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Social Care ECHO-Northern Ireland Social Care Council ECHO Knowledge Network

17 February 2022

WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2022,  2:00 – 3:30pm

The Northern Ireland Social Care Council ECHO Knowledge Network Hub would like to invite those with an interest in Care at Home (Domiciliary Care and Supported Living), especially Managers and Supervisors from provider organisations, to join this important virtual session on 23 February; see agenda below.

The theme for this session is ‘ICT DEVELOPMENTS:  Technologies for Care at Home and Digitalisation for the Social Care Workforce’.
The following will be presented during the session:

  • Digitalisation for the Social Care Workforce, presented by Declan McAllister, Director of Registration and Corporate Services at the NI Social Care Council
  • Technologies for Care at Home, presentations by Ryan Williams, Director, Connected Health and Vonnie McWilliams, Manager, DIAL (Design Innovation Assisted Living) Centre

The presentations will be followed by an open Q & A session.

If you have not previously registered for this Network please do so by cop on 22 February by contacting Elaine Kane (e.kane@hospiceuk.org).

Kind regards,

Paul Rooney, Mervyn Bothwell, Meta Keenan, Alistair Fitzsimons, Julie Dickenson and Roisin Doyle
(Hub members)


AGENDA: ICT DEVELOPMENTS: Technologies for Care at Home and Digitalisation for the Social Care Workforce 23 February 2022

2:00 – 2:05pm – Welcome, Introductions and Housekeeping-Paul & Elaine
2:05 – 2:25pm – Presentation 1-Digitalisation for the Social Care Workforce, Declan McAllister
2:25 – 2:45pm – Presentation 2-Technologies for Care at Home, Ryan Williams                 
2:45 – 3:05pm – Presentation 3-Technologies for Care at Home, Vonnie McWilliams
3:05-3:25pm – Q & A session – All
3:25 – 3:30pm – March’s ECHO session-23/03/22-‘Medication Management-Safe Practices and Staff Administration
-Funding Opportunities – Meta & Mervyn

3:30pm – Close  


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