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ASC Provider Briefing - 23 September 2022
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Dear Care Provider Colleagues,
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Welcome to this week's briefing.
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This week in the briefing: a request for involvement in our next Proud to Care campaign, #JustACarer?, some resources shared for Falls Prevention Week, a request for volunteers for the pilot of our new Quality Assurance system, a job ad for Trusted Assessor with the RCPA, an update from the Capacity Tracker, and some new events!
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Please find the latest news and updates from Adult Social Care below:
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We Need You: #JustACarer?
We are preparing for a recruitment campaign this autumn to tackle the staffing challenges we know many of you are facing.
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We are proposing a bold, provocative campaign centred around the hashtag #JustACarer? which will challenge social perceptions of care and highlight the diverse and fulfilling work you do on a day-to-day basis. You aren’t 'just' carers, and caring isn't 'just' a job - we know how important your work really is, how dedicated you are, and we want to show the general public the value of what you do and wide range of what caring entails. It's not just cups of tea and personal care!
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We are in the early stages of planning and procuring this and we want your suggestions and input to developing a strong campaign which will make people sit up and take notice. We're also looking for real care sector staff to feature in the campaign, so please get in touch with us if you are interested in this. It's a great opportunity to show off what you do, and the enormous social value of your work.
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Falls prevention week
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This week is Falls Prevention Week, a national health campaign to increase awareness around falls health and injury prevention.
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In addition to all the resources we shared last week (which you can view on the website here: Falls Prevention Week ) we are sharing the new resources from SASP.
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Check out other resources they have posted on their social media
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PAMMS Pilot - Volunteers sought
Dear Care Provider colleagues,
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We are contacting you as we would like to offer you the opportunity to take part in the pilot project. We will also have some direct discussions about this opportunity with providers who already have quality visits planned in the coming weeks.
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Below is a video that gives an overview of the system.
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Your experience of the new QA system and approach in your role as a local Care Provider is vital in helping us to understand how PAMMS works in practice and will help inform future roll-out plans here and across the region.
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The pilot project will consist of a provider self-assessment and/or a Quality assurance review completed by our Quality Assurance team using the tools available in the PAMMS system.
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Next steps and timeframes:
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- Once signed up, login information and how to guides will be shared with volunteer providers
- A quality assurance officer will be assigned to your service for support which can be in person, email, phone or video calls.
- The pilot phase will run from late September to early 2023
- Organisation name
- Contact details for the individual supporting the project
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We are very grateful for your support in progressing this activity and supporting us in discharging our statutory duties under the Care Act in relation to care market oversight and contract management.
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Capacity Tracker Changes
This is a rundown of the key changes you’ll see when you log on to Capacity Tracker later next week.
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New Questions | Care Homes and Home Care
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- For both care homes and home care, there will be a new section on Workforce Capacity
- For home care only, this will include a new section about Packages of Care
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The questions are being included to help identify trends in pressures across the sector. Please note these will become part of the mandated data submission in December. You can find more information by clicking here.
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There is also a change to the wording of the question about home care service users, to make it clear that this number should include anyone currently registered for care from an agency regardless of whether they are receiving care on the day of reporting.
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The updates mean there will be changes to the following reports and associated csv files. More detail will follow at the time of release:
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- Workforce
- ASC Home Care Collection
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Any question that is part of the mandatory data submission for DHSC will now be identified with a red asterisk.
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We have focussed on making this process more user-friendly and streamlined. Details will follow at the time of release.
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With kind regards
Capacity Tracker Team on behalf of
DHSC & NHSE/I
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Trusted Assessor Scheme
Want to be part of an exciting service in Somerset, working with care providers to assess people who are ready leave hospital?
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Due to growth in our organisation, we are seeking a registered nurse to participate in the development and delivery of our independent Trusted Assessor Scheme. You will be working in a small team with other health care professionals, and within a wider framework of NHS and local authority service transformation.
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You will be supporting care homes and enhancing the experiences of people leaving hospital by conducting high quality assessments.
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The successful applicant can expect to enjoy the following:
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- Autonomy
- Flexibility around work base and home working
- Real opportunities for professional development within the organisation
- Opportunities including project work, promoting innovation by helping to shape and expand the service.
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Hours of work: Full or part-time hours considered
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Salary: £33,835-£40,680 FTE
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Location: Yeovil District Hospital, Musgrove Park Hospital and home working
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Closing date: 14th October 2022
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Reminder: Register your interest in Digital Social Care Funding
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Somerset County Council have secured a fixed amount of funding from the NHS Transformation Directorate Digitising Social Care Programme.
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We can offer a 50% contribution by way of a one-off grant payment to support adult social care CQC registered providers to adopt a Digital Social Care Record (DSCR), from the NHS assured suppliers list
We can also contribute towards buying and setting up Falls Prevention technology.
The project will contribute to the continued development of the evidence base for digital social care records and falls prevention, evaluate the impact and share the benefits across our Integrated Care System footprint. If you are partially or fully digitised already you may still be able to apply for funding.
If you would like to express further interest and receive details about the project please complete this form.
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Thank you – The Digital Social Care team
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Latest Covid-19 Outbreak update
(Friday 23 September 2022)
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We are seeing reduced numbers of positive Covid cases and fewer outbreaks in care settings. We are still experiencing high levels of system pressure.
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Events
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Homecare Re-design - Come and tell us your views
The Home Care Open Framework contract expires in March 2024 and we would like to invite you to a workshop to share your views on how we can work together to shape our homecare offer to the residents of Somerset. There will be a series of workshops at the following times and locations and you can register your attendance at your preferred event via the links below.
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Christchurch Street West, Frome, Somerset BA11 1EB
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Albemarle Road, Taunton TA1 1BA
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Victoria Park Community Centre
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Victoria Park Drive, Bridgwater TA6 7AS
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Edgar Hall, Somerton, TA11 6SB
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This will be one of a number of opportunities for us to come together to look at solutions for re-designing how home care is delivered in Somerset, providing the best outcomes for people and is fit for the future. It’s important that we get your engagement throughout this process so you are able to influence and shape a new model going forward.
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We understand how busy everyone is but these sessions will be really important as we consider the future of home care in Somerset and we would really appreciate if someone from your company can attend one of the sessions.
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If you have any questions about these events please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Service Manager – Commissioning
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Somerset County Council, County Hall, Taunton, TA1 4DY
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Direct Dial: 01823 359053
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Webinar: Preparing for the winter pressures ahead
Wednesday 05 October 2022, 10:00 - 10:45
How do you best prepare for seasonal challenges and the winter ahead?
This webinar is aimed at frontline managers and it will reflect on what we can expect from the upcoming winter period and how best to prepare.
It will bring together managers from a range of services to talk through how they are developing contingencies for the winter period and practical ways they are looking at to protect themselves from the impact of staffing challenges, cost of living increases, the ongoing pandemic and other issues.
With live panel discussions and debate, the webinar will provide the opportunity to ask questions and learn of different approaches other services are adopting for the winter ahead.
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Reminder:
Workforce Planning Workshops
Do you want to understand more about social care workforce planning? A good workforce plan will help your organisation be more successful and ensure you have the right people with the right skills at the right time to meet the needs and future opportunities for your business and the local population.
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Skills for Care is working in partnership with Somerset County Council to deliver a free to attend learning and development opportunity for care provider employers across Somerset to engage them in workforce planning and workforce re-design.
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This will consist of two face-to-face half days sessions that will describe what workforce planning is, national and local drivers, how to affect change and workforce transformation, as well as provide a number of practical resources.
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This will be followed by a virtual follow-up session to share ideas, learning, any challenges and hear from others.
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After attending the course, delegates will be able to:
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- Define what is workforce planning
- Explain why it is important
- Demonstrate how find relevant data and summarise using templates
- Interpret data, local and national drivers to establish priorities to create a workforce plan
The workshops are targeted primarily at those with a responsibility for workforce transformation and re-design from any size of organisation, for example senior managers/owners, nominated individuals, registered managers, HR leads.
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These workshops will take place in two cohorts. They are now full, but we would like to remind you to attend if you have signed up.
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Wednesday 28 September 2022 and Tuesday 04 October 2022
10:00 – 13:00 (09:30 registration)
The Albemarle Centre, Taunton
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Both cohorts – virtual session
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Thursday 17 November 2022
10:00 – 12:00
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Upcoming Event Reminders
- Independent Living Centre Opening, 27th and 28th September. View the poster and book a slot using the online form.
- Care Provider Learning and Engagement Meeting, 4th October 2022, 2pm to 4pm.
- Application of the Mental Capacity Act for 16 and 17 Year Olds, Tuesday 11th October 2022, 9am to 1.30pm. See the flyer, and book your place here.
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Please continue to share or promote these briefings and our webpage to others in your organisations.
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Our incident room mailbox and contact details (see below) remains operational during core working hours so please get in touch if you have any urgent concerns or queries we can look to assist you with.
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Somerset’s Provider Engagement Team
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Adult Social Care (ASC) COVID19 Response Team
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