Adult Social Care Update
Government eases social care restrictions after booster success [Image created by freepik.com] Restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of Omicron in adult social care will now be eased as Plan B measures are removed following the success of the booster programme.
From Monday 31 January, there will be no limit on the number of visitors allowed into care homes and self-isolation periods will be cut and now care homes only have to follow outbreak management rules for 14 rather than 28 days.
By Wednesday 16 February, care workers will be asked to use LFD tests before their shifts, replacing the current system which included the use of weekly asymptomatic PCR tests.
Winter vaccination campaign: COVID-19 booster stories Hear from Kelvin (pictured), a care home worker at Manor Care Home, on why he decided to receive his booster jab and why all care colleagues should get theirs too.
This is also your regular reminder to make full use of the communications toolkit designed to support social care colleagues to run your own winter vaccinations campaigns. Encourage your care colleagues to get the flu vaccine and COVID-19 booster with these free resources.
Protecting the adult social care sector: COVID-19 booster webinar with Sir David Pearson [Image created by freepik.com] DHSC and NHSEI are pleased to invite care colleagues to attend a webinar on booster vaccinations within the adult social care sector on Thursday 3 February 11am – 12.30pm.
Hosted by Sir David Pearson, Chair of the Boosters Task Force for Adult Social Care, the webinar will share best practice, as set out in forthcoming paper: Protecting the Adult Social Care Sector – Vaccination Boosters. The paper and webinar are aimed at vaccination and adult social care leads from local authorities, integrated care systems, and providers.
Participants will discuss what successful local delivery of boosters looks like and hear some of the many excellent examples of initiatives driving uptake across the country.
Adult safeguarding revisited: Chief social workers past and present welcome update [Photo by Diego San on Unsplash] Our Chief Social Workers for Adults, past and present, believe "continuous professional development in safeguarding practice is essential if we are to serve individuals, families, and communities well."
Revisiting safeguarding practice, published this week, supports local authority social workers to refresh their knowledge and understanding of their roles and responsibilities in responding to enquiries and concerns. It also provides a useful directory and links to the relevant legislation and good practice guidance available.
COVID-19 guidance update: supported living and PPE portal [Image created by freepik.com] Updated supported living guidance for providers has been published setting out information to support local plans and preparations to manage risk, and support people in supported living settings throughout the coronavirus response.
Guidance on how to use the PPE (personal protective equipment) portal has also been recently revised and includes a helpful video for those new to the service.
Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care Awards: Meet the latest winner and find out how to nominate the next Congratulations to Wendy Leighton (bottom left) who was presented with a well deserved Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care Gold Award for outstanding services to social care on her last day at Skills for Care. Her meeting backdrop, depicting the Minack Theatre in Penzance, Cornwall, provided a suitably dramatic setting for the presentation!
Meanwhile, the awards are getting noticed in the national media, with a mention on BBC Radio 2's Vanessa Feltz show earlier this week. Help raise their profile even more by nominating colleagues you believe should be recognised for the great work they do.
Dignity Action Day preview Dignity Action Day (#DAD2022) is an annual opportunity for health and social care workers, and members of the public to uphold people's rights to dignity and provide a truly memorable day for people who use care services.
Dame Joan Bakewell, Dignity in Care Ambassador, says: "Dignity Action Day highlights a more respectful way of behaving towards vulnerable people. The very old and the very young clearly need our respect, but it wouldn't do any harm to spread the dignity message across the population, then we can all benefit."
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