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Oxfordshire provider networks
Networks pick up current issues and pressures with a chance to get peer support or link with commissioners and other public sector colleagues.
Fortnightly
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OACP Home Care network - for registered home care providers
- Monday 1-2 pm via Zoom. Next meeting: 18 July
Monthly
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OACP-OCA Care Home network - for registered residential and nursing homes
- 2nd Wednesday 2-3 pm via Zoom. Next meeting: 14 September
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OACP Learning Disability network - for registered supported living services
- Last Tuesday 10-11 am via Zoom. Next meeting: 19 July
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OACP Daytime support network - for non-CQC registered daytime support and day centre services
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2nd Friday 1-3 pm via Zoom. Next meeting: 9 September
Quarterly meetings looking at longer-term developments
Plus
- Oxfordshire Registered Manager Network - delivered in partnership with Skills for Care
- Thursday 15 September 1.30 - 3.00 pm - link to follow
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NEW: Safeguarding Quarterly Network with Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board
- Monday 19 September 2.00 - 3.00 pm - link to follow
Returning soon
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End of Life Network - we will be re-launching this popular quarterly network in the autumn
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Following a meeting yesterday with Oxfordshire County Council and Laing Buisson, who will be leading the data collation for our local Fair Cost of Care Exercise (FCOC), we can share more details of the process.
The exercise started on 1 July, which hopefully you know already. The timeline has been confirmed as:
- 24 July - data submission deadline
- End of August: data analysis – report first draft
- Mid-September: final report for County Council
- 14 October – national deadline for submission of report to DHSC
We understand additional communications are coming from the Council together with a supporting webpage. Any concerns you have can be relayed to Estelle O'Neill: estelle.oneill@laingbuisson.com and one of the LB team will get back to you.
Some questions have been raised about data confidentiality and management. This is what we have so far:
- The iESE portal for care home submissions has primary and secondary users; primary users can download data and every Council has to have a primary user. These users can see the data individually and in totality
- Once the data is analysed the totality of submissions (individual data downloaded from iESE and home care tool spreadsheets) will be passed to Oxfordshire County Council as they are deemed to own the data:
- The Council has a duty to keep data securely for a standard retention time-span – likely to be 7 years for financial information
- There are no non-disclosure agreements in place in Oxfordshire - this has been raised by at least one provider
We have asked the Council to consider creating a benchmarking tool for providers and we will let you know if this happens.
And we have asked that a check of geography across districts and provider size is kept to ensure a proper spread of provider profiles.
We have also been asked by some home care providers whether it would be acceptable for OACP to act as a middle-agent for passing data to Laing Buisson - we are checking this out.
More national resources and webinars can be found lower down this newsletter
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I'm sure you're well aware that we currently face the worst situation in acute care for 5 years with increased demand, increased acuity and challenges with discharge. As your local care association, we want to make the system runs as smoothly as possible to make the best use of the limited resources.
We are aware of ongoing/ increasing covid-19 infections, which are impacting not only on the health of our care workforce, but also on business continuity.
For the hospital, the situation on Monday was deemed serious enough to call a critical incident - a state when ambulances are unable to unload affecting not only the care of those in transit but also emergency response capability. The Head of Acute Care reported on Monday that the John Radcliffe normally works to a 30% discharge rate. Last week that slowed to 2 or 3%.
Through conversations with you we have tried to identify any blockages - thank you to the many of you who responded either able to help, or signaling why you are unable to at this time. There are no short-term fixes here, but please continue to highlight anything which you believe is creating a barrier to effective system working. These could be:
- clarity of communications or lack of
- oversight of what's happening and your role
- training or lack of it
- assessment capacity or quality
- and yes, pricing too - we still want to hear about that
- anything else pertinent to you
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SCAS message from yesterday:
Please only call 999 when someone is suffering a life-threatening illness or injury; loss of consciousness, breathing difficulties, chest pain for example.
South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) has declared a critical incident today (Monday, 11 July) due to current pressures on our services.
We continue to prioritise our response to those members of the public with life-threatening and serious emergencies but, due to the current levels of pressure we are seeing, there will be delays in responding to other members of the public with less urgent needs who are assessed as requiring an ambulance response.
We are asking the public to help us at this time by seeking alternative treatment or advice via NHS 111 online or by calling 111, local urgent care centres or speaking to their GP or local pharmacist.
We are also asking people not to call 999 back to ask about an estimated time unless the patient’s condition has changed. This keeps the line free for someone who may need urgent assistance.
For people calling 111, please do not hang up and call again as this will send you to the back of the queue.
The declaration of a critical incident enables us to seek further support from our partners and alert the wider healthcare system as well as the public, to our existing challenges in reaching patients as quickly as we can
We would like to thank everyone for your support during this difficult time and we will post further updates on both our social media channels and website.
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Last week we notified you that the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Adults Board Consultation line for professionals has re-opened.
- The line will operate from 10 am - 3 pm, Monday to Friday.
- Call 01865 328232 and select option 1.
We have also set up quarterly safeguarding briefings/ catch up open to all care providers with the new Safeguarding Adults Operations Officer, David Lunt. The first one will be on 19 September at 2 pm. You can find the details in the Webinar listings below.
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We are aware of ongoing difficulties with Apetito following the cyber attack on their systems. As one of our preferred partners, we still regard Apetito as a quality supplier and we hope that their current difficulties are temporary. If you have ongoing difficulties please let us know and we will take them up on your behalf if you are an OACP Member.
Our buying consortium partnership, Spectrum, has three other suppliers if appropriate to your needs:
- Bidfood
- Brakes
- Thomas Ridley
Ordering through Spectrum is available for all care providers across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, MK and Oxfordshire via your three local care associations, BCA, MKB Care and OACP.
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A new JSNA bitesize is now available on the cost of renting in Oxfordshire, part of a planned series related to the cost of living.
In summary:
- ONS survey data for March 2022 shows a greater percentage of renters (37%) were finding it “very difficult” or “difficult” to pay usual household bills compared with a year ago than mortgagors (23%).
- Private rents in South East region have been increasing at an above-average rate and there is evidence that the increase in the cost of renting will continue.
- Valuation Office statistics show the cost to rent in 2021/22 in all districts in Oxfordshire was well above the national average.
Futher reading:
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Sharing this again as some of you may have missed it. This is the latest HESC (Oxfordshire County Council Health Education Social Care Commissioning) structure.
We don't have anything for the operational side.
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Continued warning from Trading Standards
Residents are being warned to be cautious of cold callers impersonating Local Authority / Council officers in the Oxfordshire area. All council officers should have an ID badge available and be more than happy to show it when asked. If concerned, you can contact the Council to verify the name of the council officer.
Residents should also be aware of cold callers picking up scrap metal from properties. All scrap metal collectors must have a scrap metal licence for the local district they are collecting in. Scrap metal collectors must also have a Waste Carrier's Licence (issued by the Environment Agency). Both of these licences can easily be produced when requested, so if there are any queries, do not engage with the collector.
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If you haven't already, why wouldn't you want to reply to a provider-led survey?
DHSC SE has asked Charles Taylor at Oxfordshire Care home Association to do some quick research on the barriers to care workers working longer hours, and in particular the fact that we have large numbers of part-time workers. The stories that we usually have are:
- lack of childcare during work hours
- benefits rules meaning loss of money if people take on extra, etc.
We are working with the Department of Health to carry out some research on care staff working hours and whether there are any changes that Government could make to allow individuals to carry out more full-time work to alleviate some of the pressures on the social care workforce. The hope is that we can then work with the department to lobby for changes so that some of these barriers can be removed. Below are a series of questions based on your experience in your role - we would really appreciate any answers that you can give.
- For your part-time staff what are the main reasons given for them only working part-time in your experience?
- What are the main reasons given by staff for not taking on additional hours when asked to?
- What changes do you think employers or government could make that would enable your staff to work more hours when required?
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Healthwatch Oxfordshire wants to hear the experiences of people who have been sent home with medicines following a stay at the John Radcliffe, Nuffield Orthopaedic, Churchill or Horton hospitals.
- Did you receive advice and support about the medicines you were given?
- Did you seek further help about how to use your medicines?
- What worked well and what could have been better?
Healthwatch will use what you tell them to report to those who design the service you receive and to help make improvements. This survey is anonymous – you do not have to say who you are and they will not identify you. You can fill the survey in yourself or with someone you care for.
The survey will be open until Friday 30 September.
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Improving the Health and Care of Residents in Care Home: Care Home Managers needed for a research project
The University of Oxford, with the Oxford Academic Health Science Network (AHSN), is collaborating with the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care System (ICS) to better understand and contribute to improving quality of life and care in care homes.
The project is led by Professor Ray Fitzpatrick, as part of a NIHR long-term programme (https://www.arc-oxtv.nihr.ac.uk/). This research is part of a national initiative to assess the benefits of deterioration tools to care homes and to provide training and support in this area.
This is an opportunity for you to have a voice and share views and experiences to influence policy and planning in this area. We are looking for managers of care homes who would be willing to complete a short questionnaire about:
- their experiences of supporting deteriorating residents
- tools used to identify and care for residents at risk of deterioration (such as RESTORE2)
- the broader context of maintaining health and wellbeing of residents
The survey will take 10 minutes.
Survey open until the end of July 2022.
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Do you have staff in the Didcot area (OX11 postcode)?
Draycott Engineering is offering free MOTs to cars owned by key workers including carers.
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There are some inconsistencies that have been introduced into the document - DHSC is aware and these are being resolved. The accompanying summary document has not yet been updated.
The changes are:
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Aerosol Generating Procedures - correction to first paragraph, continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP) removed as an example of an AGP in the community, clarified suctioning and tracheostomy procedures in the first paragraph.
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IPC Considerations for people receiving care - updated the section 'if a person receiving care is symptomatic or tests positive' to reflect that people with cognitive conditions such as dementia may present with atypical symptoms. Also removed the requirement for care homes to report single resident cases to the HPT.
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Outbreak Management - updated to clarify visiting guidance during an outbreak. It states that there should be proportionate changes to visiting - some forms of visiting should be enabled to continue if individual risk assessments are carried out.
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Visiting and Face Masks - updated to clarify that all visitors are encouraged to wear face masks rather than face coverings.
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And welcome to Rt Hon Steve Barclay, the new Secretary of State for Health. |
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As the cost of living crisis continues to impact our frontline and increasingly our back-office workforce, Home Care Insight reported this morning that campaigners were heading to the offices of major care providers ahead of demonstrations in the afternoon calling for carers to receive a real living wage.
Citizens UK community leaders from across the country, including care workers and care recipients, were planning to gather outside five major care provider headquarters.
HQs targeted include Bupa and Barchester Healthcare in London; HC-One in Darlington; Four Seasons Healthcare in Cheshire; and Care UK in Colchester.
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DHSC Future Data Collection
DHSC is working on a future data collection from care providers, which will eventually replace the Capacity Tracker dataset that becomes mandatory from 31 July 2022. As promised at the start of the pandemic, DHSC is planning a longer-term approach to be developed and co-produced with providers and other stakeholders.
The aim is to engage closely with all stakeholders to identify and agree key data needs and look at opportunities to streamline current data collections from care providers, so that data can be captured once and shared with all those that need it. This includes providers, councils, CQC, and Government. This will add real value in gaining a full view of the challenges for the sector and reduce overall provider data burden.
Working with stakeholders from across the care sector, DHSC held initial workshops through April and June. The aim of this first set of workshops was to identify your data needs, data concerns, the data you collect and what data you provide to different organisations.
If you were unable to attend one these workshops, or you did attend and have further feedback, you are invited to complete the following survey to share your views with DHSC by Friday 22 July:
There is a separate survey for LAs and ICSs.
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Fair Cost of Care exercise
There are additional webinars and other support being provided for you if you're not sure about your next steps in engaging and submitting data to the national Fair Cost of Care exercise.
You can find the additional webinars in the webinar listing lower down.
If you are still on the fence about whether to engage with the Fair Cost of Care exercise, Dr Jane Townson, CEO of the Homecare Association (HCA) and Professor Martin Green, CEO of Care England and Chair of the Care Provider Alliance (CPA), have produced a video highlighting the importance of completing the cost of care exercise. The video can be found here.
As part of the market review DHSC has asked Local Authorities to undertake a local ‘fair cost of care’ exercise and report the results so these can be reviewed centrally. In a guidance document for Local Authorities entitled “Market sustainability and fair cost of care fund 2022 to 2023: guidance”, published 24 March 2022 the DHSC outlined its expectations of Local Authorities.
All of our local areas are using the national tools:
A number of different FAQs and guidance have been published to help providers with the exercises:
- CPA and CHIP, in consultation with DHSC, have put together responses to the most common questions received from LAs, care providers and partners.
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Guidance on how providers report their Return on Capital and Return on Operations.
- For care homes using the iESE CareCubed national tool, you will report ROO and ROC separately, for those using the National ARCC (LGA/ADASS) Domiciliary Care tool, you will report ROO and ROC jointly, and excluding rent which is allowed to within the Overhead Section (J).
- For care homes that are registered to use the iESE tool, updates have been made and you should have received a note to explain what you have to do.
- If you have not yet participated in the exercise or registered to provide data, you can do so, and review helpful support materials and guidance by clicking here.
Further support and guidance can be found below:
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Delegated Health Care Tasks
Lincolnshire Care Association is contributing towards the development of a national framework to support the delegation of health care tasks and they would like to start by finding out what tasks care providers are doing to support their service users.
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Pharmacy delivery charges
We asked the outgoing CCG, now the BOB ICS, about potential pharmacy delivery charges for medication delivered to care homes.
The BOB ICS Pharmacist team advises that within the Community Pharmacy Essential Services Contract there is no requirement for any pharmacy to provide a delivery service, free or otherwise.
Historically pharmacies have usually offered a free delivery service, however, providing this free would be a financial loss to their business model.
BOB ICB does not manage this contract this is done nationally by NHSE and the best contact if you have further queries is marian.basra@nhs.net. |
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Overseas recruitment bite-size guide for social care providers in England
LGA has published a guide for English care providers to support overseas recruitment.
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DHSC has now published a set of draft Liberty Protection Safeguards template forms for operational use in England before the end of the consultation.
The template forms are designed to be used at key points in the LPS process when information needs to be transferred from one party to another. The template forms will also enable the recording of the LPS assessment information which will be required for authorisation.
It is important to distinguish these template forms from the data that Responsible Bodies will be required to report at a national level. The national reporting requirements are set out in the national minimum data set which is available in draft here alongside the consultation documents. Some items in the national minimum data set will not be covered in these templates and will be collected separately.
It also should be noted that these template forms will not be mandatory but may be useful to ensure that there is consistency in the information collected by Responsible Bodies.
The draft template forms we have developed are for operational use in England. Welsh Government have developed their own draft template forms (working with a Task and Finish Group) which they will share with stakeholders shortly.
We have produced a total of nine draft template forms to record relevant information at the following key points of the LPS process:
Please note that the template forms are currently in draft form, and we may make changes to the forms before the LPS come into effect. Once the template forms have been finalised, the final versions will be made available online ahead of implementation of the LPS.
The draft template forms should not be used to transfer information under the current DoLS system. Once the LPS are implemented, those using the template forms must ensure that they are collecting, storing and sharing information in line with data protection requirements and relevant law.
We are sharing the draft template forms predominantly for information purposes. However, if you would like to share any feedback on the draft template forms, please email lps.cop@dhsc.gov.uk using the subject line ‘feedback on draft LPS template forms’.
The public consultation on proposed changes to the MCA Code of Practice, including guidance on the new system will be closing on Thursday 14 July 2022. You can find all of the consultation documents and respond via the online consultation survey by clicking here.
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SCIE is establishing a provider’s reference group and is inviting provider managers to get in touch to see if they are interested in joining the group.
They are hoping that group members will help shape its purpose and ways of working, but as a starting point they think that it may offer an opportunity to:
- Help SCIE better understand the key issues and challenges for providers, and your priorities for sector improvement
- Discuss the care reforms from a provider perspective and contribute to the information they share with policy-makers
- Shape SCIE work and the development of future research and improvement offers
- Access peer support and share learning
- Consider what you need from Local Authorities and the wider health and social care system.
It is anticipated that the group will meet three or four times a year.
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Webinars | Podcasts | Events |
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Fair Cost of Care Exercises: Provider Engagement – Wednesday 29 June
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CARE HOMES - additional webinars
HOME CARE
- Pre-Recorded demo with a helpful index, to navigate to the tool section you require support upon
- Click here
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Alex Ruck-Keen has recorded a video providing an overview of how the LPS is relevant for care providers (primarily residential care providers), and what steps they need to be taking to ready themselves for LPS implementation.
And he adds that none of what he says constitutes legal advice (naturally).
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A series of training opportunities for care home staff from Immedicare over June, July and August including:
- top to toe assessment
- end of life care
- virtual verification of expected death
- leg and foot ulcers
- urinary infections
- and much more
All sessions begin at 2 pm and last up to one hour.
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Taking Charge Campaign
Starting today, but running through July is a series of workshops promoting tips and hacks developed by Community Integrated Care to help the care sector through the energy crisis.
The Taking Charge campaign is a special campaign to help people who work in social care, and the people they support, find ways to reduce their energy bills.
There are a series of interactive workshops, fun videos that are accessible to people you support, an easy-read guide and printable activities.
Workshops will take place live via Zoom and will last approximately 40 minutes.
Select your preferred session from the link above.
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HMRC: Paying the National Minimum Wage
- Tuesday 19 July 2022
- 10.30 - 11.45 am
- Book here
Processing your payroll correctly and protecting your workers' rights are vital parts of being an employer.
It isn’t always straightforward, especially with complex rotas and mistakes get made.
HMRC’s National Minimum Wage team, the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority and the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate, all work to support employers in avoiding those mistakes and get things right first time.
A live webinar to talk about some of the more common issues concerning payment of the minimum wage and the protection of workers rights. Experts will also be on hand to answer your questions and offer further help and support in getting things right.
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3 short training sessions covering Dysphagia and IDDSI (International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative) that will cover:
- An overview of Dysphagia, how to identify the correct symptoms and manage risks, including support around CQC requirements and how to support vulnerable residents in care homes
- An IDDSI framework recap, identifying the correct Levels and knowing how to test each level, recipe ideas on how to prepare these foods safely including flow test demonstration
- How to safely mix thickened drinks, including squash, Tea/coffee, fizzy. Including the risks of unsafe mixing and support around thickening Movicol
Sessions will last for 45 minutes (including time for Q&A) and will be delivered via Teams on:
- Tuesday 19 July 2 pm
- Thursday 21 July 2 pm
- Thursday 28 July 2 pm
Invites are open to all employees who would like to attend – there is no limit on numbers for you home, feel free to allocate your staff on multiple sessions.
Training will be delivered by Carina at Nestle Health Science UK who are the providers of the thickener products currently used in our area. Further support and training will be available for homes in the Frimley ICS area only by Carina should you feel you need this.
And an excellent opportunity to re-share this fabulous mini-series on the IDDSI Framework from February 2021 led by OakHouse Kitchen and supported by outstanding Care Home, The Close.
Find them here:
- Manager briefing on IDDSI
- Focus on drinks
- Focus on ingredients
- IDDSI in community settings
Watch the box set all over again.
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Care Providers Alliance and NHS National Enhanced Health in Care Homes Team
Framework Refresh Workshop
- Wednesday 20 July
- 4.00 - 5.00 pm
What?
The EHCH framework sets out how health and care teams should work collaboratively to improve outcomes for care home residents, prevent unplanned hospital admissions and make best use of our collective resources. The current framework is over 2 years old and needs updating.
Why?:
So much of the way health and care work together around care homes has changed over the last 2 years, driven largely by the pandemic, and we want to capture these new ways of working and update best practice and ensure we can see these in the framework
How?
The CPA and NHS England’s EHCH team are hosting an engagement workshop for all social care colleagues who work in care homes, to hear what might be working well for you with EHCH and what needs to change to make it work better for you and your residents.
- Name
- Job title
- Organisation
We will confirm your attendance via email for this event by 15 July at the latest. The session will be held virtually via MS Teams, joining instructions and an agenda will be circulated prior to the event. Please note: the workshop will be recorded and comments in the chat will be transcribed, this is to allow us to collate your feedback.
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Community Event for Ukrainian refugees and supporting families
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IKEA, Pincents Kiln Industrial Park, Pincents Lane, Theale, Reading RG31 7SD
- Saturday 23 July 2022
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12:00 – 14:00
Activities:
- Art therapy for children (supported by Family Hub)
- Networking for parents
- Free snack buffet & welcome drink
- Career opportunities discussion
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Workforce Roundtable 3 | Oxfordshire County Council
Please hold the date for the third Workforce Roundtable.
- Wednesday 27 July
- 3.00 - 4.30 pm
Details to follow.
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ACAS | Managing a fair disciplinary procedure
This webinar will outline how to manage a fair disciplinary process and what adjustments may need to be made in the current circumstances. It will cover;
- informal approaches
- investigations
- companion roles
- hearings and appeals process
Register your place:
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ACAS | An introduction to hybrid working
Research shows that a more flexible approach to working practices is here to stay. This webinar is for those who want to find out what hybrid working is or are trying to decide if it is right for your business. It will cover;
- the need to consult
- contractual implications
- policies and procedures
- performance management
- wellbeing and fairness
Register your place:
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ACAS | Sickness absence: Supporting your staff
Supporting your staff and effectively managing sickness and the return-to-work process, could help to reduce sickness absences in your workplace. Join Acas on this webinar about managing sickness absence successfully where we will cover; types of absence, supporting staff, reducing absences, long covid and return to work approaches.
Register your place:
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ACAS | Investigations and disciplinaries – how to manage and disclose information
These webinars are designed for small and medium businesses and set out to answer common questions ACAS receives. these are repeated sessions and will cover:
- information employers should supply to someone being investigated
- retaining records
- witness anonymity
- disciplinary meeting letters and the role of the companion
Register your place:
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If you live or work in Oxfordshire or Buckinghamshire
You Matter: 0800 145 6568
8 am – 4 pm, Mon to Fri (except bank hols)
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If you live or work in Berkshire
Wellbeing Matters Line: 0300 365 8880,
9 am – 4 pm, Mon to Fri (except bank hols)
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Free DSPT support for Berks, Bucks, and Oxon
Digital solutions are here to stay!
Contact the DSPT team now to access this free support.
DSPT contact details for Berks, Bucks and Oxon
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COVID-19 infection rates dashboard usually updated weekly:
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Trusted Assessor services
SE Care Association Alliance is commissioning a report on the impact of Trusted Assessor Services.
Only one is active in the south east (in Portsmouth) aside from the service in MK.
The Oxfordshire Trusted Assessor service is closed and awaiting a decision by commissioners for recommissioning.
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A service provision for Berkshire East is under discussion. |
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For Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire, the Trusted Assessor Service is run for care homes only by Lincolnshire Care Association.
Contact: Michelle Yusuf -
The project runs also for Hinchingbrooke and Addenbrookes hospitals.
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BCA, MKB Care and OACP working together for you |
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Care Association Alliance | our big family
As well as a constant stream of questions and answers by email from around the country, we are also part of the CAA fortnightly teleconference on Wednesdays. This informs us of current concerns and potential solutions and helps inform our local communications.
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Consistent, quality information
We are mailing out once a week on a Wednesday, so you know when to look out for it. These updates will provide summary advice on emerging issues and signpost providers to government and other statutory agency advice as needed.
Reminder
We are always keen to hear from providers, if you have anything you would like to share with provider colleagues, please send to the usual address. |
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