{"id":13477,"date":"2026-03-10T17:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/?p=13477"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:55:35","slug":"new-winter-edition-of-the-chit-chat-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/2026\/03\/10\/new-winter-edition-of-the-chit-chat-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! Spring edition of the CHIT CHAT Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-light-accent-green-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The NHS Lothian\u00a0<strong>C<\/strong>are\u00a0<strong>H<\/strong>ome and\u00a0<strong>I<\/strong>ntegrated\u00a0<strong>T<\/strong>eams\u00a0<strong>Chat<\/strong>\u00a0(CHIT CHAT) newsletter is compiled by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/nhs-teams\/quality-improvement-team\/\">Quality Improvement Team for Care Homes and Primary Care Settings<\/a>\u00a0for Care Homes in Lothian.<br><br>The newsletter features contributions from integrated teams (such as, tissue viability or CET) and Care Homes themselves in their own words.<br><br>The newsletter will no longer be posted out to all Care Homes but you can download it here &gt; and it will be emailed to Care Homes. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/CHIT-CHAT-Spring-14th-Edition-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:350px\" aria-label=\"PDF embed\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/CHIT-CHAT-Spring-14th-Edition-2026.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download or enlarge the newsletter<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">Please feel free to share the newsletter with staff by printing it off, sharing it in emails or any other means you might share information. We have developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/03\/Poster-for-Spring-2026-CHIT-CHAT.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poster with the newsletter QR Code<\/a> to make sharing with staff easier as we know printing can be costly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">This Edition Features<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">This edition we have some lovely good news stories from Care Homes as well as news from Care Home related teams, including the new Infection Prevention and Control Team for Care Homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Care Home Good News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manor Grange &#8211; Book Bugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Queen\u2019s Manor &#8211; Scottish Ballet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Randolph Hill &#8211; Activities Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Care Home Teams News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pharmacy &#8211; Medicine Waste and Ordering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Care Home Programme Team: Updates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Collaborative Care Home Support Team (CCHST) &#8211; Funding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NEW Infection Prevention and Control Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-accent-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Past Editions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-regular-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">You can find past editions of the CHIT CHAT newsletter on the <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/#chitchat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">home page of this website<\/a> (will open in a new tab).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Want to contribute an article?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you would like to contribute an article to the newsletter please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:loth.carehomesqistandards@nhs.scot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loth.carehomesqistandards@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NHS Lothian&nbsp;Care&nbsp;Home and&nbsp;Integrated&nbsp;Teams&nbsp;Chat&nbsp;(CHIT CHAT) newsletter is compiled by the&nbsp;Quality Improvement Team for Care Homes and Primary Care Settings&nbsp;for Care Homes in Lothian. 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