National Children and Adult Social Care Conference and Exhibition 2023 (NCASC)
29 November - 1 December 2023 | Bournemouth International Centre
Join us next week at this must-attend event for individuals or organisations with responsibilities for children and adult services in the statutory, voluntary and private sector.
We will be on hand at Stand D30 to answer your questions about the PCH programme. Please pop by to speak to one of our advisers or regional Care and Health Improvement Advisers.
We're also holding plenaries on a range of subjects throughout the three days, including demand and capacity planning, learning from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) assurance pilot and how to embed a culture of wellbeing in your organisation.
The 2023 conference app is now available to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app includes the conference programme, speaker details, exhibition and sponsors’ information, venue map, attendee details and much more. Just search for ‘LGA Events’.
Diverse by Design for adult social care
Our 'Diverse by Design for adult social care' workbook aims to help you identify ways to improve equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in your organisation so that your workforce better reflects and better serves the communities you work with. It was coproduced with a group of adult social care employees based throughout England.
Whatever the size of your organisation, this workbook will help you to prioritise what change is important to you. It will help you go beyond compliance, and be clear about how EDI will improve the organisation for you, your employees, and partners, and for people who draw on care and support.
If you're attending NCASC next week, pop along to our Diverse by Design for adult social care plenary session, 10.35am to 11.30am, on Friday 1 December in Solent Hall to learn more.
Flexible working in social care podcast and webinar
As part of our ongoing work to help make flexible working part of agile working arrangements for social care teams, we've talked to four social workers in adult social care services from Cheshire East Council to find out how it works for them.
This 40-minute podcast hears from two practice managers, a social care assessor and local area coordinator, and a professional lead for adults on the challenges and benefits flexible working has for them. Our flexible working resources have been produced in partnership with Social Workers Union, the British Association of Social Workers and Unison.
You can also attend our Promoting flexible working webinar on 7 December from 10.30am to 11.30am to find out more about flexible working resources and give you the chance to hear directly from some of the people who are making flexible working work in councils. Book your place on promoting flexible working webinar.
Safeguarding adults: roles and responsibilities in health and social care
In time for last week's Safeguarding Adults Week, we teamed up with NHS England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and the National Police Chiefs Council, to launch a guide to your roles and responsibilities in safeguarding adults.
The guide focuses on the roles and responsibilities of agencies involved in health and social care, including providers, commissioners, clinicians, social workers and managers, police and regulators.
Improving outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic people - winter series
We're running a series of webinars aimed at improving outcomes for people with a learning disability and autistic people. This follows our summer series of webinars, and our webinar Coproduction in action: putting people at the heart of care and support, which are available to view.
An update on changes in procurement legislation for councils and NHS staff
13 December 2023, 10.00am-11.30am
In this webinar, we'll discuss recent changes in procurement and what this means when commissioning support for people with a learning disability and autistic people for learning disability and autistic people sector commissioners and procurement staff. Among the topics will be the new Procurement Act and NHS Provider Selection Regime. Book on Changes in procurement legislation
Closed cultures and restraint reduction in social care
15 December 2023, 10.30am - 12.30pm | Virtual
In this webinar you will hear about what is meant by closed cultures and questions you can ask to identify closed cultures when commissioning and monitoring services. We'll also talk through what is expected of social care providers by the CQC in relation to restrictive practices and restraint. Book on closed cultures and restraint reduction in social care
Employment and autistic people/neurodiversity: national update and emerging practice
18 December 2023, 2.00pm - 4.00pm | Virtual
National charities working in the field of employment and autistic people and neurodiversity will provide an update about their work, as well as showcase some of the work councils are currently doing to tackle barriers to employment for this group. Book on the Employment and autistic people/neurodiversity webinar.
Trusted assessments
6 December 2023, 10.00am - 11.00am | Virtual
The latest instalment in our series delivered with the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and Social Care Institute for Excellence, will explore the principles of trusted assessments.
It will showcase how this model has been implemented with home care providers in Lincolnshire to increase capacity and free up practitioner time to focus on people with more complex needs. This webinar will be chaired by the Chief Social Worker for Adults, Lyn Romeo.
Book on Trusted Assessments webinar.
International recruitment webinars
6 and 13 December 2023, 10.30am - 12.00pm | Virtual
Since January 2021, overseas candidates have been able to apply for senior care worker and care worker roles, after these roles were added to the government's shortage occupation list.
The aim of our two webinars is to help raise awareness and understanding of ethical international recruitment processes and how best to respond to instances where there are concerns about recruitment practice.
Book on Understanding the process of ethical international recruitment, 6 December 2023, 10.30am - 12.00pm
Book on Local response to sponsor licence suspensions and revocations in international recruitment, 13 December 2023, 10.30am - 12.00pm
There will be an opportunity to discuss issues facing councils and to hear about organisations that are available to help support them and international recruits.
Community capacity building in the adult social care context
7 December 2023, 11:00am – 12:15pm
Building community capacity offers a way of supporting residents outside of formal care structures and is often a way of implementing strength-based practice. This fast-growing area is one that many local authorities are exploring. Our webinar will offer a brief overview of two approaches, and a discussion of measuring the potential financial benefits. Book on Community capacity building
Adult Social Care Use of Resources 2022/23
Following the NHSE publication of the adult social care activity and finance data last month, we can announce that our popular use of resources report have been updated. An abridged version and a time series report to 2022/23 are also available. Councils will be able to access the interactive reports on LG inform from this week. PDF copies of the reports have already been shared directly with Directors of Adult Social Services.
Please note, the 2022 mid-year population estimates will be published imminently by the Office of National Statistics and will automatically update in the reports in the next few weeks. Similarly, the ASCOF metrics within the report will be updated when NHS England publish the 2022/23 results next month.
Cyber, digital, data and technology (CDDAT) skill needs workshop
5 December 2023, 10am to midday | Virtual
The LGA’s Cyber, Digital and Technology team is conducting a series of workshops to understand more about CDDAT skill needs in key council services, including adult social care.
Our peer-based workshop will be an opportunity to shape our collective understanding of the CDDAT skills needed to design and deliver modern digital public services and the specific CDDAT skills needed for adult social care.
To express an interest to attend, please email priya.thethi@local.gov.uk and helen.wilkinson@local.gov.uk
The Carers Challenge 2023 and improving support for unpaid carers
As part of the Carers Challenge 2023, social care teams and their partners in integrated care systems and communities are being encouraged to put forward examples of initiatives which improve support for carers. You have until 9 December to register to take part. You'll be asked for a brief description of what you’re doing and details of the key contact for this work.
To coincide with the challenge, you can find a range of resources available on our Improving support for unpaid carers page.
Provider Selection Regime regulations update
Draft regulations for the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) have been laid in Parliament and NHS England have published draft statutory guidance for the PSR.
These are new rules which will apply when both NHS and local government bodies commission or procure healthcare services from 1 January 2024 (subject to parliamentary scrutiny of the regulations).
To find out more sign up for webinars, go to the PSR website or contact psr.development@nhs.net
Accelerating Reform Fund to support unpaid carers
Expressions of interest (EOIs) are being invited from councils, working collaboratively with partners in their integrated care systems, for DHSC's Accelerating Reform Fund (ARF).
The ARF provides a total of £42.6 million over 2023/24 and 24/25 to support innovation and scaling in adult social care and to kickstart a change in services to support unpaid carers. This fund includes a commitment to invest up to an additional £25 million to support unpaid carers.
Read the guidance for local authorities. The deadline for return of EOIs is 12 January 2024.
Recruitment of improvement advisors and commissioners in adult social care
DHSC is now recruiting people to be deployed as improvement advisors in local authorities undergoing periods of enhanced monitoring and support or as commissioners where the government has intervened to secure improvement.
These roles vary in length and time commitment. Read the full job description. Interviews will take place before 31 March 2024.
If you would like to discuss the roles in detail please email ascimprovement@dhsc.gov.uk.
For more information about these and other health-related events go to our Events page.
NE at home workshop: Learning from Leeds City Council approach
29 November 2023, 12.00pm-1.30pm | Virtual
Social care international recruitment funding webinar (NE ADASS)
29 November 2023, 10.00am-11.00am | Virtual
National Children and Adult Services Conference and Exhibition 2023
29 November 2023 - 1 December 2023 | Bournemouth
Social care international recruitment funding webinar (NE ADASS)
30 November 2023, 10.00am-11.00am | Virtual
Adult social care assurance - the communications response
5 December 2023 | London
Trusted assessments webinar
6 December 2023, 10.00am - 11.00am | Virtual
Supporting operational pressures in commissioning
6 December 2023, 12.00pm-1.30pm | Virtual
International recruitment: Understanding the process of ethical international recruitment
6 December 2023, 10.30am-12.00pm
Promoting flexible working
7 December 2023, 10.30am-11.30am
Community capacity building in the adult social care context
7 December 2023, 11:00am – 12:15pm
An update on procurement legislation for NHS and council staff
13 December 2023, 10.30am-11.30am
International recruitment: Local response to sponsor licence suspensions and revocations
13 December 2023, 10.30am-12.00pm
Making housing choices real
12 December 2023, 2.00-3.00pm | Virtual
Closed cultures and restraint reduction in social care
15 December 2023, 10.30am-12.30pm | Virtual
Employment and autistic people /neurodiversity
18 December 2023, 2.00pm-4.00pm
Diverse by Design for adult social care
PCH
Safeguarding roles and responsibilities: Safeguarding is everybody's business
PCH
The Health Care services (Provider Selection Regime) regulations 2023
Department of Health and Social Care
The Provider Selection Regime draft statutory guidance
NHS England
Accelerating Reform fund for adult social care: guidance for local authorities
Department for Health and Social Care
Housing Guide
Learning Disability England
Health and social care workers winter vaccinations campaign 2023
Department of Health and Social Care
Ten things to do now to prepare for CQC assessment around unpaid carers
PCH
Contact us at pch@local.gov.uk
|
