The Care and Support West open resource library is a collection of videos, texts, PowerPoint presentations, websites, and instructional modules from workshops, conferences, and training sessions Care and Support West has hosted over the years.

This content sits outside of the ‘Members Area’, is organised in date order, and is available to everyone. We hope you find this useful and needless to say, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.



National Guidance on wearing of Face Masks

Please see information regarding the wearing of face masks in all settings. Please make sure that this guidance is followed.

COVID-19 supplement to the infection prevention and control resource for adult social care - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)


Nursing Apprenticeship - BNSSG Levy Bank

Calling all would be Apprentices.

Have you considered career progression or recruitment through the Apprenticeship Route?

Maybe you have thought of applying to do a Nursing Apprenticeship – did you know you can and apply for Levy transfer for a Nursing Apprenticeship through the BNSSG Levy Bank.

Would you like to find out how the Apprenticeship scheme works?

Maybe you have considered another type of Apprenticeship? There are many types available in the Social Care.  If you have then Levy transfer is available through any of the following schemes

  1. WTPN (Western Training Provider Network) levy transfer system (application form attached)

  1. Bristol City Council have a levy transfer (application form attached)

  1. Levy Pledge: large organisations across the region have committed their unused apprenticeship money on the GOV. website, access through the levy pledge page: Find a business to fund training for your apprentices (manage-apprenticeships.service.gov.uk)

Are you aware, if your organisation supports an Apprentice, there is funding available to support their business in the form of the Workforce development Fund.  Contact Karen.Holley@careandsupportwest.com for more info. 

If you do apply for levy transfer through any of these routes and /or if you would like more information, please can you contact Richard Francis @ richard.francis7@nhs.net


Annual General Meeting 2022

The Care and Support West AGM was held on 15th November, please find all of the meeting notes and resources references attached below:


Down Syndrome Act Guidance

Please find attached slides which explain the engagement asks in respect of the Down Syndrome Act.

Download the Slides here



Social Care Nurse Conference ‘22

Following on from the event earlier in October, please see the post-event materials below.

If you did attend and haven’t yet provided feedback, however, please do so on the link below ASAP.

Feedback Form here

Please find the link to download the slides from the day below, too – we have not attached them directly to save inbox space. Any issues downloading them, please do send a message back to confirm.

Download the Slides here



Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Partnerships Conference

On 2nd March we opened our doors to an exclusive Care & Support West symposium on the future of Integrated Care Systems and Integrated Care Partnerships. Taking place over one half-day. Download the event flyer and agenda here. Speaker slides and a full recording of the event can be found below.

Download the speaker presentations here:

Watch the Integrated Care Symposium recording on our YouTube Channel here.


Mandatory vaccination for care staff webinar - a legal update from Royds Withy King 10th August 2021

Watch the webinar recording here


Conference 2021

Please find copies of the speaker slides, which are available for download on the links below:

If you were unable to make it to this year’s conference, you can watch both days live-stream replay via the Care and Support West YouTube channel.


Archive:

1st July 2020:

22nd January 2020: Continuous Learning, NHS Digital, Writing Nominations, WFD



AGM Materials 2019

Agenda, Minutes, CEO report, Chairs Report, Development Director’s Report, Draft Accounts



General Meeting November 2019

General Meeting September 2019

  • Sweet Silent Disco / Mark Sweeting Presentation here

  • Oomph presentation (too big to load)

  • Power Direct Case Study: Windmill Care savings here

General Meeting July 2019

  • Citation Presentation here

  • Working In Partnership here

  • C&SW Briefing here

Conference May 2019: PPTs

  • Technology In Care (Paul Kaye, Quiqcare) HERE

  • CQC presentation: HERE

  • Integrating Care: Keith Strahan: HERE

  • Electronic MAR: HERE

BNSSG CEPN Training Review Document

FAQ on Preparing for NO DEAL BREXIT


General Meeting March 2019: slides

  • Importance of planning: Mike Dunkeley, Dunkeleys Accountants. HERE

  • Fees, funding, advice for potential clients and why it’s acceptable to talk finance. Louise Osborne HERE

  • Insights from an outstanding provider: Manor Community, Sophie Chester and Deian Glynn HERE

  • Referrals, fee challenges & occupancy: Tony Thiru, Fulcrum Care HERE



BNSSG CEPN Training: upcoming programme

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act: Explanatory document here about Liberty Protection Safeguards and the process of the act, from Edge

SAB Training Course: Managing Complaints Effectively

DBS: information about online services: here

EU Exit:

  • Cover letter from Sir Christopher Wormold: here

  • Operational readiness: here

  • Guidance from BCC, pages from BD11231 Impact assessment: here

General Meeting November 2018

  • Acorn ‘n’ Oaks presentation here

  • Building Age Friendly Bristol here

  • Keeping Community Engagement Alive here

  • Pledges from the day: here



AGM November 2018


General Meeting September 2018

  • Citation Notes and Feedback from Session on Policies and Procedures here

  • Avon LMC Jane Bennett here

  • Towergate Cyber risks here

  • Citation Mick Feather here

  • RWK James Sage no slides.



Bad weather information

  • ACAS travel and bad weather guide: here

  • Citation bad weather guide: here

  • Citation Winter Driving: here



General meeting April 2018

  • Tracy Winter Safeguarding Law and Employee legal issues: here

  • Lindsey Thomas: Dignity: here

  • Laura Picton: CQC Medicine Management, new NICE guidelines for social care: here

  • Judy Eke: Making Safeguarding Personal: here

General Meeting January 2018


General Meeting November 2017

  • Healthwatch Presentation: here

  • Bristol City Council: here



Conference 2017

  • Update from CCQ: here

  • Care Planner, Challenging Times Ahead: here

  • Leadership Centre : here

  • My Home Life : here

  • Alive: Creating Community Connections: here