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WMCA News • November 17, 2022

West Midlands Care Association Members Newsletter- 17th November

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17 November 2022

***Government Updates***

Autum COVID-19 booster and flu campaign: TV ads, resources and blogs

The country-wide marketing campaign , urging millions of eligible people, including frontline care and health colleagues, to get their flu and COVID-19 booster vaccines continues to run across television, radio and social media. You can watch the TV advert here .

To learn more, and promote the benefits of vaccination to care colleagues, visit the Campaign Resource Centre for Q&A leaflets, posters, social media content and stickers, all free to download and share.

Meanwhile, this week's blog from Vida Healthcare stresses the importance of care home staff and residents having both COVID-19 and flu vaccinations. It's a positive piece, which also emphasises care providers' duty to protect the wellbeing of colleagues and support them to enjoy rewarding careers.

***End of government updates***

Energy Networks Association (ENA)- Be Winter Ready Campaign

The ENA has launched its Be Winter Ready Campaign . ENA is the representative body for GB's energy networks and is promoting emergency phone numbers should organisations experience a power cut or smell gas. They provide guidance and support to customers in vulnerable circumstances

Care Provider Alliance (CPA) statement on social care reform, plus report on State of Social Care and Support Provision

The CPA have now published their statement on social care reform, issued it to the trade press, and shared on Twitter:

The statement: ‘Social care reform cannot wait’
Related tweet

CPA have also published their report on 'The State of Social Care and Support Provision in England' .

This has also been shared on Twitter

Care Association Alliance (CAA) and Care England VAT Webinar

The CAA and Care England will be hosting a webinar for care providers of adult social care to understand the process of VAT restructuring on:

1 December

2:00pm - 3:00pm

This is to support providers that are either considering, or asked their local authority or NHS partners to re-structure their contract to give the ability to recover input VAT

This webinar will cover:

A walk-through of the process - covering HMRC, CQC and contractual provisions
An opportunity for care home providers to ask questions and share concerns with leading VAT experts

Book your place here

Launch of The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on LD and Autism eLearning

The Health and Care Act 2022 introduced a requirement that from July 2022 regulated CQC registered service providers must ensure their staff receive training on learning disability and autism that is appropriate to their role.

The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training aims to provide the health and care workforce with the right skills and knowledge to provide safe, compassionate and informed care to autistic people and people with a learning disability. Health Education England (HEE) and partners at DHSC, NHS England and Skills for Care have now launched the eLearning element of this training.

The standardised training packages and the ‘train the trainer’ package for the health and social care workforce are being finalised to be available in 2023. More information here.

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