Care Provider Learning and Engagement Meetings
Purpose
The purpose of the Care Provider Learning and engagement Meetings (LEMS) is to create an integrated communication across the wider care provider system. To engage, learn, promote services, provide information, collaborate, and partnership with care providers across Somerset, to include care homes (nursing and residential), homecare, supported living, Learning disabilities service providers – all provisions.
Responsibilities
Attending the meeting, all attendees agree to meet their responsibilities.
Meeting etiquette guidance
- Keep your mic muted unless you need to speak. The chair will be able to mute an attendee if their audio becomes distracting. You will need to unmute yourself to begin speaking when needed. Those attending via call-in only will need to press *6 to unmute themselves if this occurs.
- Raise your hand if you want to ask a question, then at an appropriate point, the Chair will invite you to speak. Speak in concise and clear manner so that everyone can hear what you are saying.
- Using or not using your camera is up to you. A limited number of windows will show the attendees of the meeting. These automatically show/hide based on participation. Be sure to turn your camera off if it is going to be distracting to others.
- You can use the chat window to ask questions. You can tag individuals by using the @userid format in the chat window when your comment is directed towards a specific attendee. This will distinguish it from a general comment.
- You can apply background effects if you don’t want meeting attendees to see your actual background.
- The use of AI technology is permitted during the meeting, however, please advise the chair and audience that you are using it. Please note that only co-pilot is approved within a Somerset Council meeting.
- A recording of the meeting will be made available afterwards, including resources. Available at Care Provider Learning and Engagement Meeting (somersetprovidernetwork.org.uk)
Frequency monthly, first Tuesday of the month (no meeting in January, August, December)
Duration up to 2 hours, 2-4pm
Attendees
Care providers: Homecare, Nursing homes, Residential homes, Supported Living, Learning Disability Homes,
Adult Social Care professionals
- Somerset Independent Living Centre service promotion and AI,
- Occupational Therapists,
- Quality Assurance representatives,
- Operational representatives
- Commissioner representatives
Health Professionals
- GP surgery’s,
- PCN representatives,
- Listening and Responding to Care Homes – LARCH,
- Integrated Care Board – Continuing Health Care and Care Sector Quality Team,
- Tissue Viability Nurse professionals,
- End Of Life professionals,
- audiology,
- Infection & Prevention Control,
- Specialist medical professionals – cancer screening
Range of Guest speakers (list not exhaustive)
- Skills for Care,
- Tissue Viability Nurse professionals,
- End Of Life professionals,
- Care Quality Commission,
- Integrated Care Board professionals,
- Audiology professionals from MPH/YDH,
- Age UK Somerset,
- Dementia educational team,
- Community services,
- Mediequip,
Chair
Rachel Caunce, Quality Officer – Social Work Lead, Quality Assurance Team
Representative from the Quality Assurance Team
Dated September 2024
