BSVAB Events + Conferences

Action for Dignity Day was on 1st February 2012
It's NOT TOO LATE to PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT

Give the gift of time 

If you believe being treated with dignity is a basic human right, pledge your support RIGHT NOW to the Dignity in Bucks campaign by emailing dignity@buckscc.gov.uk and put Dignity in the subject line.

'Grand gestures' are not necessary it's more about taking the time to do something, however small, for people who too often feel isolated and of little value to society. 

What you can do:

    1. Pledge your support by emailing dignity@buckscc.gov.uk 
        put Dignity in the subject line.

    2. Take a look at the ideas in the Resource Packs below to see 
         how you can get involved.  

Resource Packs

   - COMMUNITY Resource Pack

   - HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE Resource Pack 

Action for Dignity in Buckinghamshire Awards 2012
Give the gift of time 

Nominations can be made from 14^th November 2011
Nominations close on 21st December 2012
Awards event 2013

When the Dignity in Care campaign began in November 2006, the aim was to inspire health & social care staff and local people to place dignity and compassion at the heart of care services, and in their communities.  Five years on and an army of over 25,000 Dignity Champions are all doing their bit to make a difference in peoples’ lives. 

What's happening in 2013?

• A show casing event for good practice in Buckinghamshire
• An awards ceremony honouring nominated services who have made the greatest improvements to their service delivery

To register your interest email mfoster@buckscc.gov.uk 
A registration form for the show casing event in 2013 will be available to download from this page shortly.  

Send your Nominations

See the nomination form opposite, there are three categories for nominations :

1. Best Champion
2. Most innovative idea
3. Smallest Change, Biggest Impact

Nominations can be made from 14^th November 2011
Nominations close on 21st December 2012.

Nomination forms are also available from csibusiness@buckscc.gov.uk 

Nominations will be reviewed week commencing 7^th January 2013 by the 'Action for Dignity in Buckinghamshire' committee.  The best in each category submitted will be presented with an award at the 'Action for Dignity in Buckinghamshire' event to be held early in 2013. The committee will also contact a number of those nominated to present their service innovation at the event to showcase good practice.

Information will be distributed by partner organisations, the council will distribute to all partnership boards and all contracted providers of services.

For more information contact mfoster@buckscc.gov.uk

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Joint working day - TVP + Social Care - 26 July 2011

Thank you to all delegates who attended the joint working day. Feedback so far suggests that it was a highly valuable day. A summary of feedback will be uploaded here once all forms have been processed.  

The presentation is available to download at the bottom of this page. A password is required and has been emailed to all delegates.  If you have forgotten the password or unable to locate it, please send an email through to bsvabtraining@buckscc.gov.uk with 'Password, Joint Working Day' in the subject line.

If you would like more information about the Scenes of Crime Officer (SOCO) presentation please contact the Buckinghamshire Scenes of Crime department directly on 08458 505 505. 

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Dignity in Care  invited delegates to

The Dignity Challenge Conference

13th + 18th July 2011 - Delegates heard from experts in the field and gathered information and tools needed to register to become a Dignity Champion to help protect the interests of people who use their services.

          ***   You can find out about becoming a Dignity Champion here Dignity in Care website 

          ***   or become a Dignity Champion now - sign up here Create your profile & login information

Based on the evaluation forms returned to us, the greater majority of delegates (over 90 per cent) felt the day was worthwhile and increased their level of knowledge and understanding around Dignity in Care.

Equally, over 90 per cent, felt able to be a Dignity in Care Champion for their service area.

Generally delegates felt the opportunity to share and learn from their peers, the information imparted by the speakers, including the resources available, and the group discussions were all useful elements of the conferences. Not so useful was the lack of information about the role of the Dignity Champion, and the action-planning session was difficult because of the varied settings within which the delegates worked.

Again over 90 per cent of delegates felt that attending the conferences represented a worthwhile use of their time.

Delegate's comments below:

      “A good opportunity to network and update one’s knowledge. More though is 
        needed on ways to monitor this initiative.”

      “Auditing dignity in care would probably cover most of CQC outcomes.”

      “Would have to keep in contact continually for activities and future training, local 
        meetings, face to face.”

      ”It was a good day, full of practical information I can pass on to my 
        staff members and implement. We can keep in touch by website.”

      “Useful networking opportunities both for myself & my organisation. It also 
        highlighted issues from different perspectives and the action plan will be really 
        useful, especially if provided electronically”

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The Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
 - Your statutory responsibility

A cross section of agencies enjoyed the half day conference events on 30th March 2011 in High Wycombe and on the 10th May 2011 in Aylesbury.  The latest national and local practice issues regarding the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005 and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) were the focus of the event. 
Colleagues had the opportunity to hear a family member's perspective and were able to share issues and seek solutions to fulfilling their responsibilities.