1. REMINDER Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) COVID-19 vaccination: Spring 2025 Campaign Resources (Information for all Care Homes)

2. Skills for Care - Evaluation of the UK’s Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) – Survey (Information for all Providers)

3. REMINDER Birmingham City Council – Birmingham Connect to Support (Information for all Providers Operating in Birmingham)

4. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BSOL ICB) - Urgent Community Response (UCR) Birmingham and Solihull - latest information and resources (Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

5. Birmingham and Solihull End of Life Care - End of Life Care Toolkit (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

6. Skills for Care Updates for May 2025 (Information for all Birmingham and Solihull Providers)

7. REMINDER Capacity Tracker Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Training – May 2025 (Information for all Providers)

8. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull (Bsol) Training Hub – May 2025 (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

9. CANCELLED Birmingham and Solihull Nurses and Clinical Leads Network for Nurses working in Social Care, Thursday, 15 May 2025 (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Nursing Homes)

1. REMINDER Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) COVID-19 vaccination: Spring 2025 Campaign Resources (Information for all Care Homes)

This guidance covers information on the Spring 2025 campaign for eligible individuals. A new leaflet for the Spring 2025 programme has been added.

Find out more here:

COVID-19 vaccination: spring 2025 campaign resources

2. Skills for Care - Evaluation of the UK’s Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) – Survey (Information for all Providers)

Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine are conducting an evaluation of the UK’s AWHP. The AWHP was created by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) in 2023 and aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather.

The evaluation is focusing on how the AWHP is being implemented in local health and social care organisations in England and includes a short knowledge survey to understand awareness and use of the AWHP and/or similar local plans. The survey should take no more than five minutes to complete.

Please click on the link below to complete the survey:

click this link

If you would like to know more about the study, please click on the link below:

click here

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Dr Beth Jakubowski (beth.jakubowski@lshtm.ac.uk)

3. REMINDER Birmingham City Council – Birmingham Connect to Support (Information for all Providers Operating in Birmingham)

For any provider wishing to promote their services or any of their activities, please be aware that we are unable to include these in our Bulletin. You will be able to share your information using Birmingham Connect to Support though. You can do this by following the link below and clicking on ‘Products and Services’ at the top right, and then ‘Add a listing’ on the following page. This will take you through to a page where you can sign up to be able to add products and services.

Please use this link to access Connect to Support:

CtS Home | Birmingham Connect to Support

4. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BSOL ICB) - Urgent Community Response (UCR) Birmingham and Solihull - latest information and resources (Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

Care Homes in Birmingham and Solihull are advised to contact the UCR in the first instance for receiving urgent care. The team can provide a rapid response service within two hours of your call. This referral service offers an alternative to calling an ambulance and helps to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions or readmissions. This service has highly skilled and dedicated clinicians who can deliver a rapid response to the urgent care needs of your residents or refer to the ambulance service if emergency hospital care is needed.

For further information, see the following video and attachment:

Urgent Community Response service for referrers across Birmingham and Solihull

For latest information and resources, please see links below.

Urgent Community Response

Urgent Community Response | Website

5. Birmingham and Solihull End of Life Care - End of Life Care Toolkit (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

This platform brings together information and resources on end-of-life care. It has been created by hospital, hospice, and community healthcare professionals from across Birmingham and Solihull, with the aim of improving access to up-to-date information and to provide a ‘toolkit’ to support in the planning and delivery of care for people in their final months, weeks, and days of life. The toolkit has been designed for use by anyone who has an interest in end-of-life care, whether in a professional or personal capacity.

Birmingham & Solihull End of Life Care Toolkit | Home

6. Skills for Care Updates for May 2025 (Information for all Birmingham and Solihull Providers)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk

7. REMINDER Capacity Tracker Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Training – May 2025 (Information for all Providers)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk. This includes the schedules for Capacity Tracker Training for May 2025.

For support with the Capacity Tracker, please see details below:

• For system support and guidance - please contact NECS Capacity Tracker Support Centre - 0191 691 3729 or necsu.capacitytracker@nhs.net (We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, excluding public holidays)
• Changing registration, closing, change of ownership – please contact the CQC - T: 03000 616161, E: enquiries@cqc.org.uk, CQC Provider Portal (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm, excluding public holidays)

If you receive an enforcement notice – please contact the NHS Business Services Authority Enforcement Team (NHSBSA) – T: 0300 330 2088, E: enforcement@nhsbsa.nhs.uk (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm

8. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull (Bsol) Training Hub – May 2025 (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

Have you visited the Birmingham and Solihull training hub website yet? You can view information as someone working in a primary or social care role in the Solihull / Birmingham area, as a student looking for support with career development or as a visitor wanting to find out more. For training, further information and booking use the link below. All training events are listed in the calendar section. You can also contact the training hub by email bsol.traininghub@nhs.net or phone: 0121 483 2128.

Social Care – BSol Training hub.

The next sessions are:

12 May 2025 - A Mile in My Shoes - Dementia awareness 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

13 May 2025 - Catheterisation training 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

14 May 2025 - Personalised Care and Support Planning 9:15 am - 12:30 pm

15 May 2025 - Continuing Health Care Fast Track Pathway Training 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

16 May 2025 - Introduction to the NHS Knowledge and Library Hub 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm

9. CANCELLED Birmingham and Solihull Nurses and Clinical Leads Network for Nurses working in Social Care, Thursday, 15 May 2025 (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Nursing Homes)

The Integrated Commissioning Board (ICB) regret to inform you that they have had to cancel their Birmingham and Solihull Nurses and Clinical Leads Network meeting for Nurses working in Social Care scheduled for 15 May 2025, from 2:00pm to 4:30pm.

This decision is due to the current pressures within their team. They thank you for your continued support of the network. The next meeting will be 16 September 2025.

For further information contact nhsbsolicb.qualitychc@nhs.net.