News

THE MUPPETS (U):
19 February at 11.30am.

Watch selected films in an autism friendly environment; lights up and sound on low with no trailers, freedom to move around the cinema and to bring your own refreshments.

The Board and staff would like to wish all our members a very happy and successful New Year.

The SPIC Care Awards were held on the 24 November at the Lord Hill Hotel in Shrewsbury and the winners were presented their awards.

The winners have been announced!

Karen George, Clinical Nurse Advisor, has arranged two drop-in Flu Vaccination sessions at Shropshire Partners in Care in October. These vaccinations are available to anyone working within a care setting. Special rates for SPIC members. 

The SPIC seminar and AGM will take place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Conference Centre, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury on the 22 September.

This will be a very busy morning with many topics on the agenda one of which will be the launch of the Care Ladder Recruitment website, a website to help with your recruitment solutions.

A call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia.

Shropshire Partners in Care has serious concerns over the current financial crisis that care sector providers are facing. Debbie Price and Board members have invited local MP's to meet and discuss this serious issue.

April 2011 Newsletter

Sue Jordan, CQC Compliance Manager for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin addressed 150 members at the SPIC Conference in Telford, explaining what compliance looked like and how best to achieve it.

The next seminar "Stay in control of your business' is on

21 September

from 0900-1530 at the Park Inn, Telford.

Don't miss the Keynote address, 'What does Compliance look like?' delivered by Sue Jordan, CQC Compliance Manager for Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin.

SPIC is supporting Skills for Care in its consultation on the the Government's commitment to introducing an annual limit on the number of non-European Union economic migrants being admitted to the UK. The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked by the Government to consult and provide advice on the level at which the first annual limit on migration should be set for Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Points Based System.

A total of 32 organisations from Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire attended the recent Baseline Review of  End of Life Care for People with a Learning Disability. This was supported by The Special Interest Group and End of life Care Team, in conjunction with Taking Part Shropshire & Telford, Severn Hospice, family carers, providers of services and Mencap.

In total twenty four events took place across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin to mark WEAAD. It’s great that so many organisations commemorated the day.

At SPIC the staff team dressed in purple and ate purple cakes baked by Kallista whilst going about their work.

On June 15th Peter Clarke (Head of Adult Safeguarding, Shropshire Council), Claire Smout and Richard Lockett from the Care Workforce Development Team visited the six events identified by the judging panel as the most innovative across Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin. Judith McGillivray (Principal Officer, Adult
Protection Telford & Wrekin) and colleagues also had a stand outside WH Smiths in Telford raising awareness of Elder Abuse with the general public.

Over 160 delegates attending the Safeguarding Conference in Telford and organised by Shropshire Partners in Care (SPIC), were encouraged by guest speakers Karen Kalinowski from Telford & Wrekin Council and Stephen Chandler from Shropshire Council to support the partnership approach to safeguarding the most vulnerable adults

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1 full day - IT Training, offering employees to learn the basic IT skills that are required.
For information on the course content please click on the following link Word Beginners and File Management and Internet (2).pdf

10th June 2009

Skills for Care are working in partnership with Skills for Care and Development and employers in the adult social care sector in England to contribute to consultations and discussions from the Migration Advisory Committee around issues relating to immigration, the Points Based System and the Shortage Occupation List.

www.skillsforcare.org.uk/participation/consultations/MAC.aspx

Dear Colleagues,

 Shropshire Partners in Care agreed with Shropshire County PCT that a Task & Finish Group be set up to determine a cost model for the purchase of continuing care beds. The first meeting of the group was held at the end of April and we have given ourselves until September to complete the work which will then be taken to the PCT for formal approval by November. To ensure completeness Telford & Wrekin PCT is being invited to join the process.

Position Statement by Shropshire Partners in Care in respect of Fees negotiations with Shropshire County Council and Telford & Wrekin Council
for 2009 / 10

You can download the full statement by clicking on the following link Position Statement 2008.pdf

This year we will be launching a good practice resource bank as a forum for sharing good practice across our sector. The resource bank will be available on the Shropshire Partners in Care website and it will be an opportunity for you to share good practice with colleagues and peers.

You may be aware that the Shrewsbury & Telford Hospitals Trust is applying for Foundation Trust status. This will give the Trust much greater autonomy and financial control over its own affairs. Perhaps more importantly it will keep decision making local.