Voluntary Organisation Disability Group launch report The social care sector will need to fill around 400,000 jobs by 2035. In the light of this reality, how can providers create a competitive edge in local labour markets and transform the sector into a career of choice? Following a summit held with over 100 chief executives and senior directors in the sector alongside Skills for Care and Charityworks, VODG have launched a new report rising to these challenges.  Please click on attached link to view the report: Voluntary Organisations Disability Group report SCE children safeguarding The NSPCC and SCIE undertook “The Learning into Practice Project” between March 2015 and March 2016, funded by the Department for Education Innovation Programme.  The project developed and tested a number of ways to improve the quality of Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) and their impact on local and national child protection practice, with the goal being to help local safeguarding children boards and SCR reviewers to improve the quality and use of Serious Case Reviews. Following the project, SCIE and the NSPCC have made some key findings around the way.  Please click on link below for details: SCIE children...

Voluntary Organisations Disability Group launch report The social care sector will need to fill around 400,000 jobs by 2035.  In the light of this reality, how can providers create a competitive edge in local labour markets and transform the sector into a career of choice? Following a summit held with over 100 chief executives and senior directors in the sector alongside Skills for Care and Charityworks, VODG have launched a new report rising to these challenges.  Please click on link below to access the report: Voluntary Organisations Disability Group report SCIE Children Safeguarding The NSPCC and SCIE undertook “The Learning into Practice Project” between March 2015 and March 2016, funded by the Department for Education Innovation Programme.  The project developed and tested a number of ways to improve the quality of Serious Case Reviews (SCRs) and their impact on local and national child protection practice, with the goal being to help local safeguarding children boards and SCR reviewers to improve the quality and use of Serious Case Reviews. Following the project, SCIE and the NSPCC have made some key finding around the way.  Please see link below: SCIE children...

The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) will be marking Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) with a day of presentations and discussions on the human rights of refugees, how the profession undertakes the specialist nature of this work. There will be speakers and presentations from service users, the statutory, voluntary and specialist providers.  For BASW the theme of HMD 2016 of not standing by fits with the defining  ethics in the profession and the human rights-based approach and they want to link history with current issues and practice. For further information and bookings visit www.basw.co.uk/events Event...

A new NICE guideline, launched last month, focuses on older people with multiple long-term conditions. Recommendations include having a single named care coordinator and better integrated health and care services. The guideline was developed by the NICE Collaborating Centre for Social Care (NCCSC), a consortium led by SCIE Older people with social care needs and multiple long-term conditions Source: SCIE e-bulletin 4 November 2015...

Mental Health: Moving Forwards – The Five Year Plan 10th March 2016, Manchester Conference CentrePlease note: Event fees apply For the first time NHS England are publishing a five year strategy for mental health services to develop a new culture and new ways of working. Prevention, service quality and integration are at its core. The Five Year Forward View has provided a shared vision about what mental health care should like, now the vision needs to become reality. The clear strategic themes are centred on prevention, access, quality and integration. These themes will drive system transformation and help to establish a framework with measureable objectives. The Five Year Forward View Mental Health Taskforce recognises that the NHS alone cannot transform mental health services – it is ‘everyone’s business’. If we are to improve the experience of care both in and out of NHS settings then integration, access and co-production of services will be vital. So how do we do it? Click here to register Our confirmed speakers & some of the topics covered include: Isabella Goldie, Director of Development & Delivery, Mental Health Foundation Chair Dr Geraldine Strathdee, National Clinical Director for Mental Health, NHS England The five year plan for mental health services Dr Lesley Stevens, Director of Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, Southern and Health NHS Foundation Trust NHS FYFV Vanguard: Southern and Health NHS FT Professor Kevin Fenton, Director of Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England New models of care: Prevention and early intervention Lynn King, Supporting Recovery & Wellbeing Lead, Allied Health Professions Lead, Mersey Care NHS Trust Peer Support: Improving outcomes and recovery Cllr Paulette Hamilton, Mental Health Champion, Birmingham City Council Panel Discussion Cllr Jacqui Dyer, Lambeth Council; Vice-Chair of Mental Health Taskforce Panel Discussion If you would like to know more about this event, please click here for more details and to register your place – alternatively, please see some of our other events here. Click here to register Regards, Karl Povey karl@openforumconferences.co.uk Marketing Executive Open Forum Events 0161 376...

Black Country Partnership for Care has issues its latest newsletter for care providers in the region: BCPC Newsletter Care Matters Autumn...