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Training: Social Care and digital

A senior woman smiles while holding a mobile phone.

Welcome to our social care page. Do you want to learn more about how digital technology can support people receiving social care in the community or in care homes? We believe that being online and using new technology can complement services delivered to improve quality of life and encourage independent living.  

The rapid growth in digital technologies offers amazing opportunities for people to participate in their care and improve their health and well-being. There is a serious risk that people who are not online will be left behind. The Digital Communities Wales programme can offer support to your organisation to help address this, please get in touch for more information.

front page care home guide

This guide has been created by Digital Communities Wales and partners to provide care homes with the information required to understand how digital technology can be used.

Download the guide here [opens in new window]

Resources

Online Safety

Take Five – To Stop Fraud | To Stop Fraud (takefive-stopfraud.org.uk)

Action Fraud

How private is your personal information? (youtube.com)

Phishing: Spot and report scam emails, texts, websites and… – NCSC.GOV.UK

Get Safe Online | The UK’s leading Online Safety Advice Resource

How Secure Is My Password? | Password Strength Checker | Security.org

Jigsaw | Phishing Quiz

TV AD | Barclays | Digital Safety (youtube.com)

Keep Children Safe Online: Information, Advice, Support – Internet Matters

Check if Website is Legit or Scam, Check Site Reputation | IsLegitSite

Homepage – UK Safer Internet Centre

Digital Accessibility

A digital world accessible to all. | AbilityNet

Home – Learning Disability Wales (ldw.org.uk)

Technology for Life supporting people with sight loss | RNIB | RNIB

Technology and assistive devices – RNID

visionsupport.org.uk

Digital Inclusion – Sight Cymru

How can we help you? – Sight Life

Inspiring Digital Activities

A People’s Story of Wales | Peoples Collection Wales

BBC RemArc (bbcrewind.co.uk)

BBC Music Memories – Home (bbcrewind.co.uk)

YouTube

Free films on BFI Player

Play free on mobile – Spotify – Spotify (UK)

Objects of Comfort | Museum Wales

Home – Libraries Wales

Health – NHS Wales App

How to register and log in to the NHS Wales App (youtube.com)

NHS login – NHS Wales App

Appointments NHS Wales app (youtube.com)

Prescriptions NHS Wales app (youtube.com)

My Health NHS Wales app (youtube.com)

Digital Champions – Volunteering

DCW Jargon Buster A-Z Worksheet (gov.wales)

Supporting people with data connectivity (Broadband and mobile data) (goodthingsfoundation.org)

Home :: National Digital Inclusion Network (goodthingsfoundation.org)

Device Loan Scheme Resources (gov.wales)

Become Digital With UWTSD USW Flyer.indd (gov.wales)

Welcome – Volunteering Wales (volunteering-wales.net)

Volunteering – WCVA

Volunteering – Knowledge Hub

Volunteering Matters Cymru – Volunteering Matters

Learn My Way | Develop Your Digital Skills

Explore our Digital Courses | Digital Wings (uk.barclays)

Reminiscence

BBC RemArc (bbcrewind.co.uk)

Free films on BFI Player

BBC Music Memories – Home (bbcrewind.co.uk)

Digital and Health Literacy

NHS 111 Wales – Homepage

Time to Change Wales

About online mental health – Mind

Help Us to Help You | GOV.WALES

Home – Public Health Wales (nhs.wales)

Health Information Resources – Public Health Wales (nhs.wales)

NHS 111 Wales – Health A-Z : Mental Health and Wellbeing

Other

Learn My Way | Develop Your Digital Skills

Dementia and Digital – Good Things Foundation