What's New Bulletin 225 - 28 November 2024
This is edition 225 of the provider bulletin, containing information on guidance, procedures and new initiatives. Very urgent or high priority communications may still be issued on an ad hoc basis, but we will try to keep these to a minimum
1. CONSULTATION Birmingham City Council – Care Centres, Deadline 20 December 2024 (information for all Birmingham providers)
2. Birmingham City Council - Notice of Contract Variation to Schedule 15 – Integrated Quality Assurance Framework (information for all providers)
3. SURVEY Skilled Worker Visa Licence Scheme – Birmingham City Council Displaced Worker Support Survey, Deadline Friday, 6 December 2024 (Providers which are Birmingham located, currently contracted and hold a Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship Licence)
4. Birmingham City Council - Birmingham Connect to Support (information for all Providers operating in Birmingham)
5. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Duty of Candour Review (information for all providers)
6. Capacity Tracker Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) System Changes (information for homes support and supported living providers)
7. REMINDER Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) - Gloveless, Less Gloves Campaign (information for Birmingham and Solihull care homes)
8. REMINDER Birmingham City Council - PURE Expo - Skills and Jobs Fair 2 December 2024 (information for all Birmingham Providers)
9. REMINDER Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (BSol ICS) - Free Wound Care Training Sessions 4 December 2024 (information for care homes with nursing in Birmingham and Solihull)
10. REMINDER LIVE WEBINAR – West Midlands-Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and West Midlands Employers - International Recruitment: The rollout of e-Visas and what they mean for care providers Thursday, 5 December 2024 (information for all providers)
11. REMINDER Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) – IPC Champions Forum 5 December 2024 (information for Birmingham and Solihull care homes)
12. REMINDER Alzheimer’s Society Information and Support group for younger people affected by Dementia 10 December 2024 (information for all Birmingham and Solihull providers)
1. CONSULTATION Birmingham City Council – Care Centres, Deadline 20 December 2024 (information for all Birmingham providers)
Birmingham City Council currently provides residential care for adults at three Care Centres across Birmingham – the Ann Marie Howes Centre; the Perry Trees Centre; and the Kenrick Centre.
The Council’s budget which was approved in March 2024 recommended a review of the Care Centres, to consider how the services they provide can be delivered as efficiently as possible. The review has been completed and has identified a range of options about how these services could be delivered more efficiently in the future.
The current consultation aims to gain feedback on the options available for the future of the care centres and on the preferred option. The preferred option is for the Council to stop operating these services in the future and for the Council to support current residents to find a new care home and to rent the current Care Centres to the NHS (or others).
The consultation questionnaire and the Care Centres public consultation documents which explains the current service, the outcome of the recent review and the range of options that are being consulted upon can be found here:
Care centre public consultation
If you live or work in Birmingham, we encourage you to have YOUR say about the future of our residential Care Centres. The online survey aims to capture your feedback on what the future of our Care Centres could look like under the proposed options and is available here:
Residential Care Centre's Consultation October 2024
The survey opened at midday on Monday 14 October 2024 and closes at midday on Friday 20 December 2024.
2. Birmingham City Council - Notice of Contract Variation to Schedule 15 – Integrated Quality Assurance Framework (information for all providers)
A notice of Contract Variation to Schedule 15 as aligned to the following contractual arrangements has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk:
• Care Homes and Supported Living
• Home Support for Children and Young People with Disabilities and Home Support for Adults
• Quick Discharge and Quick Intervention Services for Home Support for Adults
• Sensory Loss for Home Support
• Home Support for Adults in Prison at HMP Birmingham
Should there be any queries or feedback in relation to this notification please email Chris MacAdams, Commissioning Manager, Commissioning (Adult Care) at chris.macadams@birmingham.gov.uk
3. SURVEY Skilled Worker Visa Licence Scheme – Birmingham City Council Displaced Worker Support Survey, Deadline Friday, 6 December 2024 (Providers which are Birmingham located, currently contracted and hold a Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship Licence)
The Council wants to provide support to Displaced Workers (recruited under the Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship Scheme) who have become unemployed, by providing them with alternative employment opportunities.
To do this we are seeking to create a database of existing licence holders which are open to employing Displaced Workers under their existing licences, should they have vacancies within their staff teams.
To help us gather the information we need, please complete this online survey -
Skilled Worker Visa Licence Scheme – Displaced Worker support survey
4. Birmingham City Council - Birmingham Connect to Support (information for all Providers operating in Birmingham)
For any provider wishing to promote their services or any of their activities, please be aware that we are unable to include these in our Bulletin. You will be able to share your information using Birmingham Connect to Support though. You can do this by following the link below and clicking on ‘Products and Services’ at the top right, and then ‘Add a listing’ on the following page. This will take you through to a page where you can sign up to be able to add products and services.
Please use this link to access Connect to Support
CtS Home | Birmingham Connect to Support
5. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Duty of Candour Review (information for all providers)
Call for evidence seeking views on the statutory duty of candour for health and social care providers in England.
This call for evidence forms part of a review by the Department of Health and Social Care to consider the operation (including compliance and enforcement) of the statutory duty of candour (‘the duty’) for health and social care providers in England. The review was announced in the government's response to the Hillsborough disaster report (see below) on 6 December 2023. The terms of reference (see below) for the review were published on the same day.
government’s response to the Hillsborough disaster report
For further information please use this link
6. Capacity Tracker Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) System Changes (information for homes support and supported living providers)
The following IPC question will be added to the Operational Support - Resources and Training section for ASC Home Care Collection providers from the 4 December 2024.
'Have all your staff received up to date Infection Prevention and Control Training'.
This change will also be reflected in the Home Care Bulk Template.
More information on IPC question refresh can be found on the link below and resources to support IPC training can be found on the link below:
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For support with the Capacity Tracker, please see details below:
- For system support and guidance - please contact NECS Capacity Tracker Support Centre - 0191 691 3729 or necsu.capacitytracker@nhs.net (We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, excluding public holidays)
- Changing registration, closing, change of ownership – please contact the CQC - T: 03000 616161, E: enquiries@cqc.org.uk, CQC Provider Portal (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm, excluding public holidays)
If you receive an enforcement notice – please contact the NHS Business Services Authority Enforcement Team (NHSBSA) – T: 0300 330 2088, E: enforcement@nhsbsa.nhs.uk (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm
7. REMINDER Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) - Gloveless, Less Gloves Campaign (information for Birmingham and Solihull care homes)
The Gloveless, Less Gloves campaign has been developed by Infection Prevention and Control and features IPC Champions.
Overuse of non-sterile gloves have been seen to increase transmission of pathogens, cross contamination, and a reduction in hand washing. This project hopes to reduce the unnecessary use of non-sterile gloves and improvement in patients’ quality of care.
The project encourages you to be gloveless when supporting residents with their hydration and nutritional needs. Good hand hygiene, before and after, and bare below the elbow is much safer for your residents and kinder to the environment.
IPC are looking for IPC Champions feature in this campaign, please contact the team at bchc.ipcdata1@nhs.net to register your interest.
Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk
Click the link below to view or download previous months posters.
8. REMINDER Birmingham City Council - PURE Expo - Skills and Jobs Fair 2 December 2024 (information for all Birmingham Providers)
The PURE Project supports people facing barriers to securing work. The project is managed by Brimingham City Council and funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and supports people with a wide range of complex barriers including learning disabilities and difficulties, mental health difficulties, physical and sensory disabilities and people who are homeless or vulnerably housed.
Join 70+ employers, training and skills providers to reach a fantastic audience and share your vacancies or training opportunities or come along and find out more about how your organisation can support job seekers and people looking to take their next step. Exhibiting and attendance at the event are free.
There’s also an opportunity to join 200+ leaders from across Birmingham and beyond by signing up to The Pledge for Birmingham, which is a forum for stakeholders to learn, share examples of good practice, and take positive steps towards inclusion together.
Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk
Event details:
Monday 2 December 2024 10:00am – 5:00pm
Villa Park
For more information and referrals:
• Visit the website:
www.birmingham.gov.uk/birmingham_pure
• Email us at BirminghamPURE@birmingham.gov.uk
• Call us on 0121 675 2609
9. REMINDER Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care System (BSol ICS) - Free Wound Care Training Sessions 4 December 2024 (information for care homes with nursing in Birmingham and Solihull)
Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk
This has details of valuable training sessions on:
- Moisture Associated Skin damage – 4 December 2024
These events are suitable for Nurses, Carers and qualified Health Care Professionals.
For further information please contact antonia.dekavanagh-boulger@smith-nephew.com
10. REMINDER LIVE WEBINAR – West Midlands-Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and West Midlands Employers - International Recruitment: The rollout of e-Visas and what they mean for care providers Thursday, 5 December 2024 (information for all providers)
WM-ADASS and West Midlands Employers are working in partnership and will be holding a live legal webinar, which will focus on preparing providers for the rollout of e-Visas.
Edward O’Brien, Senior Associate, at Law Firm Lester Aldridge will discuss the impact on evidencing Right to Work and provide a general overview of Right to Work responsibilities.
There will be the opportunity to ask questions at the end.
Date: 5 December 2024
Time: 11:00am - 12:15pm
Please click here to sign up to attend the webinar:
11. REMINDER Birmingham Community Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) – IPC Champions Forum 5 December 2024 (information for Birmingham and Solihull care homes)
IPC are holding an IPC Champions Forum on 5 December 2024. They would like to encourage all those who’ve previously attended a Champions Training Days to attend. Please see link below.
Thursday 5 December 2024 – 10.30am – IPC Champions Forum
If you are an IPC lead for your care home and interested in attending a future IPC Champions Training Day, please contact bchc.ipcdata1@nhs.net
12. REMINDER Alzheimer’s Society Information and Support group for younger people affected by Dementia 10 December 2024 (information for all Birmingham and Solihull providers)
The Alzheimer’s Society are offering an informal get together for younger people affected by dementia and an opportunity to make friends, share experiences, and to get information, advice and support. The last date will be 10 December 2024 held at Edgbaston Community Centre.
Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk or contact BirminghamandSolihul@alzheimers.org.uk.