News

We have a vacancy for a suitably qualified person to provide First Aid training primarily to staff in residential care and nursing homes and domiciliary care agencies and other organisations

Due to power shortages to the office today, we are cancelling the Learning Disability Forum Meeting.

As soon as we rearrange a new date, we will contact the membership.

Apologies for any inconvenience.

Telephone - 01743 277671

Please remember it is not just outbreaks of diarrhoea and vomiting which need to be reported to the infection prevention and control team.

What should be reported as an outbreak?
E.g. respiratory illness / vomiting / diarrhoea / rashes / flu like symptoms

If in doubt ring the above number for advice.

THE MUPPETS (U):
19 February at 11.30am.

Watch selected films in an autism friendly environment; lights up and sound on low with no trailers, freedom to move around the cinema and to bring your own refreshments.

The SPIC Care Awards were held on the 24 November at the Lord Hill Hotel in Shrewsbury and the winners were presented their awards.

The winners have been announced!

The SPIC seminar and AGM will take place at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Conference Centre, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury on the 22 September.

This will be a very busy morning with many topics on the agenda one of which will be the launch of the Care Ladder Recruitment website, a website to help with your recruitment solutions.

A call to action on the use of antipsychotic drugs for people with dementia.

Shropshire Partners in Care has serious concerns over the current financial crisis that care sector providers are facing. Debbie Price and Board members have invited local MP's to meet and discuss this serious issue.

April 2011 Newsletter

SPIC is supporting Skills for Care in its consultation on the the Government's commitment to introducing an annual limit on the number of non-European Union economic migrants being admitted to the UK. The Migration Advisory Committee has been asked by the Government to consult and provide advice on the level at which the first annual limit on migration should be set for Tier 1 and Tier 2 of the Points Based System.

A total of 32 organisations from Telford & Wrekin and Shropshire attended the recent Baseline Review of  End of Life Care for People with a Learning Disability. This was supported by The Special Interest Group and End of life Care Team, in conjunction with Taking Part Shropshire & Telford, Severn Hospice, family carers, providers of services and Mencap.

Over 160 delegates attending the Safeguarding Conference in Telford and organised by Shropshire Partners in Care (SPIC), were encouraged by guest speakers Karen Kalinowski from Telford & Wrekin Council and Stephen Chandler from Shropshire Council to support the partnership approach to safeguarding the most vulnerable adults