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Document Library 2nd February 2010: SCIE Investment project 18th November 2009: CQC Registration, new information 2nd February 2010: SCIE Investment Project 1st February 2010: CQC - new documents available
28th January 2010: Skills for Care. Click on the link to read these three documents mentioned by Donna Bunce of SfC at the MKB Care meeting on 21st January: 'SETTING UP YOUR NMDS (2).doc' – NMDS account guidance; 'Data Capture sheet 09 (2).doc' - AQAA completion information; and 'Evidence Requirements - amended 15 09 09.doc' - TSI Funding evidence requirements. 5th January 2010: CQC 2010 update Jill Timms, on behalf of MKB Care, has written a summary of the CQC’s 2010 registration plans. Click here to read Jill’s update. 18th November 2009: CQC Registration: new information The Care Quality Commission have issued two documents recently to help care providers with the new registration system. All care providers should keep an eye on the CQC website – www.cqc.org.uk - for developments and you can also join a National Care Association such as RNHA, ECCA or the NHA, some of whom give daily news updates by e-mail. Jill Timms would like to reassure providers that the Registration Programme is still on track as planned and has not been postponed. Download the two documents mentioned above here...... New system of registration Guide for providers 19th October 2009: Swine Flu Resilience in Buckinghamshire There is a possibility that we may see a surge of swine flu in the coming months. Jill Timms, Clinical Lead for MKB Care, has put together a new statement on the H1N1 swine flu virus. It is vital that homes are well prepared for a pandemic and are up to date with all their paperwork. Click here to download Jill’s statement. 13th October 2009: Funding for Training 21st September 2009: Skills for Care: recruitment and retention toolkit 11th August 2009: Click here to download a précis of the Green Paper kindly given to us by John Wallace, Training Consultant in the People and Policy (Learning & Devemopment) Department at Bucks County Council’ 30th July 2009 - Click here to go to the Department of Health's current pages concerning the DoLS amendments to the MCA which came into force on 1st April 2009. Click here to download a Green Paper special bulletin from David Behan at the Department of Health. It is a useful breakdown of the main proposals out for consultation over the next twelve weeks. As you will see at the end of the bulletin, a number of workshops are planned. None are particularly well placed for MKB members but there are several to choose from that aren’t too far away. '16th July 2009: Update on flu pandemic information' WHO and International experts believe that the world is now experiencing another influenza pandemic with the rise in incidences of swine flu world-wide, and the total number of confirmed cases in the UK since April 2009 now at 2,506 and still rising. Click here to download the updated influenza action plan (updated 16th July 2009), click here to download a poster to put up in your home detailing the action to be taken by staff or relatives if they suspect they have flu, and click here to download a generic letter to relatives which may be sent out in the event that your home needs to inititate its pandemic influenza policy. National Dementia Care Strategy Dementia Strategy Recommendations PDF Latest version of 'Whats happening in Oxfordshire', download here Buckinghamshire County Council contract and payments update MKB Care has received a letter from Kerry Stevens, Head of Service Provision Adults and Family Wellbeing at Bucks CC, regarding the new contracts they are keen to impose. Please note that Kerry Stevens has said he hopes there will be an annual review of the contract which will include providers’ view and opinions. This is a vital step forward and the Association will be fighting all the way for the best possible deal for its members. This is an excellent reason for joining MKB Care if you have not already done so as the more members we have, the better we can put your opinions and needs forward to the people who make the decisions.
Click here to read Mr Stevens' letter
Bucks County Council contracts objections Click here to download a PDF of the letter Bucks CC - updated DoLs information Flu pandemic • Prepare as far as possible for reduced staff levels; Visit the following links for information and advice on a variety of areas: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publichealth/Flu/ The following link from the Health Protection Agency provides a full briefing for care homes in H1N1: All care homes in England have recently been sent a copy of the Health Protection Agency training DVD to supplement existing infection control training programs. This can be found here: http://www.hpa.org.uk/webw/HPAweb&Page&HPA For anyone wishing to identify foreign documents, try looking at this website: http://ue.eu.int/prado/EN/homeIndex.html . It is clearly still a work in progress but it may be of help on occasion. MKB Care strongly recommend that every member aquires and reads the following publications on Dols and MCA: Mental Capacity Act 2005 Deprival of Libertys Safeguards Code of Practice (2008) ISBN 978-0-11-322817-1 Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice (2007) ISBN 978-0-11-703746-5 They are available from TSO (The Stationery Shop) on 0870 600 5522 or http://www.tssoshop.co.uk Deprivation of Liberty - important information Follow this link to the Department of Health website where DoLS forms may be found: This link will open a page showing the complete list of forms to be used in DoLS applications but those relevant to member care homes are the ones listed beneath the heading 'Managing Authorities - standard forms and documents' approximately three-quarters of the way down the main list. The most useful forms are these: 1. Forms and Record-Keeping Guide for Managing Authorities
For your information, there are two new Deprivation of Liberty publications (published by the Department of Health 12th February), available now by following these two links: Guidance for Care Homes: Guidance for relevant person's representatives: Learning Disability Care Provision MKB Care Conference Presentations 2008 To request reports and presentations from Members Meetings please e-mail info@mkbcare.org
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