Equal Partners in Care Glasgow learning event 3 February 2014

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

Hidden carers

Equal partners

Consultation

Core principles

How to use EPiC 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 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 EPiC portal ‘how to use’ session topics/equal-partners-in-care/how-to-use-this-portal.aspx topics/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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