Berkshire Care Association

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Berkshire Care Association

• Welcome to
• Owners, Matrons Manager Meeting
• 16th September 2008

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Tania Pell Acting Chair

• Own Forget me not Residential Home in Slough
• Small home 16 older people
• BCA member since BARCH days
• Elderly Lead since 2006

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Aims

• To up date and communicate ever changing law,
  regulations.
• BCA to be a one stop shop of information and
  support
• Represent BCA members challenges and issues to
  LA and if necessary MPs and media.
• Support BCA members

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SAFEGUARDING

• Updated 1st September 2008
• Changes-
• Types of abuse additional institutional
• Indicators of abuse
• Environmental
• Carer
• Strategy plan for Multi-Agency in dealing with
  referrals
• Complaints Safeguarding Process

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CSCI ISSUES

• Is your drug cabinet meeting standards?
• Steel
• Double lock mechanism
• Permanently fixed to wall
• Fixed using rag or raw bolts
• Check you drug cabinet. CSCI could give you a
  POOR rating for incorrect storage!

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CSCI ISSUES

• Common errors/issues on MAR charts
• Updating medication chart after hospital stay
  prone to error.
• 2 people to check
• Hospital reduced medication
• Check with GP
• Out of stock medications
• Provide evidence chased. Conversation log. Send
  letters.

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OUT OF HOURS MEDICAL SERVICES

• What problems are you encountering?
• NHS South Central Urgent Care Network
• 16th October
• Out of hours Doctors
• Out of hours District Nurses
• Ambulance Service
• Hospital

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TRAINING

• Changes to NVQ qualifications in pipeline.
• Qualification Credit Framework
• Credits for units
• More credits higher qualification
• Website direct link
• www.qca.org.uk/qca_8150.aspx

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WORK PLACEMENTS

• New diplomas requiring students to obtain work
  placements in care settings.
• What are the issues?
• How can they be resolved?

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TRAINING NEEDS

• Any training unable to access or not available?
• Can BCA help?
• Behavioural issues forum?
• Activities forum?
• Employment issues forum?

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DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

• Interviews were held on 11 September 2008
• Position will be offered by end of week.
• Keep you posted
• Announcement on website

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OTHER

• 16 - 18 year old carers
• Amended can provide personal care subject to
  training, risk assessments
• AQAA new AQAA form. Download it now!
• LD Cost model are you filling it in?
• Frozen food delivery guidance not law!!!
• Reduce energy bills use www.energyhelpline.com

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Your turn

• Questions
• Suggestions want BCA to research
• Ideas
• Comments