Adult Social Care Update 20.10.23
In this edition:
Winter flu and covid-19 vaccinations resources for care staff
Help us improve access to adult social care training
New care home accreditation scheme supports veterans
Winter vaccination resources for care colleagues available now
Winter fast approaches and, like all your care colleagues, you'll be doing what you can to protect yourself and those around you from seasonal infections, taking particular care with those at highest risk.
Campaign materials to promote winter vaccinations for eligible frontline care professionals are now available to download from the Campaign Resource Centre. Please make full use of these resources and help us all stay happy, healthy and strong this winter.
Visit the Campaign Resource Centre
Improving access to ASC training: we need your help
Do you want to make a positive impact on adult social care?
Help us to better understand how care providers and colleagues choose, book, pay for, attend and record their training, including any difficulties they sometimes face.
We’d like to speak with employers and staff working in the sector, as well as people working in finance, training, learning or professional development.
Share your details at the link below and we'll arrange a research session.
Veteran Friendly Framework: care home accreditation scheme launches
A new project has launched to benefit thousands of Armed Forces veterans and their partners living in care homes across England.
The Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) aims to tackle loneliness and isolation and deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes for over 25,000 veterans. It will support the practical, emotional and social needs for the Armed Forces community by providing care homes with resources to assess and improve their offer.
Care providers will need to meet eight standards to complete accreditation. These include identifying wellbeing needs, addressing social isolation and providing signposting to local statutory and charitable support services.