WMCA Weekly Newsletter

April 22, 2025

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22 April 2025

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This week...

WMCA Updates
- WMCA Members Online Virtual Conference: Your Essential Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Staff in Your Service - 21st May
- WMCA Registered Managers, Deputies and Seniors Conference: Is your Care Service Responsive? 19th June
  IHSCM Training: How to be an Influential and Compassionate Leader 12th June
- IHSCM - Upcoming Events
- Government reaffirms commitment to digital leadership in social care
- Glendale Academy - new partnership with WMCA

WMCA Partner Updates
- Citation: Employment Status and Health & Safety free guide
Latest Sector News & Updates

Upcoming Events/Webinars

WMCA Members Virtual Conference: Your Essential Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Staff in Your Service

Join us for an online Members only Recruitment and Retention Event.

Recruitment and Retention is a perennial issue for the care sector and this event is tailored for employers seeking effective strategies to attract and retain top talent.

Click below to find out more and book your place.

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WMCA Registered Managers, Deputies and Seniors Conference

Is your Care Service Responsive?

Following on from the previous themes of are you Well Led, Safe, Caring, and Effective, we visit the final CQC theme of Responsive on 19th June 2025 .

Lunch is provided and tickets are free of charge.

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IHSCM: How to be an Influential and Compassionate Leader

12th June 2025

10:00am-4.00pm

Portway Lifestyle Centre,

Newbury Lane,

Oldbury B69 1HE

This is a WMCA Members only event.

IHSCM Upcoming Events

The IHSCM have a number of training events coming up which we have been asked to promote to our WMCA members - find out more here .

If you are not already a member with IHSCM, you can sign up for free membership here . You will need your individual IHSCM membership number in order to register for a free ticket for any of the training events listed below.

Government reaffirms commitment to digital leadership in social care

The Department of Health and Social Care has reaffirmed its commitment to improving digital and data skills across the adult social care workforce.

Find out more here.

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Introducing our new partner, Glendale Academy

We are delighted to introduce you to our new partner, Glendale Academy.

This collaboration is designed to support adult social care providers across the West Midlands by enhancing access to high-quality training, regulatory compliance tools, and robust learning management systems.

We are excited at the opportunities and benefits that our partnership with Glendale Academy will offer to our members. Click on the link opposite to find out about Glendale Academy's exclusive benefits for WMCA members.