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Please find the slides from the Workforce Roundtable held on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 using the following link.
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Data Enforcement Update
Providers at Risk of receiving NOIs by the NHSBSA (the DHSC delivery partners & enforcers)
Not updated in the last 2 windows (April – May 2024) and at risk if they do not update in June 2024. The compliance window will open on Saturday 8th June and will close on Friday 14th June.
We kindly ask that you contact as many providers as possible.
If you are aware that a Provider isno longer active – please notify CQC or encourage providers to contact CQC directly to de-register à CQC National Customer Service: 03000 616161, enquiries@cqc.org.uk.
Please can you also notify us if there are any providers that appear on CT, that are no longer active (as we are collating a list).
If a provider has 0-1 CT registered users (shown in the User Count column below) à using the attached 'How to register for a CT account' user guide, please encourage providers to register for multiple CT users, to cover periods of absence.
Please share the weekly CT provider training offer (see attached docs).
0 = non-compliant in the reporting period, 1 = compliant in the reporting period
Section 277A of the Health and Care Act 2022 – enables the Secretary of State to require regulated providers of Adult Social Care to provide information relating to: • themselves • their activities in connection with provision of ASC in England • persons to whom they have provided such care. The Adult Social Care Information (Enforcement) Regulations 2022 came into force on 1st December 2022. It requires all ASC providers, regulated by the CQC, to update the mandated collection in the Capacity Tracker. The reporting windows are between the 8th & 14th day of each month - or next working day if the 14th is a weekend or public holiday. Frequently Asked Questions is accessible here. Provider training & awareness sessions are available here • These sessions are to help guide providers through the information requests, update methods and reports – they are informal events that offer providers the opportunity to raise any questions or seek clarification. Important Reminders • Multiple CT Registered Users recommended – to ensure sufficient cover during periods of absence. To register for a CT account, simply click on: https://capacitytracker.com/register • Going Abroad - users are reminded that CT is not accessible outside the UK. • Active providers with 0 service users or 0 staff – providers are required to submit a return, including a 'nil' return where services may not yet have commenced, ceased or are in the process of being updated with CQC. • Active dual-registered providers that offer both home care and residential care – submissions are required for both services, including a 'nil' return if services are not being delivered. It is essential that providers ensure their CQC registration is up to date and that CQC are informed at the earliest opportunity if services are closed. • For access and system guidance queries - please contact the Support Centre see details below. • Change of staff - It is recommended that updating Capacity Tracker is included within providers staff leaver/new starter process with user accounts closed & new user registrations in place. This will ensure that you continue to receive important communications issued via Capacity Tracker and remain up to date with the information submissions. • Any changes to provider regulated services/specialisms/bed capacity – Capacity Tracker uses CQC information. Until the CQC information is updated, it is essential the providers make CQC aware of any changes at the earliest opportunity and data submissions are maintained by completing a ‘nil return’, until the CQC information has been updated. • Providers that are closing down/no longer active/changing registration or ownership - please notify CQC directly to de-register, see contact information below. It is essential data submissions are maintained by completing a ‘nil return’, until the CQC information has been updated. • If you receive an enforcement notice from the DHSC partners, NHS BSA – it's important that providers who receive an enforcement notice to respond directly to the NHS BSA, see contact details below. We remain committed to supporting providers to be compliant with the ASC Information (Enforcement) Regulations 2022 and can ensure the appropriate support and guidance is in place. Contact Information: • For system support and guidance - please contact NECS Capacity Tracker Support Centre - 0191 691 3729 or necsu.capacitytracker@nhs.net (We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, excluding public holidays) • Changing registration, closing, change of ownership – please contact the CQC - T: 03000 616161, E: enquiries@cqc.org.uk, CQC Provider Portal (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm, excluding public holidays) • If you receive an enforcement notice – please contact the NHS Business Services Authority Enforcement Team (NHSBSA) – T: 0300 330 2088, E: enforcement@nhsbsa.nhs.uk (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm
Care Home Provider Training: Using Capacity Tracker
The sessions are aimed at Adult Social Care CQC regulated Care Home Providers.
How to get set up on Capacity Tracker
What Capacity Tracker is and its general functionality.
Tips & tricks to make your service stand out.
Current government policy and guidance, related to Capacity Tracker
How Capacity Tracker is used to source vacancies
How Capacity Tracker benefits the health & social care system
Joining Instructions
Sessions will be hosted on Microsoft Teams.
No prior booking is requiredand the number of participants per session is unlimited.
Please join the session a few minutes beforehand to allow for a prompt start.
Estimated Duration of each session: 1 hour.
2024 Schedule for Training
June/July 2024
Weekday
Date
Time
Tuesday
04 June 2024
14:30
Wednesday
12 June 2024
13:30
Tuesday
02 July 2024
14:30
Wednesday
10 July 2024
13:30
To join the Care Home training session, click on the link below:
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Calling all Registered Managers in Oxfordshire!
We are pleased to confirm the details of our next Oxfordshire RM network meeting which are listed below.
Oxfordshire Registered Managers Network (Weds 19th June 2024 10-12pm - registration and coffee from 9.30)
The meeting will be held in person at: Thame Barns Centre, Church Road, Thame, Oxfordshire, OX9 3AJ
Please click the link to book your place. Please then hold the date and time in your diary and note the venue details. Completion of this booking form will secure your place at the meeting.
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For Dying Matters Awareness Week (6-12 May 2024), Hospice UK is encouraging us all to get talking about death, dying and bereavement. You can find some great resources to use in your organisation or with the people you support here: Dying Matters Resources | Hospice UK
Death affects us all, but it’s not always easy to talk about Have you thought about the kind of care you’d like if you were very ill? What kind of funeral you want? How you would like to be remembered? Those working in social care can play a major role in opening up important conversations about life and death, to help others to be prepared and access the services they might need as they approach end-of-life.
The Oxfordshire Palliative Care Network has recently run a pilot programme with a small number of providers in the county to explore creative ways of talking about dying, death, and bereavement. The pilot engaged service users and staff within 3 different community groups: residential care homes, learning disability support, and a sixth form college. One care home manager reflected, ‘we were grateful to be given the time and space to talk about death and being able to be honest about fears and plans in a safe space.’ If you would like to find out more about the project, please contact the Network Manager, David Savage, at dsavage1@helenanddouglas.org.uk.
We’d also like to hear from anyone working in any aspect of social care to find out what end-of-life support would be useful in the future. Please take a moment to answer three questions.
Questions - please put comments below
In your social care role, what issues relating to end-of-life have you had to deal with (these might include issues of life-limiting illness, palliative care, dying, death, or bereavement)?
Thinking about the end-of-life issues you have dealt with in your social care role, were there particular challenges you faced? Were there positive opportunities, approaches and experiences?
What could help you better support the people in your care to think about, talk about, and manage matters of dying, death, and bereavement?
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Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers working in partnership with Citation
As ofApril 2024, there have been several changes to employment leave policy that have come into play. Keeping up with these latest changes is quite the task, but it’s essential for businesses to understand the importance of accommodating various types of leave to support your employees maintain a positive work environment and of course meet their legal requirements.
To help get your head around it all...join Citations webinar
‘HR Essentials – Your crash course in Employee Leave’,
taking place on Wednesday 8th May at 2 pm.
Running a business comes with its fair share of challenges, especially when it comes to accommodating all the different types of leave, not to mention staying up to date with all the changes to employment leave policy that have come into play.
Don’t worry! Join our Partner Citation covering all the important details of the new Carer’s Leave Act, the changes to Maternity Leave and some of the other types of less common leave that may also come your way. This session will provide you with essential insights to navigate the evolving legal framework and support your business effectively.
In this FREE 1-hour session they will cover:
Holiday leave: Understanding recent changes
Paternity leave: What’s changed?
Carers leave: Making sure you’re supporting your team effectively
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Dear Provider,
As part of Oxfordshire County Council's Market Sustainability and Improvement Fund return for this year, DHSC require local authorities collect and report - the number of people who joined a care provider as an employee in the period 1 April - 30 April 2024 - the number of people who left employment with a care provider in the period 1 April - 30 April 2024.
We prepared a short survey to collect this information MSIF Provider Survey May 2024 (office.com). DHSC does not require any distinction on the job role of the person and all care provider employees are in scope. Please include the number of people, regardless of hours worked, or FTE. Please do not count agency staff and staff who moved roles within the same organisation.
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As summers have been getting hotter, Public Health have developed, with colleagues, a new campaign to raise awareness for groups vulnerable to extreme heat – Beat the Heat.
The communications pack will be shared in the coming days, but to secure a spot in your diary we’d like to invite you to sign up to a Teams webinar on Thursday May 16th 1pm to 2pm. Please share the invite on to colleagues or partners to add to their diaries who are involved with supporting the groups listed below.
Groups we’re looking to reach include
Those with health conditions
Over 65 years
Pregnant people or children under 5 years.
Those living in top floor flats or properties likely to over heat during extremes of temperature
In the session you’ll learn why heat is a real and growing issue for some of our residents and what information and support is out there.
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The DHSC have now published more information about the new Adult Social Care Training and Development Fund.
The fund will be available to eligible adult social care employers in England who will be able to claim reimbursement for training costs for qualifying staff.
This link to the Skills for Care web page offers additional clarification ⇨ Find out more
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Procurement and supply chain bulletin: 20 April 2024
Local Government Association sent this bulletin at 19-04-2024 12:15 PM BST
Procurement Act 2023 guidance documents - second batch published
To support stakeholders in their preparation for the Act, Cabinet Office are publishing a suite of guidance documents over the coming months that address all aspects of the new regime. The suite covers a broad range of subjects from covered procurement through to pre-market engagement, award rules, exclusions and contract modifications. The documents are intended to provide technical guidance, and help with interpretation and understanding of the new regime.
The intention is to publish the full suite of documents by the end of June 2024 with a simple navigation page to make location of specific guidance easier as the list grows.
The Transforming Public Procurement landing page also contains a range of information about the programme including details of all the Learning and Development opportunities, the Knowledge Drops aimed at both contracting authorities and suppliers which have now been viewed over 27,000 times - guidance documents to help planning and preparation, and an outline of the benefits of the new regime for suppliers.
Infrastructure & Projects Authority - PFI training sessions
The Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA) has partnered with the Government Commercial to design and develop a programme of learning products. These products are aimed at PFI contract managers and those who support PFI contract managers.
This virtual course consists of four virtual sessions which will showcase what you need to know in order to create and execute a successful contract expiry plan. Throughout the sessions you will work with one of their PFI associates and your cohort, to learn how to prepare for contract expiry and manage the return of your assets to the public sector in a healthy state.
In addition, there is an eLearning series (log-in/ registration required) which focuses on the critical elements of contract management that PFI contract managers should be skilled in to ensure that the public sector gets the most out of its PFI assets. The modules are available free of charge on demand via the Government Commercial College and can be repeated and revisited at any time. Enquiries and booking should be directed to the PFI Training & Capability Team: PFItraining@ipa.gov.uk
Information for schools: Advice and guidance on buying for schools
The Department for Health and Social Care published a toolkit to help adult social care providers with international recruitment. A best practice guide to support providers to ethically recruit care workers from overseas, the toolkit can be used by providers who are new to international recruitment to help support them through the process, or by providers who are undertaking international recruitment and are looking to refine their current processes.
Councils are encouraged to share this information as appropriate.
YPO turns 50
Congratulations to YPO who are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, marking it with a celebration event, a national tour of local authorities and a significant dividend for member councils. YPO was formed in 1974, the same year that 12 of the organisation’s member local authorities were formed by the Local Government Act 1972. Over the last five decades, the Wakefield-based purchasing organisation has worked closely with its members and the wider public sector to deliver value and generate dividend returns.
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Nominations are open for the annual Oxfordshire Care Awards 2024 recognising and celebrating individuals, organisations and companies who have demonstrated excellence within the care sector in Oxfordshire.
The awards are hosted by the Oxfordshire Association of Care Providers (OACP), Carers Oxfordshire and Age UK Oxfordshire and are supported and recognised by Oxfordshire County Council. The awards ceremony will take place on Monday 17th June 2024.
Nominations
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognised and celebrated for providing outstanding care? Nominate them to celebrate their dedication and commitment and help raise the profile of caring across Oxfordshire.
Shortlisted nominees will be published on www.oacp.org.uk. Nominators will be advised if their nominee has won an award and invited to attend the ceremony. Winners will be announced at the Awards ceremony and will appear onwww.oacp.org.uk.
If you would like to get involved or need more information about the Oxfordshire Care Awards 2024 please email Jane Wood Marketing Manager OACP awards@oacp.org.uk, call 01235 248087 or visit www.oacp.org.uk.
