In her introduction to the report, CEO Professor Oonagh Smyth writes:
On the face of it, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful in this report. The adult social care workforce is the biggest it has been since we started counting, vacancy and turnover rates are down – and the gender balance in the workforce .. Read More
The National Care Forum (NCF) – the leading association for not-for-profit social care is delighted to announce that Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the National Care Forum as become the incoming chair of the Care Provider Alliance (CPA), the coalition of national voices of adult social care providers in England, for 2024/25.
Vic’s .. Read More
We recently took part in the Birmingham NHS IPC Champions competition. They asked local care homes to take part in the 2024 World Hand Hygiene celebration, by getting people to “notice your notice boards”.
The organisers said a huge thank you to all the IPC Champions that submitted a picture. They notice some incredible, informative and .. Read More
An early start
I never like the sound of the alarm in the morning, but it seemed shriller an hour and a half earlier than usual. In my day-to-day role, unless there’s a meeting planned, it doesn’t really matter if I’m held up a few minutes by traffic as I can just add any missed time .. Read More
At BCOP we’re always careful to follow best practice in infection control, so we were very happy to receive a donation of sanitising screen wipes from Paul Fairhurst, MD at Protectology.
These products were developed for hospital use and offer protection from spreading germs present on mobile phones and Nourish handset touchscreens for 10 days. The .. Read More
BCOP are pleased to be the venues for new dementia cafes from September ’24 with the Birmingham Dementia Carers Hub (a partnership between Age UK Birmingham, Age Concern Birmingham and Dementia Carers Count Birmingham that provides a range of support to those who look after someone with dementia).
All our dementia cafes are free to attend.
What .. Read More
The President of Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Melanie Williams, said: “ This report shows an unsustainable and worrying picture for the 4 out of 5 of us needing adult social care in the future and sends a clear message that we can’t keep doing more of the same. Instead of focussing .. Read More
Benefits
Improved oral hygiene and mouth care
Improved personal care and enjoyment of personal care routine
Able to smile confidently
Continues to enjoy all his favorite foods
Maintains dignity of resident
Background and challenges
As is common for people living with dementia, Philip, a resident at Neville Williams House, sometimes refused personal care or could become distressed .. Read More
Vic Rayner OBE, CEO of National Care Forum said: “We send our congratulations to Sir Keir Starmer and his ministerial team on their resounding victory in the General Election. We stand ready, as the not-for-profit care and support sector, to ensure that the new government is supported to focus on the immediate social care reform .. Read More
At BCOP, we’ve been supporting the #SpeakUpForCare as the General Election approaches, so we’ll be posting here about the future vision for social care from the main political parties.
You’ll find more information about #SpeakUpForCare and how to vote in the election here.
Liberal Democrats social care focussed manifesto
The National Care Forum (NCF), the organisation that represents .. Read More
