Our next meeting will take place on Wednesday 30th October 2-3pm via MS Teams.

The topic of the meeting will be 'Stress & Distress'

This is taking place on Friday 15th November 2024 in the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.

We will be running a workshop at the event and will also have a stall.  This is a great opportunity to meet all care homes in Scotland.

You can find more details on the Scottish Care website.

This is taking place via MS Teams from 10-11.30am

The agenda will be published before the meeting

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE

Our conference took place at Edinburgh Zoo on Friday 15th March 2024. 

Morning presentations

Recording of whole morning

• Dr Maria Drummond: Senior Clinical Studies Officer - Introduction to the Conference
• Alyson Vale: Care Home Provider - Mind the Gap:  The Gift of Noticing and Celebrating
  • Watch the recording
• Alexandra McCauley: Care Home Provider - Falling through the Gaps:  Or a Game of snakes and ladders
  • Watch the recording
• Dr Martha Pollard: Care staff and family care insights into freedom and pandemic-affected dementia care: Breaking chains of invisibility
  • Watch the recording
• Dr Mariyana Schoultz: Adapting Psychological First Aid with care-homes for care homes
  • Watch the recording
• Leah Fullegar: Smells, mess, and presents: The role of poo in care team dynamics
  • Watch the recording
• Dr Michelle Beattie: Connecting Care Home staff to Specialists: Enablers and barriers of Project ECHO
  • Watch the recording

Afternoon presentations

• Dr Gerry Finnan: The Listening Chair (unlocking a better understanding of the at work factors that impact on staff well-being and retention)
• Prof Liz Forbat: Improving the Quality of dying and palliative care in care homes
• Generations working together: Let's bring in the youngsters
• Dr Rosie Ashworth: RICH (Research in Care Homes) Voices - Accessible research involvement

We are holding webinars on a monthly basis between ENRICH Scotland and NHS Research Scotland's Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network. The focus of our webinars has been informed by our work with RICH Voices, the patient and public involvement group of ENRICH Scotland.

• Prof Susan Shenkin presents a webinar about ENRICH Scotland
• Timeslips Collections: view our webinar and presentation
• Music, Movement and Dementia study: view our webinar and presentation
• Introduction to ENRICH Scotland: view our webinar
• CONSULT-ADVANCE Study, exploring the acceptability and feasibility of advance research planning: view the webinar

We are holding regular Care Home Manager Research Forums to allow us to share information on what research is happening and how Care Homes can get involved.  Please see below for details of minutes and meeting recordings:

Meeting held on 26th June 2024:  View the minutes and meeting recording

Meeting held on 17th April 2024: View the minutes and meeting recording

Meeting held on 28th February 2024:  View the presentation and meeting recording

Meeting held on 17th January 2024:  View the minutes and meeting recording

Meeting held on 29th November 2023:  View the minutes and meeting recording

Meeting held on 1st November 2023:  View the minutes

Meeting held on 27th September 2023:  View the minutes

These take place four times per year for researchers to hear what ENRICH Scotland is working on, and for peer support for researchers.

Minutes and Presentations

• 28th August 2024:  Minutes and Presentation
• 8th May 2024: Material available on request
• 11th October 2023: Minutes and Presentation
• 26th June 2023: Minutes