The Care Home Programme Team was established in May 2020 under the direction of the Executive Nurse Director and the Nurse Director Primary and Community Care.
At that time the primary focus of the team was to provide operational and strategic support for care homes and care at home services in Lothian. As we recover from the Covid 19 Pandemic, the focus has shifted to a more collaborative way of working, with the recommendations within My Health, My Care, My Home – Healthcare Framework for adults living in care homes, the main focus of our work going forward.
This includes working with Health and Social Care Partnerships support teams and services to establish a means for escalation and oversight.
The team has expanded since 2020 and now includes the Quality Improvement (QI) Team for Care Homes and Primary Care Settings and the Lothian Care Academy.
Front row – left to right
- Maggie Byers-Smith – Lead Nurse- QI & Standards, Care Homes & Primary Care
- Mhairi MacKay – Senior Project Manager – Lothian Care Academy
- Hazel Stewart – Associate Quality Improvement Advisor
- Eleanor Laird – Associate Quality Improvement Advisor
- Donald Boyd – Programme Manager – Care Home Programme Team
Back row – left to right
- Audrey Pringle – Team Lead QI & Standards
- Jennifer Newman – Associate Quality Improvement Advisor
- Sam Galbraith – Associate Quality Improvement Advisor
- Julie Kershaw – Project Support Officer
Workstreams 2023/2024
Within the framework My Health, My Care, My Home there are 8 main themes . Over the forthcoming year, we will work towards supporting HSCPs and the Care Homes and Care at Home services within these partnership to meet the themed recommendations outlined within the Framework under the following headings:
1. Nurturing Environment
2. Multi-Disciplinary Team
3.Prevention
4.Anticipatory care, Self Management and Early intervention
5.Urgent and Emergency Care
6.Palliative and End of Life Care
7.Sustainable and Skilled Workforce
8,Data, Digital and Technology
Care Home and Care at Home Conference
Lothian hosted its first dedicated Care Home and Care at Home Conference for Care Home and Care at Home staff, partners and teams that work in, and support the sector.
The free conference was held on 22nd of September 2022 at BT Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh. The format included stalls, concurrent sessions and poster presentation where people could present their work and share its impact on care practice.
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Should you wish to contact the Care Home Programme Team please feel free to email us
