Care Matters Weekly: Friday 16 July 2021

Please share this information with your staff.

• Updated guidance
  • Supported Living and extra care
  • Domiciliary Care
• COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Sutton’s Community Leaders on the COVID-19 Vaccine
  • Walk in Vaccine centre (Health & Social Care Staff ONLY)
• Information sharing
  • Weekly Information Sharing FAQs from SWLCCG
• Webinars and Training
  • Weekly Capacity Tracker webinar
• Sutton Care Hub
  • Sutton Care Hub Job Portal – ONE QUESTION FEEDBACK REQUIRED
  • Subscribe to the Sutton Care Bulletin!

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Updated Guidance

Supported Living and extra care

COVID-19 testing service guidance for extra care and supported living settings has been revised. The guidance is primarily for managers to set out testing policy to staff and is part of a suite of measures to prevent outbreaks and save lives.

Domiciliary Care

New guidance on PPE use has now been published for domiciliary care staff: Personal protective equipment (PPE): resource for care workers delivering domiciliary care during sustained COVID-19 transmission in England – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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COVID-19 vaccine

Sutton’s Community Leaders on the COVID-19 Vaccine

Restrictions will be eased on Monday 19th July and things will start looking as they were before however we must remember the COVID virus is still circulating and we must protect ourselves from it. The Sutton Community Leader’s have put together a video explaining the importance of having both your vaccination jabs which you can view here.

Walk in Vaccine centre (Health & Social Care Staff ONLY) – St Nicholas Shopping Centre

The coronavirus vaccine is safe and effective and remains our best protection against Covid-19 and the surest route to a return to normal life. Across Sutton, we have now delivered over 100,000 vaccinations.

If you are a front-line health or care worker you are eligible for the Covid-19 vaccination, but haven’t got around to booking your appointment, come along to the St Nicholas Shopping Centre, you do not need an appointment.

Please bring proof of employment like your work ID badge and a letter from your employer to confirm your eligibility as a front-line health or care worker. Front-line health and social care staff can use the National Booking System to book a specific appointment at a wide range of vaccine centres aswell. You can do this by visiting this webpage or by calling 119.  The full list of South West London vaccination centres is available here.

St Nicholas Shopping Centre, SM1 1AY is open 8am – 6:30pm.

The site can be accessed at two main doors at either end of the centre with both entrances being suitable for wheelchairs. It can also be reached from the St Nicholas car park which has a walkway across the main road with direct access to the first floor of the centre. Lifts are also available. 

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Information sharing

Weekly Information Sharing FAQs

Dear Social Care Colleagues,

Thank you for attending the Webinar for Care Homes this week; we hope that these continue to support you during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thank you, too, for all your hard work to support your staff to take up the Covid-19 vaccine.

You may be aware the Delta variant is the most predominant COVID-19 strain circulating in the UK at present. Cases of infection have been increasing in South West London. Vaccinations are now available to all adults over 18.

We continue to focus on maintaining the SAGE safety thresholds of 90% vaccination rates among residents and 80% vaccination rates among all staff directly employed, bank and agency. SAGE is the government’s scientific advisory group for emergencies. We will continue to work alongside homes which have not yet achieved these targets.   

As we move to the 19th July, the NHS and councils in London are working to ensure maximum vaccination uptake across London, so that all people can be protected from Covid 19 when restrictions are lifted. As part of this, we are reaching out to you to offer further support to reach the SAGE safety thresholds. With that in mind, you may already have been or will shortly be contacted.

The COVID-19 pandemic is an extremely challenging situation globally and we recognise that this is the case for staff working in Care Homes of all types. We are offering our support in many different ways, and one of these is through running a weekly Infection Prevention and Control and Information Sharing webinar Tuesday mornings at 11am. It is possible to ask questions during the webinar. If you have questions in advance, please email your local CCG Care Home Lead, listed below.

We would like to thank you all for your hard work and commitment during this incredibly challenging time.

Please share this document weekly with all staff in the Care Home.

We hope that you are having a good week. Thank you for attending the information sharing webinar this week, we hope that you will join us for the next session Tuesday 20^th July 11am.

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Webinars and training

Weekly Capacity Tracker webinar

Capacity Tracker Webinars for Care Homes are taking place at 2:00pm every Friday.

Click here to join the meeting on your computer or mobile app Or call in (audio only) on +44 20 3794 0272 Phone Conference ID: 311 948 485#

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Sutton Care Hub

Sutton Care Hub Job Portal

To support Sutton’s care providers to recruit the best staff for all positions from management, to clinical staff, carers and administrative support, we have created the Sutton Care Hub Job Portal. 

Take one minute to provide feedback on how you would like to receive candidate applications from the hub.

We have developed posters to advertise the hub, please see below.

Subscribe to the Sutton Care Bulletin! 

The Sutton Care Bulletin features a round up of good news stories and successes from across Sutton’s care sector, as well as useful information, guidance and resources. Please make sure you have subscribed to receive future editions.

An archive of previous editions can be found on the Sutton Care Hub.