News
New CSCI Website
CSCI has recently launched a new website which is directed at people who work in social care: -www.csci.org.uk/professional
It is an easy-to-use one stop shop for social care professionals.
Information on the site includes CSCI’s policies, how CSCI works with councils, news on developments such as quality ratings for care services and an easy guide to Government regulations and National Minimum Standards.
Information on how CSCI works is easily accessible. By working with and testing the site with many councils and providers, CSCI has targeted the new website at social care professionals to give them the best possible information to help make services better for those who use them.
New features of the website include:
·instant email alerts direct to inboxes
·searchable guidance sections tailored for different care services
·downloadable self-assessment section
·frequently asked questions about inspection reports.
·CSCI Professional meets the highest accessibility and usability standards.
CSCI’s main site aimed at people who are looking for care services, their families, friends and carers can be found as usual at: www.csci.org.uk
Smoking ban: What it means to you. www.csci.org.uk/professional/default.aspx?page=7226&csci=2027
Care Standards Act 2000 www.csci.org.uk/professional/care_providers/all_services/acts.aspx
Regulations www.csci.org.uk/professional/care_providers/all_services/regulations.aspx
Give us your views on restraint in care services www.csci.org.uk/professional/default.aspx?page=7226&csci=2027
Department of Health Social Care Bulletin
Following a successful pilot edition in January 2006, Dept of Health are now launching a bulletin newsletter as a quarterly publication.
Its aim is to support you in your everyday role, bringing you up-to-date, easy to read explanations of the latest policy news and initiatives.
Links to more information about all of the stories in this issue are available in the electronic version of the bulletin, available at www.dh.gov.uk/socialcarebulletin
To subscribe to the bulletin, please email socialcarebulletinsubscription@dh.gsi.gov.uk including your name, job title, organisation, full postal address and telephone number. You will then receive an email alert when each new edition is published.
We have identified a number of news items from both publications which you may find useful. Should you wish to read any bulletin in full then click on the link below.
New enforcement teams to tackle poor care providers www.csci.org.uk/professional/default.aspx?page=7226&csci=2001
Agencies agree new protocol for safeguarding adults
Managing money belonging to people who use services www.csci.org.uk/professional/default.aspx?page=7226&csci=2039
Actions to improve support to people with their finances
Government issues key guidance on the Mental Capacity Act
The Code of Practice for people making decisions on behalf of individuals who lack mental capacity has been published by the government.
The Code, which sets out best practice for professionals, family carers and other groups, will be an essential guide to help people make decisions that are in the best interests of some of the most vulnerable people in society. The Code, part o the Mental Capacity Act 2005, covers an extensive range of different decisions that might need to be taken. Professionals and other paid carers are expected to have regard to the Code when working with someone who lacks capacity.
Constitutional Affairs Minister Cathy Ashton said:
"The Code lays out what anyone providing care or working in this area should take into account when making decisions on behalf of others. It has been written to meet the needs of a wide and varied audience for clear and accurate guidance.
It is important to remember that some people may lack the capacity to make more complex decisions, but can still make other decisions about, for example, what to eat or wear or if they want to go out for the day. That they must be allowed to do so is also laid down in the Code.
The Code follows extensive consultation to make sure it represents the best interests of vulnerable people.
The Mental Capacity Act 2005 provides a statutory framework for people who lack the mental capacity to make their own decisions. It sets out who can take decisions, in which situations, and how they should go about this. It also enables people to make provision for a time in the future when they may lack capacity to make some decisions."
Notes
- The Code and the Mental Capacity Act are available at http://www.dca.gov.uk/capacity/index.htm.
- The Code applied immediately to those aspects of the Mental Capacity Act relating to Independent Mental Capacity Advocates and the new criminal offence of ill-treatment or neglect and for all other provisions from 1 October once they come into force.
- The Mental Capacity Act received Royal Assent on 7 April 2005. Some parts of the Act came into affect in April 2007 with the rest commencing in October 2007.
- Parts of the Act that came in to affect in April 2007 include the new criminal offence of ill-treatment or wilfill neglect of people lacking mental capacity and the Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service in England (IMCAs).
- Other parts of the Act including the Court of Protection, the Office of the Public Guardian, Lasting Powers of Attorney and the IMCA service for Wales will come into effect in October 2007.
http://www.dca.gov.uk
Care Ambassador - Kent & Medway
We are looking for bright, confident people working in care who are interested in becoming Care Ambassadors.
The aim is to raise the profile of careers in social care among young people, teachers, careers advisors ad parents and to highlight the opportunities and rewards they can offer.
What is a Care Ambassador?
A Care Ambassador is an experienced care worker who is willing to inspire and encourage young people to consider a career in care.
The Care Ambassador will be involved in a programme of working in schools. This will include providing presentations at career sessions, offering guidance and advice on the industry and its may and varied career opportunities, helping to facilitate taster sessions and work experience programmes, and generally enriching the curriculum through classroom projects.
The Care Ambassador will act as a role model to young people, offering them the chance to find out as much as possible about professions in care.
Care Ambassadors should have enthusiasm, commitment, confidence, the ability to identify with young people, a passion for their work, and the wish to inspire others to achieve their full potential.
Would you like to - be part of an exciting challenge to engage, inspire and encourage a new generation of care professional?
To register your interest in becoming involved in the Kent & Medway Care Ambassador Project contact;
- Judi Arnold - Email: judi.arnold@kent.gov.uk Tel: 01622 696020 Mob: 07798 674337
- Roger Harrop - Email: roger.harrop@medway.gov.uk Tel: 01634 333098
- Bonnie Armstrong - Email bonnie.armstrong@skillsforcare.org Tel: 01322 665198 Mob 07792 293387
For further information please visit our website www.kent.gov.uk/careambassador
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