LCAS Newsletter September 2024
There is a lot of content in this newsletter, much has happened over the summer period and there will be more changes to come. Please check at the LCAS website for updates – https://lcasforum.org/
The recording and presentations from the Manager’s V-meeting on September the 18th covering Learning & Development Support Scheme (LDSS – Training Funding from the DHSC) & Equality, Diversity and Inclusion will be available at – https://lcasforum.org/news/ very shortly, thanks to those you that attended and we look forward to seeing you at the next Manager’s V-meeting on October 23rd 10.00 – 11.30. The focus will be CQC Inspections and Mick Feather from Citation will lead the discussion. The zoom link is below for you – https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82075565988?pwd=83E8cKsrOvItEOQwbTvdX9LKnDTD7Z.1
The Future of LCAS
What do you want from LCAS? Please give us your thoughts. Clearly you value the information and support provided, what else would be useful to you? Let us know –
Peter Webb peter@lcasforum.org 07956878901
Or
Dudley Sawyerr dudley@lcasforum.org 07984466130
Just for information, we get a lot of enquiries and we do our best to respond, but we cannot give legal and financial advice, we are not qualified and if the question needs to be passed on, then getting a response if all can take a long time. It hasn’t been forgotten!
Sponsored / International recruiting SfC Toolkit
If you are working or based in either NC London or SE London, LCAS will be running two series of webinars. See the website for dates, or contact us.
Digital working in adult social care – Guidance
Digital working in adult social care: What Good Looks Like. Why now and why here? It is being updated and it’s part of govt. / SfC policy.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-working-in-adult-social-care-what-good-looks-like
Care workforce pathway for adult social care – Guidance
Care workforce pathway for adult social care.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-workforce-pathway-for-adult-social-care
The care workforce pathway outlines the knowledge, skills, values and behaviours people need to work in adult social care.
Death certification reforms come into effect
On Monday (9 September) reforms to the death certification process in England and Wales came into effect. Under the reforms, all deaths are now legally subject to either a medical examiner’s scrutiny or a coroner’s investigation.
If you have questions or queries on death certification reform, please email mccd@dhsc.gov.uk
What to do after a death: https://www.gov.uk/when-someone-dies
Mpox virus strain, clade 1: guidance updates
On Wednesday (11 September) the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) issued several updates to its guidance on mpox.
Mpox – background information: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/monkeypox
UKHSA has also published a blog post which includes information about what mpox is and the key symptoms, and updated its stakeholder toolkit to help organisations share information.
Blog: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2024/08/23/mpox-clade-1-what-you-need-to-know/
Toolkit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mOSBTIjJLriNFNC52KMluWn0SUwpxXiu
