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This week...

  • Seasonal Decorations Competition - Last Chance to Enter
  • WMCA - Registered Managers Conference - January 2024
  • New Government immigration rules will impact the care sector
  • Free Screening of The Nutcracker - 14th December 2023
  • Skills for Care Events
  • NHS England - Get your winter vaccinations booked by 14/12/23
  • Discounted job advertisement bundles & recruitment & retention support! -  WMCA's New Partnership with Social Care People
  • DHSC - Government to Protect Care Home, Hospital and Hospice Visiting
  • WMCA News & Updates
  • Upcoming Events/Webinars & Training

     

Seasonal Decorations Competition

Last Chance to Enter!

Our Seasonal Decorations Competition is proving very popular and we have received some amazing entries so far!


This is a great opportunity for our members to get creative with their service users and use this competition to come up with the best seasonal decor ations they can!


The  winner will receive a Seasonal Hamper!


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Closing date for entries is Sunday 10 December 2023

 
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Numbers are limited and places are already being booked up so don't delay - book today!

Registered Managers Conference

Thursday 25 January 2024

9.30am-3pm

Portway Lifestyle Centre, Oldbury


This Conference will focus on the theme of  CQC KLOE- 'Is your Care Service Safe? ' and we have a number of amazing speakers & exhibitors confirmed already.


It is also an excellent  opportunity for leadership teams to network, learn from other colleagues and to share good practice.


The Conference is open to all Registered Managers, Deputy Managers and Senior Carers across the Midlands.

     

New Government immigration rules will impact the care sector

The Home Secretary announced sweeping immigration changes this week, some of which will directly impact Adult Social Care.


Read more here .

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FREE Screening of The Nutcracker

14th December 2023


Care England have partnered with Vialma to offer Care Homes a FREE screening of  Tchaïkovsky's  "The Nutcracker" - a real Christmas gem!


For more information, register your details on the link opposite.

     

Skills for Care Training Events

Skills for Care are running a number of virtual and in-person events over the next couple of months as follows:-

  • Start Planning, Stop Panicking - Midlands Effective Workforce Planning Workshops - Birmingham & Solihull

  • Nursing recruitment and retention toolkit webinar series

  • Safe and Fair Recruitment: Gathering Information to Make Informed Decisions

     
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Get your winter vaccinations booked by 14 December

Just over a week to go to book your flu and COVID-19 vaccines online through the national booking system and on the NHS App.


Find out more .

     

Discounted job advertisement bundles & recruitment & retention support!


WMCA's new Partnersip with Social Care People

We have partnered with Social Care People to offer our members 40% discount on job advertisement discounted bundles and FREE recruitment advice from the Social Care People team of experts.


The bundle will result in your job vacancy being posted on a number of sites including Indeed, Total Jobs & CV Library to name but a few.

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Find out more by clicking below and entering your membership portal password (WMCA2018)

     
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Government to protect care home, hospital and hospice visiting

Click here for the latest update from the  DHSC's in response to the ‘Visiting in care homes, hospitals, and hospices’ consultation.

     

WMCA News & Updates


For all the latest news and updates relevant to the social care sector, check out the "News and Info" section of our website.

Latest information from:-

  • CQC
  • Dept of Health & Social Care
  • National Care Assoc
  • Skills for Care
  • and many more

     
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Data Protection in General for Home Care Providers

12 December 2023

10-11am (Virtual)

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Digital Surgery



13 December 2023

10-11am (Virtual)

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Black Country Registered Managers Network

13 December 2023

1-2.30pm  (On Zoom)

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Data Protection in General for Care Homes






14 December 2023

2-3pm (Virtual)


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Reg Managers, Deputies & Seniors CPD Conference

 

CQC KLOE- 'Is your Care Service Safe?'

25 January 2024

9.30am-3pm

Portway Lifestyle Centre, Oldbury

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Proud to Care Careers Roadshow


21 February 2024
9.30am-1pm
Solihull College
Blossomfield Campus
 

(Further details to follow)

     

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