This is edition 198 of the provider bulletin, containing information on guidance, procedures and new initiatives. Very urgent or high priority communications may still be issued on an ad hoc basis, but we will try to keep these to a minimum.

1. PLEASE READ Home Support Tender – Home Support and Quick Discharge Service Recommissioning Update – Please ensure CareMatch Portal system notifications are on during the evaluation period (information for home support providers)

2. Minister for Care addresses the ADASS Spring Seminar(information for all providers)

3. Social care nursing at the heart of International Nurses Day 2024 (information for all care homes)

4. Unpaid carer’s leave: your right to look after yourself (information for all providers)

5. Care home trial suggests switching to decaf could reduce falls (information for all care homes)

6. Capacity Tracker: Two Year Urgent & Emergency Care (UEC) Recovery Plan (information for all providers)

7. Skills for Care: Registered managers webinar: Understanding your digital requirements under the Single Assessment Framework 11 June 2024 (information for all West Midlands providers)

8. Skills for Care: Moving Up – bookings open June 2024 cohort (information for all West Midland providers)

9. REMINDER Raising awareness about Cancer – Cancer Champions, Talk Cancer Training 5 June 2024 (information for all Birmingham and Solihull providers)

10. REMINDER Shared Decision Making and Personalised Care & Support Planning virtual training sessions June 2024 (information for Birmingham and Solihull providers)

11. The Alzheimer’s & Dementia Show 14 -15 June 2024 (information for all providers)

12. REMINDER Birmingham and Solihull Nurses and Clinical Leads Network for Nurses – update from March 2024 meeting, next meeting 25 June 2024 (information for Birmingham and Solihull care homes)