MILE pathway newsletter – The key drivers, legislation and policies underpinning social care

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Welcome to this week’s edition of the MILE pathway newsletter, where we look at the legislation, supporting guidance and national policies that underpin the delivery of adult social care.
 
This newsletter looks broadly at the current social care landscape, exploring the legislative foundations crucial for ensuring that care providers deliver consistent, high-quality support. Whether you’re a care manager or part of a care team, this newsletter will provide courses and resources to help you navigate the complex regulatory environment in which we operate.

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MILE pathway newsletter – Navigating the inspection process

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The introduction of the Single Assessment Framework (SAF) in 2023 aimed to streamline and enhance the assessment process with a unified goal of ensuring that those we support receive the highest quality of care. However, ongoing discussions regarding the effectiveness of the SAF may be causing uncertainty among care providers about the current regulatory processes.

While the government is currently reviewing the situation, this newsletter highlights the latest resources and guidance to help providers navigate the SAF with confidence, ensuring that high standards of care are consistently maintained across services.

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Skills for Care CQC seminars

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Skills for Care offer a series of online workshops that cover a range of areas related to the CQC, and the content has been updated to reflect the CQC Single Assessment Framework. Please find the upcoming workshops below:

Improving your CQC rating seminar + practical toolkit
Date: Tuesday 22nd October 2024
Time: 10:00am – 15:30pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £120+VAT per person (10% discount available for ASC-WDS account holders).
***Registration will close for those who wish to pay by invoice on 5th October 2024 and will close 12th October 2024 for credit card payments.
Description:
‘This interactive seminar is for services who have fallen below CQC standards and are looking for practical ways to recover. You will learn about tried and tested ways to successfully implement improvements.’
Click here to book →

Being prepared for CQC inspection seminar + practical toolkit
Date: Thursday 14th November or Wednesday 11th December 2024
Time: 10:00am – 15:30pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £120+VAT per person (10% discount available for ASC-WDS account holders).
***Registration will close for those who wish to pay by invoice on 28th October 2024 and will close 4th November 2024 for credit card payments.
Description:
‘This interactive seminar will help you to be best prepared for your CQC assessment. You will learn about successful ways to prepare your service to meet or exceed CQC expectations.’
Click here to book 14th November →
Click here to book 11th December →

Delivering outstanding care seminar
Date: Thursday 23rd January 2025
Time: 10:00am – 15:30pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £120+VAT per person (10% discount available for ASC-WDS account holders).
***Registration will close for those who wish to pay by invoice on 6th January 2025 and will close 13th January 2025 for credit card payments.
Description:
‘This interactive seminar is for services who want to deliver the highest standards of care. You will learn about what is needed to go beyond providing good care and demonstrate your care is worthy of an Outstanding rating.’
Click here to book →

Click here to find out more about Skills for Care’s seminars →

Upcoming course: Managing and Administering Controlled Drugs in Community Settings

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The Medication Training Company are offering an online course aimed at managers in community care settings such as domiciliary care, supported living, shared lives and personal assistants to teach you how to put in place sensible (and achievable!) controls when managing and administering controlled drugs in the community.

Date: Wednesday 11th December 2024
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: Online
Cost: £75+VAT
***WSPiC members can receive a 10% discount by quoting WSPIC10 & your membership number.

What will this course cover?

  • The legislation and best practice (or lack of!) that govern the management of controlled drugs
  • Why some medicines are classified as controlled drugs
  • The different schedules of controlled drugs, and which CDs fit into which schedules
  • How to establish how to identify the schedule of a CD
  • How to risk assess the controls needed for a CD
  • And more…

Click here to find out more about this course →

A Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England

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Skills for Care recently released the new ‘Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England’, a collaborative strategy developed to create a roadmap for the future of the social care workforce over the next 15 years. The strategy makes recommendations based on input from ‘thousands of stakeholders’, current legislation, and new workforce data with the aim ‘to attract, retain, train and transform the workforce.’

Click here to find out more about the new ‘Workforce Strategy’ →

MILE pathway newsletter – 24th June 2024

Written by Juliet Smith on . Posted in Managing regulation and governance processes in your service, Safeguarding is everyone's business. Leave a Comment

Training for medicine administration in care homes is crucial for resident safety, compliance with regulations, and mitigating risks associated with medication errors. This newsletter highlights courses and resources that aim to help you enhance the accuracy, efficiency, and overall quality of medicine administration in your service.

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St Barnabas House – Upcoming courses 2024

Written by Juliet Smith on . Posted in Managing specialist care and support in services, Person centred care as a priority in services, Personalisation in social care.

St Barnabas House (based in worthing) offer a wide range of training for those working in health and social care that are involved in patient-centred care for palliative and end-of-life care patients. Please see the upcoming courses below:

Advance Care Planning
Date: Thursday 14th March 2024
Time: 09:30am – 12:00pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £50
Click here to find out more about this course →

An Introduction to Palliative Care
Date: Thursdays 18th April 2024 or 30th January 2025
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £10
Click here to find out more about this course →

Intermediate Communication Skills at End of Life
Date: 2nd May 2024, 10th December 2024 or 18th March 2025
Time: 09:30am – 16:30pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £100
Click here to find out more about this course →

An Overview of Palliative and End of Life Care (PEoLC) for Health Care Professionals
Date: Thursdays 6th June, 4th July, 12th September, 17th October & 
14th November 2024
Time: 09:30am – 16:30pm
Course length: 5 day course
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £450
Click here to find out more about this course →

Palliative Care Emergencies
Date: Tuesday 18th June 2024 or Tuesday 11th February 2025
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £50
Click here to find out more about this course →

Verification of expected adult death
Date: Tuesdays 2nd July or 3rd December 2024
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £50
Click here to find out more about this course →

Sage & Thyme Level 1
Date: Wednesdays 3rd July 2024, 2nd October 2024 or 29th January 2025
Time: 13:30pm – 16:15pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £50
Click here to find out more about this course →

Delivering Psychosocial Care At the End of Life
Date: Wednesdays 10th July or 27th November 2024
Time: 09:30am – 16:30pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £100
Click here to find out more about this course →

Symptom Management in Palliative Care and at the End of Life
Date: Thursdays 11th July 2024 or 18th February 2025
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £50
Click here to find out more about this course →

Recognising dying
Date: Wednesday 4th September or Thursday 12th December 2024
Time: 09:30am – 13:00pm
Delivery mode: In-person
Venue: St Barnabas House, Worthing, BN12 6NZ
Cost: £50
Click here to find out more about this course →

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