{"id":14394,"date":"2026-06-08T12:23:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/?p=14394"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:25:46","slug":"new-summer-edition-of-the-chit-chat-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/2026\/06\/08\/new-summer-edition-of-the-chit-chat-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW! Summer 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-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This Edition<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">This edition we have some lovely good news stories from Care Homes on awards they have won, as well as news from Care Home related teams on new resources for Care Homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Care Home Good News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Royston: RCN Awards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Murrayside: Care UK Awards<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New Resources for Care Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bowel Screening Booklets: Information on screening and important considerations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hearing Passports: Caring for your residents with hearing loss<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>New Stroke education for Care Homes: A whole-home approach to stroke care<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diabetes framework for Care Home staff<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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\/06\/Summer-15th-Edition-2026.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:560px\" aria-label=\"PDF embed\"><\/object><a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/06\/Summer-15th-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 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The newsletter will be emailed out to all Adult Care Homes or you can download it above. 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. Please also consider using our <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/carehomes\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/06\/Poster-CHIT-CHAT-Summer-15th-Edition-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poster for the newsletter<\/a> to share with staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 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\">About the Newsletter<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-regular-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" 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\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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.<\/p>\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 wp-block-paragraph\" 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><\/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 wp-block-paragraph\">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>This Edition This edition we have some lovely good news stories from Care Homes on awards they have won, as well as news from Care Home related teams on new resources for Care Homes. 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