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This week...

  • Proud to Care Careers Roadshow - Exhibit for FREE!
  • WMCA Autumn Care Summit - a great success!
  • Christmas Decoration Competition - Entries now open
  • Menopause Awareness in the Workplace
  • Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF)
  • WMCA News & Updates
  • Upcoming Events/Webinars & Training

     

Got vacancies to fill? Exhibit for FREE at our Proud to Care Careers Roadshow

Our next Proud 2 Care Careers Roadshow will take place on Thursday 23 November in Solihull .


To book your FREE exhibitor slot click here by Friday 3 November. These slots are on a first come, first served basis and go quickly - so don't delay!


And don't forget that, as members with WMCA, you can post your job vacancies for FREE on our Proud 2 Care website. Click on the button below to upload your vacancy.


     

WMCA Autumn Care Summit hailed a great success!

The WMCA Autumn Care Summit took place on 19 October at the Portway Lifestyle Centre and we had excellent feedback from those who attended.


As well as informative and useful presentations, attendees benefitted from a great opportunity for networking.


Keiron Broadbent, CEO of WMCA spoke about the local challenges and care landscape.


Rick Canavan, Director at BA Healthcare updated attendees on international recruitment.


Karun Ahluwalia, Director Care Consultancy at Christie & Co discussed "Is Care a Good Investment"?


Nathan Jones, NCF talked about "The State of Care in 2023 - Where are we now?"


Details of the presentations are available here .

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Our next  Registered Managers, Deputys & Seniors CPD Conference will take place on Thursday 25 January 2024 with the theme of " CQC KLOE- 'Is your Care Service Safe?"

     
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Entries must be submitted by Sunday 10 December.

Christmas Decorations Competition!

To celebrate Christmas this year, we would like to recognise some of the fantastic Christmas decorations that are sure to be present in residential settings and service users homes.


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 Christmas decoration they can!


The competition officially opens on Wednesday 1 November 2023 and the winner will receive a Christmas hamper!

     

Menopause Awareness in the Workplace

Menopausal symptoms in the workplace can present serious issues at work for millions of individuals every year – menopausal women are the fastest-growing demographic in the workplace. October is Menopause Awareness Month, so let's commit to making a difference.


Our partner, Citation , have produced this handy FREE guide covering how to support employees going through this stage in their life and how to protect your business.

     

The Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF)

A new project has launched to benefit thousands of Armed Forces veterans and their partners living in care homes across England.


The Veteran Friendly Framework (VFF) aims to tackle loneliness and isolation and deliver improved health and wellbeing outcomes for over 25,000 veterans.

     

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




31 October 2023

10-11am (Virtual)

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Review and republish Data Security and Protection Toolkit for Social Care

31 October 2023

3-4pm (Virtual)

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Digital Surgery






1 November 2023

10-11am (Virtual)

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Data Protection in General for Care Homes





2 November 2023

2-3pm (Virtual)


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Digital Social Care Records Supplier Online Market-place event




15 November 2023

10am-12.30pm

(On Zoom only)

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What to check for in your technology contracts (for social care providers)

22 November 2023
2-3.30pm
(On Zoom only)

     

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