In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Scottish Government (SG) recognised the imperative of establishing proactive support arrangements between care homes struggling with infection rates (in residents and staff) and the relevant National Health Service (NHS) Board. A critical issue across all levels of authority was the absence of real-time data on COVID-19 outbreaks in care settings.
The aim of the safety huddles and the data template used to support them is to provide a mechanism for Care Homes to hold daily safety huddles and then consistently deliver the data from them to many stakeholder groups supporting the sector. The Turas Care Management application enables Care Home reporting on areas that may impact the health, safety and well-being of residents. It provides one place to capture information on daily activity for infection prevention and control measures, dependency and complexity, outbreak, resident and staff testing, occupancy levels and staffing requirements.