as a face to face event. Currently, we don't have enough agenda items to warrant a face to face meeting so will move the meeting to online. We hope to reschedule and run a face to face event in June 2024, at the Coaver Club, Exeter.
If there is anything you would like to see on the agenda for this or future meetings, please email us.
The meeting will still go ahead on the 1 May at 1.30pm, however it will be via MS Webinar, where you will need to click on the link below to register your attendance.
The event will automatically be added to your calendar with the event details, including the meeting link.
Please register for the webinar.
We look forward to seeing you all there.
Care Homes Valuing Care Update, Webinar on 1 May
We have listened to the feedback received and taken the decision to delay the launch of the Valuing Care exercise by a few weeks. We feel it’s important that when we do launch, there is confidence in the process and the additional time will allow us to gain further feedback and make changes to the templates.
We will now:
- Review the cost template based on the feedback received.
- Update the FAQs to ensure we capture all the questions you have asked and they will be available at the launch event.
- Develop the service descriptors.
We heard from you that the service descriptors were not clear enough and that there were some concerns about some of the language used. We also think it’s important that the service descriptors work for the people that you care for and work alongside so in addition to further feedback from yourselves we will also be seeking feedback from:
- Service users and carers
- Age UK
- DCC operational colleagues
- NHS colleagues
We would also like to give the opportunity to hear further feedback on the service descriptors from providers on Wednesday 1 May 2.30-3.30 pm.
Please register for the webinar.
Rowcroft Education’s May Learning Opportunities
14 May 2024 – Advance Care Planning – what matters most? (classroom) – for all health & social care professionals – Course details | Rowcroft Hospice
16 May 2024 - Priorities for care of the dying person – involving the dying person with choices and decisions (online) – for all health & social care professionals - Course details | Rowcroft Hospice
30 May 2024 – An introduction to loss & bereavement (online) – for all health & social care professionals - Course details | Rowcroft Hospice
Apprenticeship Levy now open for 2024-2025
From last April the Apprenticeship Levy funding has supported 14 apprenticeships through 7 different social care employers and Fund applications are welcome for 2024-2025.
“Our learners have just started their courses, we are really pleased we are able to achieve support with funding staff members to further their careers in care. We are really grateful for the funding as this allows us to give more staff the opportunity to further their training.” - Social care provider feedback.
Find out more how to access the fund on our PEN web page.
Transitions Open Day at Made-Well in Hatherleigh on 10 May
Made-Well is a not-for-profit community interest company that was established in August 2007. We support people who are living with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and those suffering isolation and loneliness. Made-Well provides enabling support, community outreach, 1:1 support, education, and learning.
We provide opportunities such as curriculum enriching school trips, supported work experience, alternative timetables, transition support, path facilitation and enabling and support for young people and adults to be involved in a range of meaningful activities such as leisure, hobbies, life skills, cooking, woodwork, gardening, crafts, animal care, enterprise, supported holidays, community experiences, camping and so much more. We can provide enabling onsite and outreach in the community.
During our open days we give tours and have workshops (free of charge). There is no need to book. This is a drop in event on Friday 10 May from 10am-12noon and from 1-3pm.
Please see our Facebook event or website (under What’s On / Events) for more information, or email claire@made-well.co.uk
REMINDER: Making Professional Referrals and Finance Queries to Devon County Council
In our efforts to streamline procedures and improve efficiency, we encountered technical difficulties with online forms on our website for professional enquiries, finance queries, and invoice reprint requests.
Following a comprehensive investigation and collaboration, we're pleased to announce that all issues have been resolved, ensuring as far as possible a seamless experience for users.
We encourage providers to utilise our online forms for:
- Professional referrals
- Finance queries and invoice reprints (please note that you can now file both finance queries and/ or remittance request through the same link)
All of this is accessible through our website. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your patience and support as we strive to support individuals and those that deliver adult social care.
International Recruitment support reminder
Please see our International Recruitment page on our Provider Engagement Network which includes a range of new posters on social integration and project support.
International Recruitment - Provider Engagement Network (devon.gov.uk)
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