Dignity Forum for Domiciliary Care

5 December 2023

• Main slide pack and presentations (PDF, 2 MB)

5 September 2023

•  Main slide pack and presentation (PDF, 3 MB)

 17 July 2023

• Main slide pack and presentation (PDF, 3 MB)

23 May 2023

• Main slide pack and presentation (PDF, 1 MB)

22 February 2023

• Main slide pack and presentation (PDF, 1 MB)

Notes and links discussed in the Forum 22 February 2023;

Plymouth Community Assist (PCA)

If you would like further information or would like to chat through a prospective referral, please contact either

• Email Beverley Evans - Project Manager - Beverley.evans@improvinglivesplymouth.org.uk 
• Email Nicola Pearce - Senior Project - WorkerNicola.pearce@improvinglivesplymouth.org.uk 
• Call 01752 201900 and ask to speak to someone in the Plymouth Community Assist Team
• Plymouth Community Assist Information Sheet (PDF, 88 KB)

Retention Workshop

Friday 24 February 2023, 0930 - 12:30 at Meeting Room 4, Plymouth Science Park, PL6 8B

Please find attached agenda, any questions, and queries. To register your attendance, please speak to Jack Davies or Dave Mcauley or email HealthandCareSkills@plymouth.gov.uk

• Retention Workshop Programme (PDF, 91 KB)
• PSP Visitor Car Parks (PDF, 1 MB)

System-wide Health and Care Recruitment Fair

Tuesday 18 April 2023, 0900-1700 at Plymouth Guildhall. 

Please find attached the booking form to be returned to HealthandCareSkills@plymouth.gov.uk to registered your interest. 

Any questions or queries please speak to Jack Davies or Dave Mcauley or email HealthandCareSkills@plymouth.gov.uk

• Exhibitor Booking Form (Word doc, 90 KB)

Higher Development Award

Any questions or queries please contact Nicola.Wright@devon.gov.uk

The fully funded Higher Development Award aims to provide employees from care settings, with the opportunity to develop the core knowledge, skills, behaviours, and values required to progress and practice safely within the health and social care sector.

The award is six full days of face-to-face, fortnightly, starting in March 2023. Followed by a workplace improvement project and level one functional skills.

To register your interest, complete this online form. 

We'll then be in touch to arrange a quick call to answer any questions. You'll then be invited to the group enrolment day to start the award in March 2023.

• Plymouth HDA (PDF, 1 MB)
• Higher Development Award Plymouth Poster (PDF, 204 KB)
• Higher Development Award Plymouth M&S (PDF, 911 KB)

• Providing a platform that encourages collaborative Partnership working across both Commissioning Teams, commissioned Domiciliary Providers and Livewell Colleagues 
• To a focus on operational issues around training, coupled with providing advice and guidance to improve quality of all services; 
• Building positive relationships with Domiciliary Care Providers with health and adult social care;
• To have an opportunity for Domiciliary Care Providers to network and share best practices. 
• To provide an opportunity for joint problem-solving / troubleshooting where a provider has issues or challenges. 
• Actively sharing information that supports learning, promotes positive working relationships and encourages 

Membership 

• Plymouth City Councils Strategic Commissioning Team for Domiciliary Care  
• Providers, Managers and Representatives from contracted domiciliary care providers in Plymouth 
• Livewell Representative 

Goals: 

• To deliver better and higher care standards in Domiciliary Care across Plymouth; 
• To improve quality of Domiciliary Care Services as judged compliant by the Care Quality Commission; 
• To improve Dignity standards in Domiciliary Care Services; 
• To develop a transparent complaints process that will help to identify Local and National trends and help to improve practice. 

Format of the Forum and Code of Conduct: 

• The forum consists of Adult Social Care and Health, Commissioning and Domiciliary Care Providers from Plymouth; 
• As and when required health professionals, voluntary and other Specialist services may also attend; 
• All Attendees to be respectful, listen to others and do not talk over each other; 
• Allow others to have equal opportunity and time to share their opinions. 
• Meetings to be held on an in-person basis, however this may be reviewed in line with national safety guidance (for example Covid outbreak) 

  Deliverables  

• Forum to be developed and facilitated by Plymouth City Council's Integrated Commissioning Team. 
• To deliver quarterly ½ day events providers, managers and representatives from domiciliary care providers within the Plymouth local authority footprint to attend and network and share best practice. 
• Agenda to be sent one week prior to the Forum to enable preparation for the upcoming topics. 
• Providers to submit any requests for agenda items to be incorporated into the forward plan to Commissioners (including priority for this topic); 
• Presentations and information from the Forum will be shared on the Private Domiciliary Care Provider Page within the Plymouth Online Directory (POD) 
• Requests for information from Commissioners to be responded to in a timely manner.