Care Provider Updates

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin’s Care Cascade is a fortnightly newsletter update for care providers.

These editions centre around giving teams the information and resources they need relating to winter planning, with a particular focus on Covid-19 - including vaccinations, as well as flu vaccinations.

Our latest edition

Previous editions

Issue Number	Release Date	Additional information for the edition
Issue 4	17 December	Updated guidance for Registered Care Home visits - Shrophire Telford and Wrekin - December 2021
Issue 3	25 November, 2021	Discharges to care homes guidance - November 2021 Trusts discharging patients to care homes guidance - November 2021
Issue 2	4 November 2021
Issue 1	4 October 2021

Please note - as of January 2022, the Care Cascade updates have become weekly in light of the high prevalence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.

Full editions are being sent directly to care homes in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. However, we will continue to host resources linked within the updates - that have no other place online - via the table below.

Release Date	Additional information for the edition
14 January 2022	Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Champions information
21 January 2022	Agenda & information for Webinar for Vaccine Hesitant Staff
28 January 2022	Principles for ensuring safe and effective discharges from hospitals to care homes - NHS England and Improvement - Midlands region
3 February 2022	Fresh air in care homes VCOD - Letter to care providers from DHSC
11 February 2022	Courageous conversations: Speaking up on issues around Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Care Homes - Changes to your testing regime Domiciliary Care - Changes to your testing regime Extra Care and Supported Living - Changes to your testing regime
18 March 2022	Process for care providers reporting issues with unsafe discharges from hospital - External Professional Concern Reporting Form