Coronavirus (COVID-19) care home outbreaks - root cause analysis: progress report November 2020 to September 2022

Appendix 2

Published and work progress since September 2022

Data and Digital infrastructure

• In October 2021, the Scottish Government in collaboration with COSLA published Care in the Digital Age: Delivery Plan 2022-23 (www.gov.scot)
• In February 2023, the Scottish Government in collaboration with COSLA published Health and social care: data strategy - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) Scotland's first data strategy for health and social care, setting out how we will work together in transforming the way that people access their own data to improve health and wellbeing; and how care is delivered through improvements to our systems.

Infection Prevention and Control

• In December 2022, the Scottish Government published a letter and advice note recommending the continuation of the whole system multidisciplinary support arrangements for care homes. This followed a review undertaken by a Short Life Working Group. The advice note provides guiding principles and a framework to support health and social care professionals to continue to work together to identify ways to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in care homes including through the adoption of My Health, My Care, My Home - healthcare framework for adults living in care homes.
• In December 2022 the Scottish Government published Publication of 'The Infection Prevention Workforce: Strategic Plan 2022 – 2024' (scot.nhs.uk)

Leadership

• Five core/foundation SIPCEP modules have been updated to provide a meaningful learning experience for care home, care at home and housing support staff that can be used for induction and are now live on the Turas Learn SIPCEP webpage https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/3393# .
• Preventing Infection in Social Care Settings pocketbook has been updated to align with Care Home National Infection and Prevention and Control Manual and is currently live on Turas https://learn.nes.nhs.scot/7721 and can be downloaded and printed. A separate mobile enabled practice support app which reflects the updated pocketbook is currently in development and due to be launched May 2023.
• Leading to Change (L2C) : Funding was granted to NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to recruit a significant 'delivery team' responsible for the scoping, planning and delivery of the work with the SSSC continuing to provide collaborative support for activity relating to social care and social work staff.
• Research was commissioned by Scottish Government (SG) towards the end of 2022 into health and social care workforce leadership development needs – the findings have yet to be analysed and published. L2C's social care/ social work sub-group has been under review and will begin meeting again with new chairs from the NES Social Care Directorate in May 2023. L2C are currently hosting several online 'Taster' sessions focusing on its new website and upcoming opportunities for development, social services staff are being encouraged to attend.
• As from April 2023, the L2C team is hosting a collaborative group to share and discuss content relevant to L2C's programme's aims. This will encompass what was previously 'Leadership Links' seminars and the wider community leadership events. The group will meet quarterly and help share what is already available and gather thoughts and insights for upcoming new content. The group will draw together representatives from social work, social care and health roles in Scotland around content regarding leadership, collaboration, equality and diversity, team's communities and learning.
• A review and update of the Supervision resources on the Step Into Leadership website has taken place following staff feedback gathered via focus group sessions. This is due to be launched and communicated imminently and will involve engagement activities with a range of social care and social work staff.