Care Cert & SIRONA

March 25, 2015

Karen from SIRONA highlighted the importance of front loading new staff members’ inductions to allow for the early completion of ‘line of sight’ activities.  She had also designed a portfolio that could be used to collect evidence for the Care Certificate and said she will make it freely available to members of the Network. A new post within the NHS has also been created to ensure consistency of quality in relation to the certificate across a range of providers, which seems a very good idea.

Care Certificate @ Aquila Network Meeting
March 27, 2017

The Care Certificate was the focus of the second session today.  Lindsey (Skillsforcare) and Karen from SIRONA took us through some of the requirements of the certificate.  Karen had been part of a trial group that helped implement the certificate which came out of the recommendations of the Frances Report.  Her insight into how to implement the certificate in a real practice situation was very useful and facilitated a health discussion amongst the network members.

Aquila Network Meeting
March 25, 2015

Very interesting talk from Lindsey today from Skills for Care in relation to the Care Act.  The Care Act 2014 is due to come into force in a week or so and it was great to have the opportunity to look at some of the potential impacts.  The Act’s focus on the wellbeing of the individual was of particular interest to me as a training provider as this is a strong theme in many of the taught sessions – Person centred practice and holistic approaches to care at the centre of it all!