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ASC Provider Briefing - 11 August 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 invitation to fill out a survey on Safeguarding Adults, an update on Care Provider Learning and Engagement Meetings, new family health and wellbeing resources, amended dates for shaping Adult Social Care in Somerset, a reminder about Technology Enabled Care and new dysphagia resources, invitations to learning disability and autism strategy event, Skills for Care The Power of Registered Manager's Network event, and the RCPA annual conference, 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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Digital News from RCPA and the DiSC Team:
2022/2023 Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) year completed!
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A huge thank you to all Somerset providers who published their DSPT this year. Somerset exceeded the national target of 60% of providers DSPT compliant with 70% of providers being compliant. The Southwest is No.4 for DSPT compliance in England! Thank you to everyone who engaged with the free RCPA DSPT support in Somerset and the free national support from the Better Security, Better Care team. RCPA has been awarded the contract to continue being the local support in Somerset for the 2023/2024 DSPT, so please reach contact our Project Deliver Officer Dan Plummer for free 1-1 support and keep an eye out for webinars and events that RCPA will provide. Email – daniel.plummer@RCPA.org.uk
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The 2023/2024 DSPT will be going live in the next few weeks, so now is the perfect time to think about republishing. If you recently published the 2022/2023 DSPT then all the evidence, training and audits you provided will still be up to date and can be used on the 2023/2024 DSPT. The national DSPT team will announce when the 2023/2024 DSPT goes live and will contact you directly. If you’ve not yet started with the DSPT then now is the time to start and join the majority of care providers in Somerset who are DSPT compliant. For more information on the DSPT and why you should be completing it please contact our Project Deliver Officer Dan Plummer. Email – daniel.plummer@RCPA.org.uk
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Better Security, Better Care are hosting some national webinars for the DSPT, click the link below to find out more:
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CQC on Digital Social Care Records
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Following the publication of CQCs guidance on digital social care records and their importance in achieving good outcomes for people we (Digitising Social Care) brought together senior leaders from our digitising social care programme and colleagues from the CQC to discuss it in detail. Mark Topps, a registered manager, and co-presenter at Caring View facilitated the conversation to delve into what it all means for providers. This is the highlight film: CQC and digitising social care - in conversation (highlights)
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DATES AMENDED: Have you accessed support from Adult Social Care in Somerset? Are you a carer?
We are running workshops in September and October where you can help shape the services provided by Adult Social Care in Somerset.
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If you attend, you will have the opportunity to become part of a 'Making it Real' Board, become part of interview panels or provide training to staff. Support and training will be provided for all the roles available.
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Please publicise the workshops with people who might be interested.
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The workshops will take place in two wheelchair accessible venues in Somerset 👇
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- Friday 1 September 2023, 1.30pm-3.30pm - Glastonbury Town Hall
- Friday 13th October, 9:30am -11:30am - Albemarle Centre, Taunton
- Wednesday 18th October, 9:30am–11:30am – Virtual.
Tea and coffee will be provided!
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Spaces are limited. The deadline for booking spaces is one week before each workshop.
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Learning and Development, Adult Services
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RCPA Annual Conference and DiSC
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The DiSC team along with RCPA’s Dan Plummer will be hosting a Digitalising Social Care workshop at the RCPA Annual Conference on 8th November. This will be a fantastic opportunity to meet the DiSC team and see how adopting digital technology can benefit your organisation. For more information and booking details please email admin@rcpa.org.uk
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New Dysphagia Resources
The Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service has developed a new Managing Dysphagia Checklist to support staff with managing dysphagia in care homes. In addition to this, we are also changing our referral process to allow care home staff to refer directly without needing to go through a resident’s GP.
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A letter will be sent out to all care home managers to inform them of these changes.
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We will be available to support all care home staff with this transition and answer any questions or concerns that you may have.
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Olivia Blunn
Pathway Lead Speech and Language Therapist for Dementia and Care Homes
On Behalf of Somerset NHS Foundation Adult Speech and Language Therapy Service
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Events
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New learning disability and autism strategy
We are working to design a new learning disability and autism strategy and will be holding an event to start this process on 08/09/2023 that we would be grateful if you could share the “save the date” for with people who use your services and their families:
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Taunton Campus Conference Centre
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Bridgewater and Taunton College
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We would be delighted if you could join us to help design a new learning disability and autism strategy.
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We want to know what’s important to you, your family and your carers.
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Please put the date in your diary. We will send more information next week.
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The power of registered manager networks – why should you join?
Do you know about the Skills for Care registered manager networks and the benefits of attending?
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We’re holding a brand-new event this September aimed at managers from adult social care services who do not attend a local network and want to learn more.
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Skills for Care support over 140 networks across England and at this event, we’ll provide more details about how the networks are run, the benefits of attending, and how we continue to raise the profile of registered managers. The event will also include taster sessions where we will talk about topics, issues and challenges that matter to you including recruitment and retention, leadership and management, and good and outstanding provider support.
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Being part of a local network has so many benefits:
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- provides a place where you can come together with other managers in your local area
- share experiences and guidance and support each other’s challenges
- connect with your peers and feel less isolated.
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RCPA Annual Conference
Date - November 08, 2023
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
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Taunton Racecourse Conference Centre
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Following a hiatus of four years we are delighted to announce that the annual RCPA conference is back; we do hope you can join us. This year we welcome a well-known globe-trotting guest speaker!
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We have pleasure in attaching the programme and booking form; if you can kindly complete as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as spaces will be limited. We are very much looking forward to seeing you!
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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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