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Issue 362: 10 April 2024
This bulletin covers:
*Care Quality Commission:* visiting guidance
*Adult social care:* information provisions
*Health and wellbeing: *COVID-19 boosters
*Training and development:* social care information and learning systems; care showcase; homelessness and end of life care; older LGBTQ+ people in residential care; think carer
*Have your say:* East Sussex autism action plan
*Digital social care: *data security and business continuity
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Care Quality Commission
Visiting guidance
Care Quality Commission (CQC) has now published guidance on visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices [
] (04 April), following consultation.
The consultation was about the guidance around the new fundamental standard. It did not cover the scope and content of the visiting legislation itself.
There were over 550 unique responses to the consultation and CQC used the feedback to improve the guidance. For example, it added further information to help providers understand what they must do to make sure they respect the right of each person to receive visits and to be accompanied.
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Adult social care
Information provisions
This is guidance for adult social care providers to comply with information provisions [
] under Section 277A of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
It is aimed at adult social care providers regulated by the Care Quality Commission, who must submit required information to the Department of Health and Social Care as set out in the formal notice of a mandate for all adult social care providers [
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It was updated (04 April) with the latest detail on provider data advisory group members and a refreshed Annex A covering reporting window dates up to and including March 2025.
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Health and wellbeing
*Spring COVID-19 boosters*
People who are at highest risk of severe illness are being offered the chance to top up their immunity with a spring COVID-19 booster vaccination.
The spring booster will be offered to everyone aged 75 years and over, residents in care homes for older adults and those six months and over who are immunosuppressed.
* NHS Sussex: Find out how to get your jab if you're eligible [
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* UK Health Security Agency resources: COVID-19 vaccination: spring 2024 [
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Training and development
Social care information and learning systems
One of the ways we have been supporting providers in East Sussex with learning and development is through an annual subscription to Social Care Information and Learning Systems (Scils).
This is a significant spend and during a recent budget review we took the decision not to renew after the current subscription expires at the end of May 2024.
This is partly due to limited uptake of the offer.
We are also reviewing how we work with providers to make training more accessible and will be getting in touch about this soon. This will include provision of training resources which will replace the learning materials available from Scils.
If you use Scils for keeping staff training records you will receive an email from them with instructions on how to download any data you have stored with them.
More information: Amelia.culshaw@eastsussex.gov.uk
Care showcase
There’s still time to register for the 2024 care showcase, ‘Building the Future’, being held at Brighton racecourse on *17 April. *
This is a free conference and exhibition for adult social care owners, managers, senior staff and professionals in Sussex, Surrey and Brighton and Hove. * *
Speakers will include Dr Jane Townson OBE, CEO of the Homecare Association, and Professor Vic Rayner OBE, CEO of the National Care Forum.
More information: programme and speakers [
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The day runs from *09:00am* to *3:30pm*
Register your place on Eventbrite [
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Homelessness and end of life
This online workshop is aimed at increasing understanding of the issues facing homeless people who need end of life care.
It’s on *17 April *and runs from *2:30pm* to *4:00pm.*
The event is free and open to anyone working in health and social care in Sussex.
Topics include:
* emotional and physical effects of trauma on a person
* neurodivergence
* chronic liver disease and prescribing at end of life
* alcohol-related brain damage
* working with drug dependency specialists
Book your place [
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Older LGBTQ+ people in residential care
The fifth meeting of the online community of practice on older LGBTQ+ people in residential care is taking place on *16 April* between *2:00pm* and *3:30pm*
At least 1.5 million people in the UK identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, +).
Research shows that older people who are LGBTQ+ experience discrimination when they use social care services. During public consultation conversations, LGBTQ+ people said that they are worried about going into residential care and care staff acknowledged there is a need for more knowledge on this topic.
Funded by the Applied Research Collaboration Kent Surrey Sussex, researchers from the University of Kent, led by Dr Jolie Keemink, aim to address some of these questions in the CIRCLE study [
] (Creating Inclusive Residential Care for LGBTQ+ Elders).
At the 16 April meeting, Dr Mark Wilberforce from The University of York will be presenting about Curious About Care [
]. This is a values-based recruitment method that uses real-life scenarios to help you find the best candidates for caring roles.
The meeting will consider how values-based recruitment can be used to ensure that newly recruited care workers are LGBTQ+ inclusive.
Book your place on Eventbrite [
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Meanwhile, the Social Care Institute for Excellence has created a resource around older LGBTQ people and social care [
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Think carer
Free ‘think carer’ training for professionals and volunteers who work with carers in East Sussex is being offered by Care for the Carers [
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It’s delivered both online and in person.
The next event is ‘in person’ on *17 April* at Heathview care home, Beacon Road, Crowborough TN6 1AS from *10:00am* to *12:30pm*
Book your place on Eventbrite [
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Have your say
East Sussex autism action plan
We’re consulting about the development and creation of an Autism Action Plan for all ages: we’d like to gather the views of autistic residents, parents and unpaid carers, and others with an interest.
The overall aim of the Autism Action Plan is to shape and improve local services, promote the voice of the autistic community and highlight priority areas of key importance for autistic people.
Our survey [
] asks for views on a range of services, facilities and opportunities in East Sussex for autistic people. Your answers will help us to know what is currently working well and will help identify areas for improvement, to increase wellbeing and access to services for autistic people.
The survey closes on *10 June*.
You can also give feedback via:
email: apb@eastsussex.gov.uk
phone:
07745 106727
More information:
National all age autism strategy [
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East Sussex autism partnership board [
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Digital social care
Data security and business continuity
This interactive workshop will give you the opportunity to discuss your data security needs and help you make suitable continuity plans for your care setting.
Run by Sussex digital in reach team, it’s on *11 April* from *1:30pm *to* 2:30pm*.
Book your place on Eventbrite [
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