Care Matters: Monday 4 November 2024

UKHSA Winter Readiness for Care Homes, Latest IPC Guidance, Apply for Digital Funding, All you need to know about CHC as a Care Provider Healthy You Event and more. Please share.

Published on 4/11/2024 in Adult services | Care Matters Weekly | Covid-19 | News | Workforce

UKHSA Winter Readiness for Care Homes, Latest IPC Guidance, Apply for Digital Funding, All you need to know about CHC as a Care Provider Healthy You Event and more. Please share.


UKHSA Winter readiness (infection prevention) information for care homes 24/25

UKHSA Winter readiness (infection prevention) information for care homes 24/25

Latest IPC Guidance:

Still time to apply for digital funding

The Digital Care Hub is reminding providers to apply for digital funding. Those who are still using paper care records, and who are a CQC registered care provider, can apply for funding to help transfer to a digital social care record. Applications for funding need to be made in the next few months, so contact your integrated care system to apply for funding before it’s too late.

Tuesday 26 November – NHSE London Region – All you need to know about CHC as a Care Provider – (13:00-16:00) – Via MS Teams

Open to care managers and staff working in Care Homes and/or Domiciliary Providers.  This is a free event.

Who is the session for: ONLY: Care Managers & Staff working in Care Homes and/or Domiciliary Providers.

Aim of the session:  To maintain and develop the knowledge and skills of the participants regarding the topics covered, and to provide an opportunity for participants’ questions to be answered.

**Click on the link to register: All you need to know about Continuing Healthcare as a Care Provider | NHS England Events

Healthy You Event

This monthly event, at the same time every month focuses on overall wellness, including weight management, nutrition, stress reduction, sleep quality, habit building, and chronic health management. Guests can participate in a raffle. The event offers laptops and mobiles to take home, vaccines, financial advice, exercise and music sessions, mental health support, health checks, and food recipes.

In collaboration with London Borough of Sutton, NHS, and the Voluntary Sector we are focusing on Weight management to bring you the best services to help you with your weight and well being.

Below is the link to Healthy You event. 

https://www.wallingtonint.com

The event takes place on the last Thursday of every month from 10.30-12.30 pm at St Paul’s Church, Roundshaw. 

British Dietetic Association Care Home Digest

Menu planning and food service guidelines for older adults living in care homes.

Sutton Carehub Reference Page

Clinical Health Team Referrals

Anyone can refer an adult who is over 18 years of age with a diagnosis of learning disability, a Sutton GP and is struggling to access mainstream services
Tel: 0208296 4111 Email: [email protected] Visit: www.suttonhealthandcare.nhs.uk

for further information visit the Sutton Community Learning Disability Health Team (formerly known as Clinical Health Team) at Civic Offices, St Nicholas Way, Sutton, SM1 1EA

or Email: [email protected]

South West London Social Care: Academy Coordinator

Secondment opportunity until March 2025 with a possible extension until September 2025.

This is a great and exciting role, for someone to lead a wide range of partners from across the six SWL boroughs, the social care sector, employment programmes, education, skills, and training providers, SWL NHS and London ADASS to work together to promote and ensure access to good jobs, training and career opportunities in the social care sector.

Click here to view job profile and specification

Medicines Management Information and Support session is available to book

The primary objective of these online sessions is to provide individuals with the knowledge they require to manage medication safely and confidently.

Dates:

  • Monday 4 November 2024
  • Monday 13 January 2025
  • Monday 24 February 2025

Book here: https://www.aimsol.co.uk/event-details/free-medicines-management-2025-02-24-10-30

Community Equipment in Care Homes Guidance 2024

New contact details for dementia support

https://www.ageuk.org.uk/sutton/our-services/dementia-wellbeing-support/

From April 2024, dementia support in Sutton will be provided by Age UK Sutton. To access support, please contact 020 8078 0002 or email [email protected].

Carers of people with dementia can also contact the Sutton Carers Centre directly via [email protected] or 020 8296 5611.

Outbreak Contact

If you have a suspected or confirmed outbreak of COVID-19, please report it to the health protection team. Advice for outbreak management latest guidance can be found on the care hub.

Health Protection Team:

Have your Say

We want you to have your say. This is an opportunity to ask questions that will be answered by Sutton’s Commissioners or Public Health Team. Please also use the link to the form below if you have any good news stories or activities your residents have taken part in that you would like to be shared on the Carehub.

https://forms.gle/6fY1pHirsC1gnDFAA

Infection prevention control for Adult social care sector

Good infection prevention and control (IPC) practice remains important throughout the year.

Good infection control practices can help reduce the risk of outbreaks occurring. It is important that adult social care providers refer to the guidance on infection prevention and control:

If you require any infection control support or advise please contact the London borough Sutton public health team: [email protected]

Guidance changes? Help from London Borough of Sutton Public Health team

If you need any help or advice on the changes please contact the London Borough of Sutton Public health team. Send them an email [email protected] 

Webinars and training

IPC training can be found on Eventbrite

Skills for care – Care Certificate
Care Courses Online – Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare
Social care institute for excellence – Infection control e-learning course

Care home information sharing webinar

Fortnightly on a Tuesday 1:30 – 3pm

The webinar link;
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
Meeting ID: 357 180 495 149
Passcode: uHrJiP
Download Teams | Join on the web
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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

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