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Newsletter March 07 pages 1&4
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News in Brief
Train the Trainer - We are discussing with SCC funding from National Training Strategy grant to provide further Train the Trainer programmes, as well as updates for the specialist training facilitators, and new specialist training programmes. We are holding a waiting list but to be sure this is up to date please let Lisa Mack know of your interest on Lisa.Mack@surreycare.org.uk. Want to be involved in SCA? - Sign up at no cost to become a Governance member, come to SCA events – conference and network meetings, check out our website. New Jobs on Website - Check out our website under Employment for range of jobs currently available. We intend to develop this section further when our new website is launched. SCC’s Integrated Services for 0-25 years with Complex Needs - This project works with key partners and stakeholders to develop an integrated, seamless service across Surrey. Jacqui Bremner has agreed to represent the Independent and Voluntary Sector and would welcome input form other interested parties. Jacqui can be contacted on 01932 567131 or jbremner@whitelodgecentre.co.uk See our website for more information about this project. Care Management Matters - this monthly journal is now available FREE to all care home management personnel. Download a fax-back subscription form on our website. End of Life questionnaire - Special request from East and West Surrey PCT to still return the End of Life questionnaire even though the closing date has passed. To help we have posted this on our web site under Downloads.
New Funding Available
• Business Leaders — It’s Back for Limited Time Only
Open to proprietors and senior managers only - one per company and now available for companies with 5 employees and above. You will be offered a diagnostic session to identify your management and business development needs and then £1,000 to meet them. All diagnostics must be completed by end March - so don’t delay get in touch now. Priority will be given to smaller companies who missed out last time. Did you participate last time but didn’t spend your £1,000? – then get in touch now and it may be possible to claim again. Contact Erica Lockhart or Lisa Mack.
Newsletter Issue 8 March 2007
• ESF Grants for Training & Business Support
A development of the Gatwick Diamond and West Surrey projects now extended to include grants for £200 for Level 2, £300 for Level 3 and £400 for level 4 (not previously included). Can be combined with Skills for Care/SCA £75 unit funding but residence eligibility criteria apply. Contact Business Link on 0845 600 9 006.
Flying the Flag at the Surrey Skills Festival
We were delighted to welcome thousands of 13 -14 year olds to our stand at the Surrey Skills Festival to give them a taste of the range of careers the care sector has to offer. Over 9,000 year 9 school children came to the three day event and a further 3,500 adult and older teenage visitors came along to the evening event on 31 January.
Thanks go to Lisa Mack who stepped in to plan and support the management of our joint stand with Surrey County Council, and to volunteers from companies who helped us throughout the three days (see below) and to Surrey County Council who contributed the funding and staff to help. The “hands on” simulation of living with a visual impairment was well received by the young visitors. At the evening event there was a great deal of interest in work in Social Care from more mature visitors including women and men returners to work. One of the areas to develop for next year is to see the evening event as a valuable recruitment opportunity for jobs in the sector. The other reflection is to note that many parents saw Social Care as an alternative for those who were less academic and the career pathway leaflet provided by Skills for Care was a useful tool to show what career options were possible for young people. We also discovered a web site offered by Connexions which offers some excellent options for careers in Social Care – www.connexions-direct.com/wisocialcare. Special thanks to our Skills Festival team: Karen Raggett, Natalie Klue: Rodwell Farm Nursing & Residential Home, Jenny Frogley: NCYPE, Carina Pallant , Debbie Crawley: South London Nursing Homes Ltd. Caroline Jones, Wendy Burton, Maxine Baker, Penny O'Driscoll, Polly Mitchell, Maxine Freeman, Linda Godefroid, Maxine Lucas, Kathy Saunders, Craig Chambers, Cathy Kindlimann, Julie Gonzalez, Assunta Malfa, Christine Goddard, Kathy Mullady, Tina Hood, Lee Fermandel, Alex Beck: Surrey County Council.
• Investors in People Grants
We understand there are grants available for new companies wanted to work towards making a new commitment to IiP (£700) and further grants to contribute to new IiP assessment. Re-accreditation assessment is not included. Register your interest with Lisa Mack and we will refer you when more information is available.
New Partners
SCA are continuing to look for opportunities to offer to Surrey providers. Launched at the November conference, Spectrum purchasing consortium offer discounts to SCA providers (you need to register with Jackie Spooner on 020 8605 0546) and now Citation are offering discounts for Surrey providers (contact 01565 650092 quoting SCA).
Market Survey
Impact of funding Constraints in Surrey
Providers have been expressing a range of concerns about the impact on services of the lower government funding that is coming to Surrey not only in 2007/08 but in future years. Working with Surrey County Council we are pulling together some common areas of concern to support SCC in their representations to government.
Thank you to everyone who completed our survey. The results are being analysed for discussion with SCC re future commissioning plans. We intend to repeat the same exercise for Learning Disability providers. We are very aware that SCC changes in purchasing decisions for people with a learning disability are having an impact on many care providers as the shift to more independent living options is realised. We hope to give further guidance on future commissioning plans in the future.
Surrey County Council’s Tina Hood, Julie Gonzalez, Assunta Malfa, Cathy Venter- Kindlimann and Kathy Saunders at the Surrey Skills Festival
New Role for SCA Working with Skills for Care
SCA and Skills for Care are set to work even more closely together following the award of the contract for the Coordination role for the former LRN activity to SCA. The new funding provides for support to the Surrey sub group in taking forward an ambitious implementation plan linked directly to the Skills for Care regional business plan and reflecting the needs of Surrey employers. Erica Lockhart will lead on the coordination, supported by Sarah Pearce and Lisa Mack. The coordination team will support the work of the sub group and represent Skills for Care at a wide range of activities in Surrey and through the Region as well as offering practical help to the Chair in fulfilling his responsibilities.
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Train To Gain Partners Meeting, followed by Joint Buffet Lunch 13.00 – 13.45 Training Providers Meeting Social Care Showcase 2007 SECAS Launch Mental Capacity: ‘Whose Life Is It Anyway’? Trainers Network SCA Spring Conference SCA Domiciliary Care Providers Network Trainers Network SCA Learning Disability Providers Forum Meeting
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Copthorne, Effingham Pk, Gatwick
Leatherhead Golf Club Denbies Vineyard, Dorking* The Grange Centre (B) Whitely Village The Grange Centre (B) Conservatory, Whiteley Village The Grange Centre (B)
* for the Mental Capacity: ‘Whose Life Is It Anyway?’ please contact Pauline Black on 01483 517696 or via email on pauline.black@surreycc.gov.uk
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