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ASC Provider Briefing - 26 May 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: a Payment Issue from Somerset Council, a trial of a Dysphagia Protocol, a reminder about our Care Provider Survey, an invitation to a Making a Difference in Dementia Care event, 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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Payment issue
Somerset Council is going through a period of transformation as we have come together to form one new unitary authority.
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Part of the transformation is implementing a new Microsoft Dynamics finance system. We have had a system technical issue with a payment made on the 24th May 2023.
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The payment to providers was a duplicate of the period 1 payment. A payment is due for period 2 on Tuesday 30th May (delayed due to bank holiday). We are working on a rectification so that the payment you will receive on the 30th May will be the difference between the duplicate payment made on the 22nd May and the period 2 payment. The payment received on the 24th May, may include other invoices processed in May. A remittance advice will be sent detailing the payment due for period 2.
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If you were not expecting a payment for period 2, a credit note will be issued on our system.
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We apologise for any confusion this may have caused and thank you for your patience while we resolve this issue.
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Dysphagia Protocol Trial
The Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service are working on developing a care home protocol/checklist for residents who show signs or symptoms of dysphagia. The aim of this is to support care staff with managing dysphagia and when to refer to our service.
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We are looking for care homes who may be interested in trialling this protocol and working with us on its development and possible other resources to support you.
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Somerset Care Provider Survey (2023) Closes Next Week!
Your last chance to take part in our short 2023 Care Provider Survey.
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The deadline for the survey is 31st May, 2023.
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Events
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Making a Difference in Dementia Care Event
The Lived Experience team are running themed events throughout 2023 to demonstrate the impact and difference made by people, local communities and organisations working together. The purpose of the event is to reach people living with dementia, their carers and people with an interest in dementia to learn more about some of the work that is currently taking place to improve lives, as well as the role that people with lived experience can play in shaping and influencing services.
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The next event will be on Dementia Care on Wednesday 31st May 1pm-2.30pm on Microsoft Teams.
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The event will focus on new initiatives in the field, in addition to hearing from people with lived experience and how they’ve influenced positive change.
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The event welcomes anyone to join who has lived experience, is a carer, or is working in local communities and the health and care system.
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Free International Recruitment Masterclass
Want to learn more and share expertise about international recruitment? This event by RCPA and Proud to Care is an amazing opportunity!
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RCPA and Proud to Care Partnership event at Canalside, Bridgwater, Thursday 8th June, 2023.
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This informal event will run from 10.30am to 2.30pm, with flexibility for you to drop in and out as you wish, mingle with other care providers, chat over coffee, or perhaps you may want to share your expertise and success with international recruitment. There is also an opportunity to grab some giveaways and resources on offer from the various trade stands. It’s anticipated there will be various presentations including Get Borderless (connecting overseas candidates with providers) and Yeovil District Hospital’s International Recruitment department. We will update you with full details for the event shortly.
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Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.
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Upcoming Event Reminders
- Care Provider Learning and Engagement Meeting, June 6th, 2-4pm. Details on PEN.
- UTI Collaboration Event, June 21st, 9am to 4pm, Taunton Rugby Football Club. Details and tickets on Eventbrite.
- South West Care Home Network, June 22nd, 10am to 12.30pm. Details on website.
- Basic Dysphagia Awareness Training, Various dates. Details on PEN.
- Learning Disability Mental Health Upskilling Sessions. Various dates and locations, details on PEN.
- Dementia Wellbeing Roadshow. Various dates and locations, details on PEN. Booking for Virtual Dementia Tour.
- St Margaret's Hospice - Training for Care Professionals. Various dates, details on PEN.
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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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