ASC Provider Briefing - 07 July 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: results of the Care Provider Survey 2023, CQC Care Provider Inspection Outcomes - June 2023, Adult Social Care Provider Data Enforcement recording links and contact information, information on DSCR Funding opportunities, Ageing Well and Falls Prevention Digital Newsletter for June, Good Care Month with Proud to Care, the NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme, new dates for Learning Disability Mental Health Upskilling, 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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Results of the Care Provider Survey 2023
Back at the end of April we launched our 2023 Care Provider Survey which ran throughout May 2023 as part of gathering feedback from Somerset's care providers about the current health and care system support offer and response available to our care sector colleagues.
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We are really grateful to all those who took the time to respond to this survey - thank you for your valuable contributions and insights.
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Overall, 73% of providers who responded indicated they feel well or very well supported by the local system, which is positive to hear but there were some clear areas where you have indicated more opportunity for improvement which is extremely helpful.
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Throughout July we will be sharing and discussing the results further with the Registered Care Providers Association, as well as in health and care meetings so we can reflect on and respond to the themes and needs that have emerged. We will share the outcomes of this with you in a 'we asked, you said, we did' response in August 2023.
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CQC Care Provider Inspection Outcomes - June 2023
Somerset Council would like to formally recognise and send our congratulations to the following care providers in Somerset that achieved good ratings in latest inspection reports published last month (June 2023):
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- Oake Meadows Care Home (Taunton)
- Cherry Trees Care Home (Burnham)
- able2achieve Office - domiciliary care agency
- Dementia Care TLC - domiciliary care agency
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We know how hard our care colleagues work to provide personalised and compassionate care for the people they support and recognise the many demands and challenges continuing to face the sector.
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Such inspection outcomes are a great achievement and help Somerset to continue to deliver the high-quality care we all aspire for.
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Adult Social Care Provider Data Enforcement
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A recent webinar was held by the DHSC Team on Provider data enforcement. The recording as well as the slides from both webinars can be accessed here.
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Here are contact details and links:
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- Enforcement guidance which includes the stages of enforcement - Adult social care provider information provisions: guidance for providers on data enforcement - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
- For information: enforcement@nhsbsa.nhs.uk / capacitytracker@nhs.net or telephone: 0300 330 2088 / 0191 691 3729
- For any general enquires with CQC or to advise of changes to your providers registration- call the National Customer Service Centre (NCSC) on 03000 616161 or email enquiries@cqc.org.uk
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How social care providers can apply for the Digital Social Care Records (DSCR) funding
The digital team have Year 2 funding (this is the last year of funding) available for 50% initial implementation and running costs for a year (up to a max of £4,500 per setting), this is only available for the adoption of digital social care records by CQC registered adult social care providers.
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The funding is not recurrent and so may not suit all provider organisations.
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Attached is the poster with email contact details to Somerset Council at digitisationinsocialcare@somerset.gov.uk who are managing the funding on our behalf, and the DiSC Expression of Interest link below:
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Ageing Well and Falls Prevention Digital Newsletter for June
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To celebrate Good Care Month, Proud to Care Somerset are sharing stories about our brilliant carers in Somerset.
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The NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme
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This scheme provides financial support to families and dependents of eligible health and social care staff who sadly died from Covid-19 contracted while delivering frontline care during the pandemic. The scheme pays a tax-free lump sum of £60,000 to the deceased’s appropriate person, regardless of their salary. Full details of the scheme and the claim form are available here: NHS and Social Care Coronavirus Life Assurance Scheme 2020 England | NHSBSA
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Summer Mental Health and Wellbeing Updates from Public Health
Training
Suicide Prevention Training
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Every Life Matters will now be delivering their programme of free online Suicide Prevention Training until March 2024. Further dates will continue to be added to the Eventbrite page (currently only July dates are available). The courses include Suicide Awareness (60 mins), Suicide Alertness (3.5 hours – Orange Button Scheme qualifying course), Safety Planning (2 hours). More info and booking available here: Every Life Matters - Somerset Events | Eventbrite
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Events
Walk for a Life for World Suicide Prevention Day – Saturday 9 September 10:00 – 13.30 Museum of Somerset. Please save the date! More information will be available soon via the website: Walk for a Life
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Upcoming campaigns
#SomersetMyHappyPlace Campaign for Mental Health Awareness Week
As part of Mental Health Awareness Week Public Health organised the #SomersetMyHappyPlace social media campaign, lots of people submitted photos of places they go in Somerset which help them to feel calmer and happier. These have now been plotted onto a digital map which is available here: Somerset Happy Places – Google My Maps
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Updated ‘Looking After Yourself’ Post Incident Leaflet
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We have updated the ‘Looking After Yourself’ leaflet to support those that have been impacted by flooding. View the new version here.
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We have created a new ‘Suicide – Language Matters’ poster - this document provides information and guidance around the use of language when talking about suicide. The language we use can impact those who have been touched by suicide and by using different language we can help to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide.
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We are close to having 900 Orange Button holders in Somerset. Please continue to promote the scheme within your networks to help to raise awareness of it. We have new posters to advertise the scheme. Download them here.
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Events
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New Dates: Learning Disability and Mental Health Upskilling
New dates for the free Mental Health training for the Learning Disability Social Care workforce are available. The hope is that this will help colleagues who support those with a lived experience of mental health, and also explore the different ways in which mental health presents in individuals who also have a Learning Disability.
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The content has been designed alongside colleagues working in Learning Disability Social Care and will be delivered by local training partner Optimise.
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The topics which are covered by the training are:
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- How dementia presents in individuals with Learning Disabilities
- Suicidal behaviour in individuals with Learning Disabilities
- Dual diagnosis of mental illnesses and Learning Disabilities
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Positive behavioural strategies
- Schizophrenia
All sessions run 10am-5pm and are free to attend, but please bring your own lunch.
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When booking, please select a first and second choice date and contact jean.painter@nhs.net who will reserve your place.
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The dates and venues are:
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10th & 24th July at Wynford House, Yeovil (free parking available on site)
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And Taunton Campus of Bridgwater & Taunton College on the 7th of August.
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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) remain 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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