Learning and Development Partnership Newsletter August 2022
West Sussex County Council sent this bulletin at 16-08-2022 02:07 PM BST
August 2022 support to prevent inequalities in healthcare
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KEEP HYDRATED
Encouraging those in our care to drink at the best of times can be a challenge. Staff teams are getting very creative during this unprecedented hot spell. Love a lolly- staff who equally need hydrating (especially wearing masks) are encouraged to sit down with an ice lolly with a person in their care. Some are making fruit smoothies which provide added nutrients too along with mocktails (non alcoholic drinks).
Medical services/clinics and outpatients (day surgery). Please remember that a person may not have had anything to eat and drink since 9pm yesterday. So any delays/cancellations for an older frailer person will have other impacts on them and lead to delirium or UTI's creating other issues and leading to falls.
Community Transport/discharges from hospital. That last person to be dropped off, may have been in a hot vehicle or waiting lounge for a good few hours. Provide water on route, and try to keep cool.
RECOGNISING DETERIORATION IN A PERSON TRAINING AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE
WSCC Learning and Development Gateway- Baseline Observations Workshops
Date: 4th October 2022 (Fully Booked, but please add to reserve list so we can commission more sessions)
Time: 09:30-12:30
Location: Bridge House Worthing
This is a half day workshop for support workers and care assistants who work in a care setting, or person's own home. The workshop will cover the basic underlying knowledge and skills required to be able to monitor and take the baseline health observations of the person in your care. This practical session will include how to take a pulse, temperature, blood pressure, blood glucose reading and urine test. It will also enable staff to record and escalate appropriately. Booking via the WSCC L and D Gateway Future date available: 8th February 2023Horsham County Hall (if demand is more then we may be able to commission more sessions).
RESTORE2 is a physical deterioration and escalation tool for care homes. It is designed to support homes and health professionals to:
Recognise when a resident may be deteriorating or at risk of physical deterioration.
Obtain a set of physical observations to inform escalation and conversations with health professionals.
Speak with the most appropriate health professional in a timely way to get the right support.
Restore2 can be used alongside Stop, Look, Care or on its own. It can help staff feel empowered and increase their confidence. The CQC also recognises that the use of deterioration tools can help demonstrate that a service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
Further dates available throughout August and September
Thursday August 25th
Tuesday August 25th
Tuesday August 30th
Monday September 5th
Friday September 16th
Monday September 19th
Learning Outcomes:
To understand the ReSPECT process
To enable Residents and their Families to be involved with decisions about their Emergency care and Treatment
To ensure conversations are communicated with Care Home Matrons & or GP
To be involved with gathering information for sections 1,2,3,5,&8 in preparation for documenting ReSPECT decisions in partnership with Care Home Matrons & or GP
Additional resources and to book directly please contact christine.penhale@nhs.net or telephone: 07342078627 Teams link here
All sessions are from 15:00-16:00 with ½ an hour at the end for questions. Please check you are able to join the Teams link ahead of session, and that you can access your microphone and camera.
Vital Learning resources for teams supporting people
with learning difficulties and autism
Andrew's Story- See Me
This is an excellent resource that can enable behavioural changes within health, social and clinical settings who support people with learning disabilities and autism.
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and NHS County Durham CCG have jointly commissioned Mixit to produce this emotive and thought provoking awareness video (Click here to view). It focuses on Andrew's story and based on a serious incident that occurred at the University Hospital of north Durham. "Andrew lived with Down's Syndrome and came into hospital with a very bad UTI. However, he was not recovering from it and staff were not asking why. We wish for this case to be used as learning tool, to show that reasonable adjustments should be made for patients with disabilities and assumptions should not be made. This is the full length version of See Me - Andrew's Story. With thanks to Andrew's family and to local drama group Mixit for creating this video ".
Other essential and valuable learning and development resources for LD and Autism Service Providers:
For more information to support men with a learning disability, enable reasonable adjustments to be made at an appointment and for an easy read guide please contact:gina.cooper2@nhs.net or joanne.jeffery@nhs.net
WSCC Infection Protection and Control (IPC)
Champion Programme- new forums begin
As part of WSCC IPC champion programme, we are now pleased to offer a series of infection prevention and control (IPC) forums for staff members who have already completed the WSCC IPC champion training programme in recent years.
This is an opportunity to meet quarterly to update on current IPC headlines relating to local and national IPC practice and to keep the champions supported in their role. There will be a question and answer session with our IPC practitioner for those that have queries or support. This in an interactive forum so delegates should be able to speak freely about practice whilst talking through issues they may be facing and enable networking with colleagues from other organisations to share practice.
For further detail on date and link to join please visit WSCC provider zone page here.
WSCC provider zone page/support for services in care delivery/infection prevention and control (IPC)/ West Sussex Infection Prevention and Control Champion Programme
Training events from
St Wilfrid's Hospice Education
Please check the website for a large range of training open to care providers based in West Sussex. Some part funded and some are fully funded.
Symptom Management in the Last Days of Life
Management of Syringe Drivers
VoEAD
Difficult Conversations
Recognising Dying
Sage & Thyme ACP
Understanding ACP
Intermediate Communication Skills
Bereavement, Loss & Change for Adults
Hydration
Sage & Thyme Level 1
Essentials in Palliative & End of Life Care for RN’s
For further information about the above and to check eligibility, please check the website
Please note that no further buses will be available unless we can demonstrate need. Therefore current sessions need to be fully booked before WSCC can recommission.
The VR Dementia Tour Bus, continues to travel around the county. It has been well received, and has proven to be one of the most impactful dementia workshops so far. Delegates attending have said: "this really makes you think about how a person with dementia feels, all staff interacting with people should attend these sessions!" Booking is required and there are spaces available. Sessions are only 2 hours. The training is freely available via our Learning and Development Gateway. Open to Extra Care Schemes, Shared Lives Teams, Care Providers, Day Services, Social Workers, OT's, Care Home Matrons, primary care network colleagues. Don't miss out! Register on the Gateway for this FREE opportunity. To check availability, eligibility and to book please click here(Please try not to book on and not turn up for a session as the place could be taken by someone else)
Date: 6th September 2022
Henfield Haven, Henfield (some places available)
Date: 20th September 2022
East Grinstead Town Hall (places available/20 minutes travel from Crawley)
Date: 4th October 2022
Sage House, Tangmere (fully Booked)
WSCC/NHS Joint Dementia Strategy
Free resources and webinar link (dementia, sexuality and LGBTQI) for September 2022
Expressions of Interest
FREE LIFT THE LID RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TEAMS
(FEW STILL AVAILABLE)
As part of a project funded by the WSCC/NHS Joint Dementia Strategy, there are 15 packs as pictured left. Lift the Lid is a workshop in a box on sex, intimacy and relationships developed by Alzheimer's Society's Innovation team. If you would like to receive the pack, please email karen.pirks@westsussex.gov.uk
You can work through the pack with your team at times convenient to you all, enabling you to focus on some of the trickier situations and conversations that come about regarding intimacy and those in your care. You may still have some questions, so a panel supported by Alzheimer's Society- Tim Wilkins, Martha Pusey and Switchboard-John Hammond will take place in the Autumn via TEAMS: Wednesday 28th of September 2022 10:00-11:30 This will be an opportunity to discuss further with a group of subject matter experts in a safe environment. The webinar will be 1.5 hours and questions can be submitted prior to the event.
DIGITAL HEALTH REVIEW PROGRAMME
Dear Manager
We are contacting you today to inform you of the Digital Health Review programme, funded by the NHS, which will provide each Care Home with a free IT audit and printed summary of your technology capability. The reviews are commissioned by the Sussex NHS Commissioners and are being conducted by Orbis (East Sussex County Council IT staff). You will be contacted shortly asking you take part in this audit. The results of the audit will be treated as confidential and will give the NHS Sussex a broad picture of the current patterns and trends in Care Homes technology use and your readiness for further use of technology.
As you know, the government is committed to increasing the use of technology in adult social care and plans for 80% of adult social care providers to have access to digital social care record by 2024. The audit results will show you how easily you could adopt new technology if you wanted to do so
Supervisory Skills: Working with Redcrier Training Solutions
8th September 9:30-12:30
Stepping up to management or want to develop your skills? This course might be for you!
It covers topics such as role of the supervisor, delegation, building teams, negotiating, how to deal with stress, time management, identifying training needs, communication and understanding your team.
L3 Award in Delivering Training: Working with Ash Health Care Training
14th September 9:30-4:30
15th September 9:30-12:30 (total 1.5 days)
Develop your in house trainers & gain access to training resources and the WSPiC trainers network
This course will enable your staff member to develop their training skills and includes roles and responsibilities, maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment, inclusive teaching and learning approaches in education and training.
Assessors Workshop for Medicines Handling: Working with Opus
20th September 9:30-12:30
The accredited virtual learning course you need to be able to assess competence of your staff.
This accredited workshop is designed for managers, senior staff and those involved in assessing the competence of care staff in medicines handling. Opus’ 3-hour interactive workshop covers the skills and techniques needed to assess competence and manage medication incidents in your care setting.
First Aid in the Workplace: Working with Carronade Care Training
7th September 9:30-12:30 or 1-4
A face to face half day course covering essential first aid in the workplace
During this day you will be in a small group. The day will be led by a specialist trainer who will teach you about the essential lifesaving skills required for your qualification. Throughout the day you will take part in small group activities, practicing essential lifesaving skills and have the chance to ask your trainer any questions.
Enrolments now open for Aspire Sussex 2022/2023 Adult Education Courses
Aspire Sussex has now launched its new adult learning programme for the 2022/23 academic year, including courses across the areas of Skills for Work, Skills for Life, Learning for Wellbeing and Learning for Personal Interest. There are also new delivery locations across the region to support the residents of West Sussex develop new skills, build confidence, and gain knowledge to support them in work or life.
Access to quality education is vital for many to improve their skills and prospects, maintain their social engagement or integrate into their communities. In response to the continued recovery from the pandemic and subsequent cost-of-living crisis, and to ensure continued accessibility and affordability of learning for all, Aspire has moved to a more flexible, agile and responsive approach for classroom based delivery using locations such as community venues and libraries across the region, alongside a growing online programme. In addition, to support with the cost-of-living challenges many are facing, Aspire has removed assessment charges, held course fees at 2021 levels for those required to pay, and offer information and guidance on funding for courses.
Aspire Sussex learning programme for the new academic year is now available with enrolments open now for courses starting in September. The full suite of courses can be found on their website www.aspiresussex.org.uk, or prospective learners can call Aspire direct on 0345 601 0161 to discuss how they can improve their skills and knowledge. Why not make 2022 the year of learning for you!
FREE VIRTUAL LEARNING EVENT FOR PARENTS, CARERS AND FAMILIES
Understanding Young People's Mental Health for parents and carers
Never been to a virtual learning event? It is like an on-line workshop where you can see the trainer, other attendees, you can type questions, draw on whiteboards, meet with others in break out rooms and see a whole host of visual and written resources. You can also simply watch and learn if that’s your preference.
About the event
In this workshop, we will explore the common issues that young people face, and difficulties around talking about mental health and emotional wellbeing. The session will include practical strategies and approaches that parents, carers and family members can use when talking with their child about mental health, and strategies to learn to build wellbeing and resilience.
New Opportunity with NHS Sussex Health and Care Partnership (SHCP) Workforce Programme Team
ICS Adult Care Sector Learning and Development Network Lead (37.5hrs/wk)
This is a new role, a 12 month fixed term position funded by Health Education England (HEE) to lead the development of education, training and workforce development opportunities in relation to Learning and Development leads working in the Adult care sector across the Sussex HCP/ ICS, in line with system priorities; and with the aim of promoting capacity and sustainability. The role is focused on the adult care sector with the potential to expand into Children’s services in the future and following evaluation of need.
The post holder will work in collaboration with Skills for Care, Local Authorities, Higher Education Institutes and Workforce Leads to scope the current networks, partnerships, opportunities that are available to learning and development leads. The post holder will be required to identify a clear vision of how these roles can be developed across Sussex, to ensure they are in line with specific patient pathways and meet workforce transformation goals and priorities.
For more information and full job description please contact Karen Hartley, Head of Workforce Education (Non-Medical) email: karen.hartley3@nhs.net
The Aldingbourne Trust National Partnership have received confirmation that they have been successful in their application to receive a WDF grant in 2022/23 and are awaiting news of the final allocation awarded to them by DHSC. As an employer if you would like to join the Partnership and access the funding towards accredited qualifications, digital learning and leadership and management programmes please do get in touch with Rachel Swanton rachelswanton@aldingbourne.org or 07841 042971
Here is a link to the announcement from Government about the continuation of the Workforce Development Fund for the 2022-23 financial year and the ongoing development of the social care workforce.
Communications around the Learning and Development Gateway
Changes coming to how you access the Learning & Development Gateway
The external provider of our Learning & Development Gateway has unexpectedly informed us they will not be able to continue supplying the service after 31st August. We are urgently making new arrangements to resolve this.
Until then we:
Will securely store any data the portal holds about your course attendance and online learning completion
Are looking at the options for appointing a new provider
Are exploring an interim solution for course bookings and access to eLearning courses to avoid/minimise a break in service provision.
What happens next?
If you have events booked through the current Learning and Development Gateway, these will still be provided, and you will be informed if there are any changes to accessing them.
You should continue to attend events you’ve booked onto unless informed otherwise.
We will provide further information about the interim arrangement in due course.
Although some data and information can be retained and transferred to a new system, there are some records that may not be kept on file. Please read the Frequently Asked Questions document for more information and to find out what action you may need to take.
Our Learning & Development team appreciate your understanding during this unexpected time and more updates will follow as the situation develops.
Partnership Officer West Sussex Education and Training Partnership Group Forum
If you are a training lead for a care provider in the private or voluntary/community sector this is for you. (This incudes home from hospital services, and extra care housing). Please join us in the forum that invites our partners from NHS, Public Health and training providers. The next forum will take place Wednesday 7th September 2022via TEAMS. For more information and to receive an invitation please contact karen.pirks@westsussex.gov.uk
West Sussex County Council Provider Zone
has a range of links and useful resources for all care providers. To find out more click here.
This newsletter has been produced by collating a range of articles from the Voluntary, Private and Independent Care Sector and training providers within West Sussex. Please ensure that you have checked that the details of any training or workshops offered in this newsletter directly meet your needs within your organisation.
