ASC Provider Briefing - 14 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: spotlight on HealthWatch Somerset, an invite to Technology Enabled Care in Somerset co-design sessions, an overview of the refreshed equipment in care homes policy and a call to action to participate in Proud to Care Somerset's Good Care Month social media campaign 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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Spotlight on: Healthwatch Somerset
Did you know that Local Authorities have a legal duty to commission a local Healthwatch? Healthwatch Somerset is the county’s independent health and care champion.
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Click on the link below to find out more information about the work taking place across Somerset and the priorities for the year ahead. You can sign up to receive monthly e-Bulletins, annual reports and download the latest publications which are available on the website.
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Technology Enabled Care in Somerset
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Somerset Council are looking for people aged 18+ to help them design Technology Enabled Care (TEC) services in Somerset.
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You can also contact us directly via silcshepton@somerset.gov.uk. If you have any questions or want to book via the telephone, please phone Julian Bellew on 07977 411274.
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We will send you further details of the event once your place is confirmed.
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Refreshed Equipment in Care Homes Policy
Last month we began the refresh of the Equipment in Care Homes policy in collaboration with those that access it. The focus of this activity is to remove the ambiguity surrounding the responsibility of the provision, address the language used in the policy so that we all understand it and add in details that will aid in the understanding of the changing equipment provision.
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The policy is in place to:
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- To clarify the relationship between the Community Equipment Service and registered care homes in Somerset
- To underpin commissioner’s obligations to care homes for adults and older people.
- Provide assessment guidance to prescribers.
- Provide guidance to care home proprietors regarding funding responsibilities.
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We are holding 1-hour, online meetings every 4-6 weeks for the next 6 months or so and would like to have a full understanding of how the policy works for our providers. The next date booked is the 25th of July 3pm to 4pm. If you are a residential provider and would like to be involved in this activity, please contact Meriel Price, meriel.price@somerset.gov.uk to make further enquires or to be added to the invite list.
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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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Upcoming campaigns
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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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Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) information session
The SC-WRES was developed by Skills for Care as a tool to identify issues and measure improvements in the workforce with respect to the experiences of people from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background.
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This event will give you an overview on what SC-WRES is and why it’s important, give details on the data collection process and next steps and answer any questions.
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Registrations will close 90 minutes before the scheduled start of the event.
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Upcoming Event and Training 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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