Yesterday I went to the outskirts of Coventry to meet with Debbie Le Quesne the Chief Executive of the West Midlands Care Association and we were able to finalise arrangements for a closer working relationship between our two Associations. I think it is quite clear that the active working between a local or regional Association and a national Association benefits all parties and I know that the Board of National Care Association is delighted to have reached a formal but flexible working arrangement with the West Midlands Care Association.
Today is quite different. I am trying to complete first drafts of a number of responses to Government consultations.The first is a draft paper about the Independent Safeguarding Authority and that response has gone in. I have now completed the first draft of our response to the Green Paper which will go out to the Board for their comments this evening. Any member of National Care Association who would like to be part of this consultation, please email us and I will let you have a copy for comment.
By the end of the day tomorrow I want to have our draft response to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance and, Prevention and control of infection in care homes out for comment to the Board. This is likely to be a much more robust piece of work as we strive to make sure that requirements to be imposed on our members are pertinent and affordable.
Once our responses have been finalised they will be published on the website.
We have also published on the website today the latest update from the Department of Health about the vaccination programme for front line social care workers whatever sector they work in.
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Annual Conference 2009
15 October 2009
There are only a few weeks now to go before our annual conference. Tomorrow we are going to spend most of the day working on the details of the conference and making sure that is plenty of information available to make the conference an essential event not to be missed.
We know that there will be some important announcements made at the Conference and hope that this is an event you would not wish to miss.
There are only a few weeks now to go before our annual conference. Tomorrow we are going to spend most of the day working on the details of the conference and making sure that is plenty of information available to make the conference an essential event not to be missed.
We know that there will be some important announcements made at the Conference and hope that this is an event you would not wish to miss.
National Skills Academy for Social Care Launch
13 October 2009
The National Skills Academy for Social Care was launched today in Westminster by two Ministers; Kevin Brennan MP from the Department for Business, innovation and Skills and Phil Hope from the Department of Health who was had done a re recording as he was unable to attend in person.
I have been on the steering group of the Skills Academy and am now a member of the Board of Trustees. I was very pleased to be invited to say a few words at the launch and I will keep you informed of progress in the coming months. What I can tell you is that there will be a number of initiatives in the next few months which will bring added value to small and medium sized registered providers of care in the coming year, so I guess it is a case of watch this space!
The National Skills Academy for Social Care was launched today in Westminster by two Ministers; Kevin Brennan MP from the Department for Business, innovation and Skills and Phil Hope from the Department of Health who was had done a re recording as he was unable to attend in person.
I have been on the steering group of the Skills Academy and am now a member of the Board of Trustees. I was very pleased to be invited to say a few words at the launch and I will keep you informed of progress in the coming months. What I can tell you is that there will be a number of initiatives in the next few months which will bring added value to small and medium sized registered providers of care in the coming year, so I guess it is a case of watch this space!
Board Meeting
Today is a Board meeting day and before that a small group of us held a meeting with Peter Hawkins from ReQuired Systems to discuss and plan what manuals might be needed to meet the new expectations of the Care Quality Commission. Any manuals that we produce will need to reflect the change of emphasis from National Minimum Standards to Conditions of Registration and the Care Quality Commission’s declared intention that they will be monitoring outcomes and not inputs.
We had a good meeting and Peter is going to begin work around the areas we discussed while we wait for the final decisions from both the Government and the Care Quality Commission.
At the Board meeting the Board ratified the guide to negotiating fee levels with Local Authorities co produced by our solicitors Brunswick and ourselves.
This important guide is now available to download as a members benefit. Anyone wanting a copy should email us here and he will email the guide back by return.
The Board also ratified National Care Association’s submission to the House of Commons Health Committee. The Committee had called for evidence on The Future funding of Long Term Residential and Domiciliary Care for Older People and People with Physical or Learning Disabilities.
Protocol of the House of Commons decrees that we may not publish submitted evidence and that in due course the Health Committee itself will publish. If a member would like to see the evidence please send me an email I will oblige.
We had a good meeting and Peter is going to begin work around the areas we discussed while we wait for the final decisions from both the Government and the Care Quality Commission.
At the Board meeting the Board ratified the guide to negotiating fee levels with Local Authorities co produced by our solicitors Brunswick and ourselves.
This important guide is now available to download as a members benefit. Anyone wanting a copy should email us here and he will email the guide back by return.
The Board also ratified National Care Association’s submission to the House of Commons Health Committee. The Committee had called for evidence on The Future funding of Long Term Residential and Domiciliary Care for Older People and People with Physical or Learning Disabilities.
Protocol of the House of Commons decrees that we may not publish submitted evidence and that in due course the Health Committee itself will publish. If a member would like to see the evidence please send me an email I will oblige.
Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practise for Health and Adult Social Care on prevention and control of infections
6 October 2009
This afternoon I attended a meeting at the Department of Health convened to consider the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance and, Prevention and control of infection in care homes.
There were about 15 people there and I had the chance along with others to make some major points about the difference between NHS facilities and social care facilities. As it happened the meeting went well but there is still a great deal to do to get our response to these important documents into the Department of Health by 6 November.
I would welcome comments from members about the consultation documents.
This afternoon I attended a meeting at the Department of Health convened to consider the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance and, Prevention and control of infection in care homes.
There were about 15 people there and I had the chance along with others to make some major points about the difference between NHS facilities and social care facilities. As it happened the meeting went well but there is still a great deal to do to get our response to these important documents into the Department of Health by 6 November.
I would welcome comments from members about the consultation documents.
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