There are a variety of ways for you to engage with us. These include regular emails, newsletters, webinars and engagement meetings. These meetings include:
Provider Reference Group
This is a closed group made up of elected provider representatives and DCC/health staff which meets every fortnight. The group discuss new ideas and policies, they solve problems and share intelligence. Find out more about the roles and responsibilities of provider representatives.
Terms of reference:
- The overall PEN terms of reference
- The PEN Reference Group terms of reference
- PEN Reference Group meetings
Care home locality support meetings
This is an open invitation for care home providers and registered managers to attend the care home locality support meetings. These are informal engagement opportunities for care home providers / managers, Devon County Council / Market Management Team and the locality Assistant Director / Social Care Operational teams to get together to share and exchange information, such as emerging issues / concerns, discuss market support offers and hear local system updates.
If you have not received the invites and wish to be added to the distribution list please can you email socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk stating which locality meeting you would like to receive invites for (North, East, South or West).
If you are unable to attend a session you can view all of the previous papers from the monthly meetings in this library.
Day services provider forum
A countywide monthly forum has been set up for providers of day services.
The virtual meetings will take place on a Friday from 11.00am to 12.00noon on the following dates in 2021: 25 June, 23 July, 27 August, 24 September and 22 October.
To join the forum or find out more about it please email: socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Housing with support forum
The countywide Housing with Support forum meets fortnightly on Wednesdays from 10am until 11am. It‘s a chance for organisations who provide supported living, enabling, extra care, shared lives and the homeless support services that are commissioned by DCC, to get together to discuss or raise any strategic or process issues rather than individual service users issues.
The main aim is to unblock any blocks we encounter when working across this market, escalate issues appropriately and basically join up our work better. If you deliver these services and would like to join the forum then please contact us: socialcarebusinessrelations-mailbox@devon.gov.uk
Future forum dates in 2021: 5 May, 19 May, 9 June, 23 June, 7 July, 21 July, 4 August, 18 August, 1 September, 15 September, 29 September, 13 October, 27 October, 10 November, 24 November, 8 December.
Mental Health Provider Forum
This is a meeting for mental health providers who offer services to working age adults and who DPT commission care from.
We meet quarterly and is an opportunity for providers who provide supported living, enabling services and residential care to raise issues with commissioners about what is relevant to service delivery. It is also an opportunity for providers to hear about developments within services across both health and social care. Guest speakers are a regular feature from across multiple agencies affecting adult social care provision.
The next forums are on Wednesday 14 July and 13 October, 1.30pm-4.30pm . If you are interested in joining the forum please contact angela.oreilly@nhs.net.
Personal Care Provider Forums
This is an open invitation for providers of personal care at home to attend the Devon County Council Personal Care Provider Forum. These are informal engagement opportunities for personal care providers, Devon County Council teams (Operations and Market Management) and NHS Devon CCG to get together to share and exchange information. These are core forums to update on emerging issues and concerns, to discuss market support offers and hear local system updates. They also serve as a helpful venue to exchange ideas and feedback from yourselves as providers.
The monthly forums will be held on the following Fridays:
23 July from 2.00pm to 3.00pm
20 August from 10.00am to 11.00am
24 September from 10.00am to 11.00am
15 October from 10.00am to 11.00am
12 November from 10.00 to 11.00am
10 December from 10.00am to 11.00am
If you would like to join these meetings, please email us stating Personal Care Provider Forum in the subject line. Please note that invitations will be sent to one address within an organisation for that provider to circulate as appropriate.
Devon Housing with Support WhatsApp group
We would encourage all registered managers and owners to join the group using the online registration form.
Devon Residential and Nursing (DRN) WhatsApp group
Devon Care Home Collaborative (DCHC) runs a WhatsApp group for care home providers or managers to join a peer to peer support group that provides quick responses on questions you may have as well as flagging up resources, training and gathering your feedback on key issues. Please email: info@devoncarehomes.org with your request. Please note it is one contact per care home.
Devon Personal Care (Domiciliary Homecare) WhatsApp Group
We set up a supportive WhatsApp network for personal care business owners, registered managers and nominated individuals. To join the group please complete the form.
Devon Care Homes Collaborative
Devon Care Homes Collaborative (DCHC) is a membership organisation that provides support to care home providers, managers and staff in Devon, Plymouth and Torbay. They aim to share best practice, provide inspiration, stimulate innovation, enable peer to peer learning and support the development of a financially sustainable care sector that understands and meets the common needs of members.
They work collaboratively with key stakeholders: the local authority, NHS and Clinical Commissioning Group, Devon STP, Proud to Care and others to support those working in the sector who strive to provide good quality care for those in need.
Membership is free and open to all care home providers, managers and staff.
You can sign up for free.
DCHC also runs regular events.
Webinars
For updates on webinars please visit our Webinars, online meetings and learning page.