ASC Provider Briefing - 24 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 new Voter ID requirements, information about the Mobilise carers pilot initiative, an RCPA Registered Managers' Network Practice Meeting, 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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Voter ID pack
The UK Government has introduced a requirement for voters to show photo ID when voting at a polling station at some elections.
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This new requirement will apply for the first time in England at the local elections on Thursday 4 May 2023. This applies to the local election in Taunton on that date.
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The Electoral Commission has released a set of resources for supporting older people and other groups who may experience barriers in preparing for this change.
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Mobilise carers project
Somerset County Council has just started a three month project to reach more unpaid carers in Somerset. The project will prioritise broader engagement with carers and local representatives of the health and care system, with a view to reaching large numbers of unpaid carers across the county and gathering data to inform future service provision.
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The focus will be to prevent hospital admission and also to support those already in acute settings to have a smooth discharge back home with the support that they need to continue in their caring role.
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Mobilise will work directly with the commissioned Carers Service, particularly with the Community Council for Somerset Agents based within the Acutes to ensure that targeted information about this support offer will be given to Carers and their families.
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Carers will also be targeted specifically through a digital campaign, linking in with Somerset County Council’s communications lead and the communications team within Somerset Carers Service.
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To find out more about Mobilise and what the project offers, click the link to their introductory video.
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Events
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RCPA Registered Managers’ Network Practice meeting
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Tuesday, 28th February, 1.30pm to 3pm via Microsoft Teams
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13.35 DoLs/MCA/LPS-general discussion and LPOAs - Chris Hamilton MCA and DoLS Service Manager/LPS Lead/Somerset County Council
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14.15 Trainee Nurse Associates and apprenticeships - Rebecca Everett, Nursing Associate Practice Facilitator, SFT
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14.35 The Princes Trust - Rebecca Hicklin
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14.50 Skills for Care Update - Jack Christopher, Skills for Care
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Questions and signposting
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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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