ASC Provider Briefing - 17 February 2023
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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: an update from the Digitising Social Care Project, a copy of the presentation from the Provider Consultation on Care Fees for 2023/24, a Proud to Care Campaign update, news about Independent Living Centres, a Stronger 4 Longer Webinar, as well as the usual event reminders.
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Please find the latest news and updates from Adult Social Care below:
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Digitising Social Care (DISC) Project
The Digitising Social Care (DISC) project is supported by Somerset County Council who have secured a fixed amount of funding from the NHS Transformation Directorate Digitising Social Care Programme.
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We are offering 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) and/or contribute towards buying and setting up a new Falls Prevention technology.
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Our newsletter is here to share our successes and continue to promote the opportunities available to our registered providers, for more information come and talk to us at digitisationinsocialcare@somerset.gov.uk and we would be happy to attend team meetings to tell you more – thanks, the DISC Programme Team.
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Campaign update! Over 200 candidates waiting for Somerset-based social care jobs
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Our My Time To Care campaign has got off to a great start, and we now have 203 candidates waiting to be matched with a role in social care in Somerset.
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Please note, we cannot release any candidates to you unless you complete the above form.
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IMPORTANT: Some providers have filled in the candidate expression of interest form on our Proud to Care website. Please can we ask that providers do not do this as this invalidates our data for reporting.
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Great news for Independent Living Centres in Somerset
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More positive news for Somerset residents this week with confirmation that a new Independent Living Centres is to be developed in Bridgwater (and a training, information and assessment hub within Minehead) funded from the governments ‘levelling-up funds’. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-64330190
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The Bridgwater centre, which is expected to be open in 2025, will be co-located in the Old Bridgwater Hospital and form part of an Academy for training excellence. The facility will offer extensive integrated training programmes (with a fully equipped ward setting) serving the NHS, local authorities, the voluntary and the private care sectors. The new Bridgwater Independent Living Centre will have its own designated space and demonstration areas, but also next to an integral community café within the new building.
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Pictured below is the South Somerset Occupational Therapy Team on a recent visit to the Yeovil SILC which will be based at the Yeovil Innovation Centre which is located next to Yeovil Town Football Club.
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The coming months will see us continue to progress the plans for a new SILC in Yeovil. The new centre will also host a dedicated Technology Enabled Care centre which will showcase the latest technology for people to support them to remain as independent at home
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Events
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Keeping Somerset Stronger 4 Longer Webinar
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This webinar is aimed at health and leisure professionals and community organisations who would like to know more about supporting people to keep Stronger for Longer in Somerset.
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Hosted by Lianne Clarke, Active Ageing Manager at SASP and Andrea Ward, Falls Prevention Manager at Age UK Somerset.
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The webinar will bring together a collection of speakers who will touch on:
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- Why keeping stronger for longer has so many benefits now and into the future
- The ageing process and when it is best to take action
- How strength and balance can be discussed and tested
- Real life voices and stories from SASP Ambassadors about keeping strong and balanced in their middle-older years
- Resources and classes available with Stronger 4 Longer through SASP and Age UK Somerset
- Tips for how you can help support the campaign and its messaging in your own work.
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Upcoming Event Reminders
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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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