Reshaping Care Improvement Network Bulletin: Issue no. 15
Welcome to a further Improvement Network Bulletin. We are relying on you to forward to all appropriate people in whatever agency and role they work across the partnership.
We would also welcome feedback on the bulletins and what you would wish to be in future bulletins.
Age Discrimination Ban comes in to force
From 1st October 2012, it will be unlawful for service providers, policy makers and commissioners to discriminate, victimise, or harass a person because of age.
The ban is only intended to prevent harmful uses of age. Positive use of age in providing, commissioning and planning services will be able to continue. The Act does not prevent differential treatment where this is objectively justified. Policy makers, commissioners, providers and individuals working in health and social care should continue to take into account someone’s age when it is right and beneficial to do so. Read Implementing a ban on age discrimination in the NHS – making effective, appropriate decisions
Delivering Integrated Dementia Care: The 8 Pillars Model of Community Support. Alzheimer Scotland has just launched this new report, which calls for a radical reform of the way we deliver community care services for people with dementia, their carers, partners and families. The report builds on the successful 5 pillars approach to post diagnostic support.
Promoting Excellence - The second issue of the Promoting Excellence in Dementia Care Quarterly Newsletter is now available online for your information and for distribution to your stakeholders and networks.
Invitation – Dementia Dialogue 2012
Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy was launched in June 2010 with the aim of ensuring the highest quality of care and support for people with dementia at every stage of the illness.
The Scottish Government is now reviewing the progress of the Dementia Strategy and will be launching an updated Dementia Strategy during 2013.
Six events, throughout Scotland, provide an opportunity for you to come along and comment on the progress of the strategy to date, identify the gaps, opportunities and priorities and to help shape the direction of Scotland’s National Dementia Strategy from 2013.
For all further event enquires, contact or call 0141 418 3936 or visit Alzheimer Scotland’s website for more information.
NES Learning Resource - Promoting psychological wellbeing for people with dementia and their carers: An enhanced practice resource
New Resource available at this web link. Contact Dr Susan Conaghan, Programme Director for further information
Self Management Fund – Focus on Development. The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland have published this follow up report to the interim evaluation of the self management fund.
Plugged into telecare and assistive technologies
Three reports have been published by the Housing LIN which focus on the role of assisted living technology as an integral part of specialised housing and mainstream housing, as well as making the links with the emerging local health and wellbeing agendas:
Specialised housing for older people: The application of assisted living technology to support independence.
Older people living in general housing: The application of assisted living technology to support independence
And
Get with the programme? - A look at health and wellbeing boards through the lens of telehealth and telecare
Carers Strategy - workforce education project
A NES/SSSC project to ensure that carers and young carers are embedded in workforce education across health and social services is working to:
· develop core competencies to underpin workforce education on carers;
· identify good practice for workforce education and develop guidance on this;
· develop an online portalfor learning resources.
Gill Ryan, project lead, would appreciate the benefit of your knowledge and experience. You can choose the level of involvement that suits you:
1. Take 5-10 minutes to complete an online survey: https://response.questback.com/nhseducationforscotland/carers/
2. Share learning resources you have used or examples of good practice.
3. Let Gill know if you would like to be kept informed about the project by email.
4. Join a reference pool of interested people who will help us develop the core competencies. You can choose to be involved in this by email only or you can participate in planned focus groups as the project progresses.
For more information or to get involved, please contact or call 078 2798 2691
Transforming the delivery of health and social care: The case for fundamental change. This King’s Fund report explores how the current health and social care delivery system has failed to keep pace with the population's needs and expectations. It argues that incremental changes to existing models of care will not be sufficient in addressing these challenges and that a much bolder approach is needed to bring about innovative models that are appropriate to the needs of the population and are high quality, sustainable and offer value for money.
And the following publication explores factors that might be driving the significant variation in use of hospital beds by patients over 65 admitted as an emergency, including a helpful blog response on virtual ward evaluation at Belford Hospital - http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/emergency_beds.html
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care monthly bulletin…is available here. And don’t forget the WebEx on Reshaping Palliative and End of Life Care for Older People – details at for the diary below.
The Evaluation of Integrated Resource Framework Test Sites report and research findings are available at:
Report
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0039/00396974.pdf
Research Findings
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0039/00396868.pdf
For the Diary
31st October 2012. Learning Disability and Dementia: Training for Trainers, Main Library, George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh. £145 (fee includes 'Supporting Derek' DVD and training book. Please book online. For those unable to attend in Edinburgh licensed training materials are available to buy. For further information please contact
November 1st - Telehealth and Telecare; Home and Away Conference. To find out more please contact or go to http://www.knowledge.scot.nhs.uk/telehealthcare/learning-network.aspx
November 2nd – Reshaping Unscheduled Care for Older People – this learning event closes to registration on 10th October. Please contact . However, the event is looking to be heavily oversubscribed. We are looking into web casting or VC to support more people to benefit and will confirm with attendees after 10 October.
November 2nd – Scottish Older Peoples Assembly – Edinburgh International Conference Centre. The main focus of this year’s event is Older People’s care. See the link to the conference web pages for more information
November 5th and 15th. Reshaping Palliative and End of Life Care. An Improvement Network WebEx on palliative and end of life issues and Reshaping Care for Older people with SPPC and Marie Curie. Contact to register.
November 9th - Strategic Planning Network - Event "Primary Care Transformation”. 10am – 3pm. Beardmore Hotel & Conference Centre. Clydebank. Contact Lyn Plenty for more information.
November 23rd. Scottish Care, National Care Home Conference 2012, Exhibition and Care Awards. “Positive Care: Making it Happen” Hilton Hotel, 1 William Street, Glasgow
November 28th and 29th. CCPS Conference 2012, Hilton Dunblane Hydro. Partnership, Prevention & Performance. Providers and the pillars of service reform.
29th November 2012. NHS 24 Health Information Services Event, Beardmore Hotel and Conference Centre, Clydebank. 10am to 3.30pm. Email to advise of your interest/for more details.