Dear colleagues,

A fortnightly briefing for all social care providers is being developed in partnership with local Public Health, Infection Control and Health colleagues to support social care providers with up to date guidance and information relating to the current pandemic.

The purpose of the briefing is the sharing of information to assist in the challenges you are meeting on a daily basis.

The first meeting will be held on Thursday 4 February 10am–11am.

The briefing is for staff working in Domiciliary Care, Residential or Nursing homes, Supported Living, Extra Care Scheme, Supported Housing providers or day services, this is not exclusive and anyone working in an adult social care setting is welcome to attend.

If you have any questions or suggestions for items to have on our next agenda then please email WSASCProviderbriefing@westsussex.gov.uk.

The meetings will be held on MS Teams, unfortunately the number of people that can attend is limited, please can you therefore register your attendance by clicking this link. We will then send you the MS Teams link to join.

Please see this document for guidance on using MS Teams.

We will be recording the briefing and will attach the link, plus any slides and guidance shared, via this newsletter.            

Please can we request that attendance is one person per service to enable as many providers to attend as possible.

First agenda items will be:

• Terms of Reference and Housekeeping
• Covid Date – Soline Jerram - Public Health
• Vaccinations – Mandy Catchpole
• Secamb Starline – Collin Simmons and Dawn Fourness
• Infection Prevention Control updates – Vanessa Swaine

We look forward to seeing you at the first briefing.