Applications now open for registered care homes to join new reducing stress and distress improvement programme - Care Inspectorate
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We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for registered care home services (grade 3 or above) to join our new reducing stress and distress improvement programme.
A multi-agency quality improvement framework for adult support and protection - Care Inspectorate
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We have now published A multi-agency quality improvement framework for adult support and protection.
Do you provide care to people with dementia? - Care Inspectorate
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We’re looking for frontline staff who provide care to people with dementia to participate in the co-design of new dementia resources. The project is to develop easily accessible and understood resources to support the frontline social care workforce in their caring role for people living with dementia, who may be experiencing stress and distress, and their families. The resources will support improvements in person-centred care to reduce stress and distress for people through appropriate assessment, care planning and meaningful connections and activity.
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CyberScotland CyberScotland Bulletin - October 2024
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CyberScotland updates
News from CyberScotland and our Partner network
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Living Your Best Life! - CPAG in Scotland - Third Force News (TFN)
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Values Into Action Scotland
This event for people with learning disabilities and/or autism will focus on health! We will be taking a look at fun ways to improve health and live longer! Come and enjoy a day of activity, chat and hopefully some freebies too!
Read more: Living Your Best Life! - CPAG in Scotland - Third Force News (TFN)
Transferring to Scottish disability benefifts - CPAG in Scotland - Third Force News (TFN)
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CPAG in Scotland
A new system of Scottish disability benefits is replacing personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) for people living in Scotland. Child disability payment has completely replaced DLA for children. Adult disability payment is replacing PIP for new claimants and existing PIP claimants are in the process of being transferred. Next along is pension age disability payment, replacing attendance allowance and scheduled to start in autumn 2024. This course will help you advise confidently with an understanding of which rules are different or new, how the transfer process works, tactics when there is an existing appeal, and more.
Read more: Transferring to Scottish disability benefifts - CPAG in Scotland - Third Force News (TFN)
Care exerperienced burdened by earnings gap - Third Force News (TFN)
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15 October 2024
by Robert Armour
They traditionally earn less than their peers and cohorts
Care experienced people could be facing a wage gap as high as £10,000 compared to their non-care experienced peers a report has revealed.
Read more: Care exerperienced burdened by earnings gap - Third Force News (TFN)
Equality Outcomes 2025-2029 consultation - Care Inspectorate
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We are currently consulting on our Equality Outcomes for 2025-2029 under the Public Sector Equality Duty.
Your feedback plays a vital role in shaping our equality outcomes and improving social care and social work services in Scotland. By hearing from services, people who receive care, families and carers, we can better understand the needs of diverse groups. This feedback helps to drive improvement, supporting social care and social work services to meet everyone’s needs, including people from underrepresented groups.
We invite you to share your views and play a vital role in shaping a more inclusive and equitable future for social care.
The above information is from a Care Inspectorate Newsletter Provider update for children and young people services from the Care Inspectorate Tue 15/10/2024
New process for collecting feedback from care service providers - Care Inspectorate
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From week commencing 21 October 2024, we are changing the process of how we collect feedback from care service providers following inspections. Previously, feedback from providers was gathered through Microsoft Forms. We are now introducing a more streamlined process that links feedback to individual inspections. Find out more.
The above information is from a Care Inspectorate Newsletter Provider update for children and young people services from the Care Inspectorate Tue 15/10/2024
Housing cuts risk trapping vulnerable tenants in hospitals amid bed-blocking crisis - Third Force News (TFN)
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10 October 2024
by Robert Armour
Housing associaitions are facing a "devastating" 25% cut in funding
Poorer communities not accessing Scotland's most popular outdoor pursuit - Third Force News (TFN)
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9 October 2024
by Robert Armour
Walking is consistently proven to be the best exercise for health and wellbeing
Join us for an inspiring event dedicated to improving the quality of life for the senior community in Dunfermline and South West Fife. Fife Voluntary Action (FVA)
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Join us for an inspiring event dedicated to improving the quality of life for the senior community in Dunfermline and South West Fife. Fife Voluntary Action (FVA)
Transferring to Scottish disability benefifts - CPAG in Scotland
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CPAG in Scotland
A new system of Scottish disability benefits is replacing personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) for people living in Scotland. Child disability payment has completely replaced DLA for children. Adult disability payment is replacing PIP for new claimants and existing PIP claimants are in the process of being transferred. Next along is pension age disability payment, replacing attendance allowance and scheduled to start in autumn 2024. This course will help you advise confidently with an understanding of which rules are different or new, how the transfer process works, tactics when there is an existing appeal, and more.
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Patrnership aims to forge better futures for young people facing disadvantage - Third Force News (TFN)
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4 October 2024
by Robert Armour
Agreement signed between two leading organisations
Helping Scotland’s most disadvantaged young people achieve a positive future is the aim of a new partnership agreed this week.
Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 04/10/2024
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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter. News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 04/10/2024
New guidance: Hybrid working and reasonable adjustments - Equality and Human Rights Commission Newsletter
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We have published new guidance to help employers understand their legal obligations and the practical steps they can take to support disabled employees with hybrid working.
The Equality Act 2010 places a duty on employers to make reasonable adjustments, meaning they must take steps to remove, reduce or prevent obstacles faced by disabled staff. Making these adjustments creates an environment where staff can perform more effectively and achieve their full potential.
Whistleblowing report for 2023 to 2024 - Equality and Human Rights Commission
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We have published our annual Whistleblowing report showing statistics on the whistleblowing disclosures we have received between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024.
We became a prescribed body for whistleblowing in November 2019. This means that workers who are concerned that their employer is committing breaches of equality and human rights law can report their concerns to us.
Read more: Whistleblowing report for 2023 to 2024 - Equality and Human Rights Commission
Our statement on changes to Winter Fuel Payment eligibility - Equality and Human Rights Commission
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The Public Sector Equality Duty requires government departments to have due regard for how their policies and decisions affect people with protected characteristics.
As Britain’s equality regulator, we wrote to His Majesty’s Treasury to remind them of their obligation to consider the equality impact of changes to eligibility for Winter Fuel Payments, and to be able to show evidence they have done so.
Disabled people asked to speak out on access as part of major survey
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27 September 2024
by Graham Martin
Euan’s Guide launches its 2024 Access Survey to uncover the state of disabled access
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Mental health fund open for applications - Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund - Third Force News (TFN)
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30 September 2024
by Robert Armour
Third Sector Dumfries and Galloway adminsters the scheme
Round four of the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund is now open in Dumfries and Galloway, with £440,157 available to community groups and organisations.
Get confident with being confidential - We have designed new posters for services to display in their settings beside their registration certificate. Care Inspectorate
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We have designed new posters for services to display in their settings beside their registration certificate.
We’re seeking your views on new dementia resources - Care Inspectorate
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The Care Inspectorate is looking for frontline staff who provide care to people with dementia to participate in the co-design of new dementia resources. The project is to develop easily accessible and understood resources to support the frontline social care workforce in their caring role for people living with dementia, who may be experiencing stress and distress, and their families. The resources will support improvements in person-centred care to reduce stress and distress for people through appropriate assessment, care planning and meaningful connections and activity.
Read more: We’re seeking your views on new dementia resources - Care Inspectorate
Promoting good nutritional care in care homes - Care Inspectorate
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Improving nutrition and hydration to make every mouthful count is so important for people living in care homes. We have published a practice note on Promoting good nutritional care in care homes. It highlights what we would expect services to put in place, how to support those with a texture modified diet, how good nutritional support meets the Health and Social Care Standards and how this links to our quality framework.
The above information is from Provider update for adult and older people services from the Care Inspectorate Newsletter Thu 26/09/2024
Find out more about our work at: www.careinspectorate.com
Children’s rights, care experience and corporate parenting plan 2024-2027
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We have recently published our Children’s rights, care experience and corporate parenting plan 2024- 2027.
This high-level plan details our commitments and priority actions to meet our obligations, as corporate parents, to care experienced people. Read more on our website.
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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 20/09/2024
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Fife Voluntary Action (FVA) Newsletter News and events from across the Third Sector Fri 20/09/2024
CyberScotland, CyberScotland Bulletin - September 2024 Wed 18/09/2024
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CyberScotland, CyberScotland Bulletin - September 2024 Wed 18/09/2024
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Phishing emails claiming to be from Care Inspectorate - Care Inspectorate
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It has come to our attention that some services are receiving phishing emails falsely claiming to be from us. These emails may appear authentic at first glance. An example of how one might look is included below.
Read more: Phishing emails claiming to be from Care Inspectorate - Care Inspectorate
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership - ScotCOM Programme Public Survey. Fife People's Panel
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Dear People's Panel Member
Fife Health and Social Care Partnership has asked us to contact you to tell you about how you can help shape the training of the next generation of medical students working in Fife's hospitals and local communities.
Fuel poverty warning for pensioners as higher energy bills are expected this winter - Third Force News (TFN)
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9 September 2024
by Stephanie Millar
Citizens Advice Scotland has been advocating for a social tariff, which discounts energy bills for those on the lowest incomes
The UK Government recently announced stark changes to winter energy support that means many hundreds of thousands of pensioners will have less money to pay for fuel costs.
Staff survey informs future of care services - by Robert Armour, Third Force News (TFN)
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9 September 2024
by Robert Armour
Frontline staff's views are being actioned by leading children's charity
A new report by Action for Children highlights views of its front-line staff on children’s residential homes.
And the charity is calling for action on key areas where faster reform is needed.
Read more: Staff survey informs future of care services - by Robert Armour, Third Force News (TFN)
- More cuts to mental health funding as campaigners respond in anger
- Fife Health and Social Care Partnership - Invitation to join the Fife Wide Public Engagement Forum
- Consultation responses - Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill – call for evidence
- Our Strategic Plan 2025-2028: Your views welcome - Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Reducing psychoactive medicines in care homes - Care Inspectorate
- Charity calls for care workers' pay to increase significantly - Third Force News (TFN)
- Wealthy would give billions more to charities, new research reveals - Third Force News (TFN)
- Report on disabled children and young people’s experiences of social work services - Care Inspectorate
- Sensational sensory space, St Modan’s care home in Fraserburgh - Care Inspectorate
- Hospice at Home celebrates ten years of vital community work - Third Force News (TFN)
- Scots advised to prepare for Universal Credit switch - or they could lose benefits - Third Force News (TFN)
- Charity launches online resource to boost women's heart health - Third Force News (TFN)
- Charity to cease on the back of Peter Pan house closing - Third Force News (TFN)
- The threat of invasive non-native species in Scotland - Third Force News (TFN)
- Scottish Government to scrap universal winter fuel payments for pensioners - Third Force News (TFN)
- Safe staffing update - Care Inspectorate
- Changes to the information requested in the ‘Restraint and restrictive practices’ notification - Care Inspectorate
- Bogus callers - Care Inspectorate
- Time for joined-up solutions on accessible housing and social care crises - Lorna Cameron is chief executive of Horizon Housing Association
- Cancer patients urged to check benefits' eligibility - Third Force News (TFN)
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