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Welcome to our 'Self-Management Week' October special.
Self-Management Week runs from today (Monday 03) to Friday 07 October 2016. This year's theme is Powerful Partnerships. We have a dedicated to self management section in this e-bulletin so you can see some of the national and local headlines, along with some local services.
Along with our self management news we have a load of H&SC related news:
We love to share your good news
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Make sure to let us know what your organisation is doing so we can share it.
Best wishes,
Christine Davison
Project Support Officer
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Health and Social Care Forum
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Health and Social Care Forum
Date: Thursday 13 October 2016
Time: 10.00am to 12.00pm
Venue: Craig Mitchell House, Flemington Road, Glenrothes, KY7 5QF
We will welcome Dianne Williamson, NHS Fife to discuss NHS Fife's Clinical Strategy.
We will also discuss our November Forum where we will be delighted to welcome Michael Kellet - Fife's new director of Health and Social Care.
Please let Christine know if you're able to attend.
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Self Management News
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'Gaun Yersel' is the Self Management Strategy for Long Term Conditions in Scotland. It was launched by The ALLIANCE and the Scottish Government in September 2008. The Strategy is informed by the lived experiences of people with long term conditions.
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| My Condition My Life
My Condition, My Terms, My Life is the Self Management Campaign website where professionals (as well as individuals) can find a number of resources such as videos, case studies, advice etc. A 'must visit' if you're looking for more information on self management.
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Self Management Network Scotland 
The Self Management Network Scotland is free for all professionals to join and is the hub of all things self management, including news, events, and resources. Monthly bulletins are sent out with up-to-date self management news. (This is separate from the ALLIANCE membership which you can find out about
here
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The self mangement team are always looking for examples to blog about -
get in touch with them if you wish to show-case your project (but don't forget to let
us know too!)
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What's happening in Scotland around self management?
You can find out which projects have been funded through the self management fund by clicking the title link - this may also give you some ideas for next year's round of funding.
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Scottish School of Primary Care reports on the role of telehealthcare in managing long term conditions. The findings of hte report show that more research is needed to find out if telehealthcare has a significant and benefical effect on the managment of long term conditions such as asthma, high blood pressure and diabetes etc.
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FEAT - Employ Your Mind
Employ Your Mind (EYM) is an innovative project run in partnership between Fife Employment Access Trust (FEAT) and NHS Fife Mental Health Directorate.
This programme aims to assist people who have a severe and enduring mental health condition and who have experienced long term psychiatric care to consider their long term future outside this environment. EYM aims to prepare students over a period of six months with a combination of psychiatric, cognitive and soft skills aimed at preparing them to be better placed to make informed choices within the support frameworks available to them.
Read more about EYM from different perspecitves, including serivce user Jason
here and about their innvoative use of cognitive remediation therapy
here.
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Self-help coaching service from LinkLiving
LinkLiving encourages self management of difficult situations by providing counselling and supported self help. These are professional and confidential services which can make all the difference to a positive outcome.
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Inspired and want to find out more?
The self mangement team have launched a 'top 10 tips' to get involved with self managmenet - make sure to check this out by clicking the title link.
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National News (
click on title link for full information)
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Updated deprivation data - SIMD 2016 now released
The Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) for 2016 has been released.
The most deprived communities in Fife have shifted since 2012 with the most deprived datazone now in the Buckhaven area.
To read a summary of the data click the title link.
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The results of the Scottish Health Survey have been released for 2016. We've summarised some of the key findings here for you:
- The proportion of adults reporting to be in 'very good' or 'good' health declined with age from 88% of those aged 16-24 to 55% of those aged 75 and over.
- Overall, average levels of wellbeing for adults have changed little since 2008.
- The proportion of adults drinking above three units (women) and four units (men) on their heaviest drinking day fell from 41% in 2003 to 36% in 2015.
- Self-reported smoking levels for adults have decreased significantly from 28% in 2003 to 21% in 2015. The proportion of children exposed to second hand smoke in the home has also significantly decreased.
- In 2015, two-thirds of adults (65%) were overweight, including 29% who were obese, figures which have changed little since 2008.
Loads more facts and figures can be found by accessing the full report
here.
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Staring this month care providers are obliged to pay the Scottish living wage to their staff, a commitment many organisations are struggling to meet.
A perfect storm of circumstances is set to hit
Scotland's
social care sector, with many third sector organisations expected to be worst affected.
If you have any queries in relation to paying your employees, processing payroll, national minimum wage or national living wage then please do
get in touch with us here at FVA.
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| Calculating Risk of Emergency Admission
ISD Scotland have developed an online tool that can be used to manually calculate an individual's risk score. The goal of providing this online is to increase both knowledge and transparency as to how SPARRA (Scottish Patients at Risk of Readmission and Admission) risk scores are calculated to both health care professionals and the general public.
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Transitions for young people with additional support needs
ARC Scotland and the Scottish Transitions Forum are seeking the views of young people and their parents and carers for an important national piece of work.
The Scottish Government has commissioned ARC Scotland to map the availability of planning and support for people aged 14 and 25 years who have additional support needs in Scotland.
Click the title link to find out more or to participate in one of their two surveys.
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Survey on the Ageing Workforce and Employers in Fife
You are invited to take part in a survey about the knowledge, understanding and management of an ageing workforce and older workers amongst workplaces in Fife.
The
survey will take approximately 20 minutes to complete and
will remain open until Thursday 06 October 2016.
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The Scottish Health Survey (SHeS) has been carried out annually since 2008. Commissioned by the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the series provides regular information on aspects of the public's health and factors related to health which cannot be obtained from other sources.
The current survey contract runs up to and including 2017, and was awarded to ScotCen Social Research.
The Scottish Government is seeking users' views on the future content of the survey from 2018 onwards (procurement subject to Ministerial approval).
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Voluntary Health Scotland - Community Link Worker Study
Voluntary Health Scotland have been commissioned by the Scottish Government to identify the number and range of Community Link Worker initiatives with third sector involvement across Scotland, to help inform their future plans to create an additional 250 Community Link Workers.
They are asking third sector organisations to complete a short
survey.
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Consultation on Social Security in Scotland
In March 2016, the Scottish Government published a paper tiled "A New Future for Social Security in Scotland". In that paper, the Scottish Government made a commitment to work with people across Scotland to determine how best to use the new social security powers which will be devolved by the Scotland Act 2016.
Responses are encouraged from anyone involved with the current social security system so Scotland can shape a system that reflects the Scottish Governments values and principles.
This consultation is open until Friday 28 October 2016.
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Regional News
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Fife Council have undertaken research to better understand the strength in our local communities and to answer some fundamental questions about the idea of place in Fife.
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| New Curnie Clubs aim to tackle isolation and loneliness
The Curnie Clubs aim to support people to take their place back in society. Isolation and loneliness often can be accompanied by mental health issues, drug and /or alcohol problems and social withdrawal. They would work with individuals to identify need and barriers to change with group work and regular reviews.
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New Employability Services Directory for Fife
Fife Voluntary Action were delighted to launch Fife's brand new directory of employability services.
This directory provices all the information you should need for anyone looking to get back into employment.
Is your organisation missing or do you think you should be included in the next edition?
Let us know!
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| System dramatically cuts number of hospital falls in Fife
A pioneering NHS Fife project has cut the number of patients injuring themselves in a hospital fall.
In 2013 an inpatient fell and fractured a bone every eight days. But following a series of improvements introduced over the last few years, by 2015 this happened every 15 days, a 40% reduction.
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Local News
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NHS Fife has said it is working to address the postcode lottery facing multiple sclerosis sufferers. It follows an MS Society report calling for UK-wide improvements in treatment and support. Across Fife, there are an estimated 900 people with MS.
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| Plea for support for different types of young carers
A young Dunfermline carer has issued a plea that youngsters looking after relatives with alcohol and drug addictions get the help they need. Charlie Bowie, 17, has created a campaign to raise awareness of the different types of caring. Click the title link to read more.
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| Push to pull out and return mobility equipment continues
In the four weeks since Fife's mobility equipment campaign was launched, over 138 pieces of equipment have been collected from participating recycling centres across the Kingdom.
Cllr Andrew Rodger, Chair of the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership Board said: "There was a great response to our launch...we have seen a flurry of activity. Thank you to everyone who has responded so far...there are over 160,000 pieces of assistive equipment sitting in homes across Fife. We want to encourage as many people as possible to take items, which are no longer needed, to their nearest participating recycling centre."
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