Equal Partners in Care Glasgow learning event 3

Equal Partners in Care Glasgow learning event 3 February 2014

• Joint project between NHS Education for Scotland the Scottish Social Services Council • Workforce learning and development for health and social services • Caring Together and Getting it Right for Young Carers 2010 -15 - the carers strategy for Scotland: “everyone’s job to identify and support carers”

Hidden carers

Equal partners

Consultation

Core principles

Core principles

How to use EPi. C • To plan workforce learning activities related to carers and young carers • To support learning outcomes for health, social work and social care curricula in FE and HE • Evidence for accreditation (mapped to NOS) and appraisal (mapped to CLF and KSF) • Reflection on practice • As an audit or evaluation tool • To inform policy on carers

Implementation • Practice learning and sharing events • Online Community of Practice www. knowledge. scot. nhs. uk/epiccommunity. aspx • Ongoing activity with stakeholders to embed core principles – NCOs, Triangle of Care, College Development Network, GCU, Scottish Ambulance Service, RCOP, Promoting Excellence… • Demonstrator sites

Demo sites Dumfries & Galloway • Carer Awareness training (level 1): 238 participants • NHS, GPs, SW, third sector, care homes, UWS nursing and SW students • Carers stories DVD Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice • Core principles incorporated into co-production strategy • Mandatory training for all staff and volunteers to commence Jan 2014

Demo sites NHS Grampian • Dementia Care Action Plan for Hospitals training • Partnering with Robert Gordon University (BSc Nursing) • Department of Education (young carers) • Helpful Conversations with Carers Inverclyde CHCP • Core principles incorporated into outcomes training • Core principles to be embedded in induction, e-learning and KSF appraisals

Resource development • Carer’s Guide to the Core Principles – consultation • Guidance for assessors, managers, employers • EPi. C portal ‘how to use’ session http: //www. knowledge. scot. nhs. uk/home/portals-andtopics/equal-partners-in-care/how-to-use-this-portal. aspx • Level 1 online learning module – completed by March 2014

Next steps • To extend the reach of the project through strategic engagement (with an additional half time post) • To embed the core principles in workforce learning and ensure their sustainability • To develop an education resource on Carers Assessment (Support Plans) • To develop further online learning bites for level 2 and 3 • To develop a PDA resource in partnership with Colleges Scotland

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