Resources

These resources have been carefully selected to offer a broad range of provision for you and your colleagues, from data protection to recruitment and employment and from lifestyle to bereavement support. If there are resources you use and find invaluable, then please let us know so we can share more widely with the whole network.

IMPROVE YOU CQC RATING

Guidance, advice and practical tools help you to plan and implement the improvements needed to deliver Good or Outstanding care.

Skills for Care have resources and support for regulated services who fall below the CQC expectations or fear they risk doing so.

If your service does not meet the CQC standards, it is important that you act quickly to improve the quality of care provided and minimise the reputational risk of being rated Requires Improvement or Inadequate.

You can download the guide here as well as taking their e-learning option.

HOW TO GET AN NHS EMAIL ADDRESS

For social care providers who are needing an NHS email address, there are two routes to get one.

 

Here is the info for CQC orgs to set up NHS mail:

https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/faqs/how-do-i-register-for-nhsmail-cqc-registered-organisations/

 

Here is the info for non-CQC orgs to set up NHS mail:

https://www.digitalcarehub.co.uk/faqs/how-do-i-register-for-nhsmail-non-cqc-registered-organisations/

 

CRED TALK RESOURCES

Eating and drinking well in care homes resources.

Data Security & Protection Toolkit

DSPT is a free, online annual self-assessment which supports adult social care providers to ensure that hey information they hold about people is being managed safely and securely.

Log In:
dsptoolkit.nhs.uk

For questions:
dspt@skillsforcare.org.uk

Dementia United

Working towards improving the quality of life for people living with dementia in Greater Manchester.

Dementia United I GMHSC
dementia-united.org.uk

Greater Manchester Bereavement Service

Working towards improving the quality of life for people living with dementia in Greater Manchester.

Home – Greater Manchester Bereavement Service
greater-manchester-bereavement-service.org.uk