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This week...

  • WM Social Care International Recruitment Bulletin
  • Last chance to enter our Easter/Spring Decorations Competition
  • WMCA Feedback on Visit to UK Care Week
  • Care Roadshows Midlands - 16 May 2024 - Villa Park Stadium
  • Make "Time for a Cuppa" and fundraise for Dementia UK
  • Skills for Care - #Celebrating Social Care
  • Citation - Fire Safety Regulations - know your roles and responsibilities
  • WMCA News & Updates
  • Upcoming Events/Webinars & Training

     
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WM Social Care International Recruitment Bulletin

The latest International Recruitment E-Bulletin is now available to read. In this issue, the team  shine a spotlight on a project being run by Coventry and Warwickshire Local Authorities, who have joined forces to provide support for displaced international recruits and refugee employment into adult social care.

 

This issue also includes information about the free legal webinars.  The next webinar is taking place on


11th April 2024, at 10am , and will focus on Managing and Retaining Overseas Staff.



     

Last chance to enter our Easter/Spring Decorations Competition - the winner will receive a luxury hamper!

Create an Easter/Spring decoration with your service users and enter into our Easter/Spring Seasonal Decorations competition!


Ideas can be:-

  • Pictures of your businesses Spring garden
  • Easter decorations
  • Spring flower bouquets
  • And much, much more!

Winner announced at our Spring Conference on 18th April (you have until 7th April to enter) - this is open to all care providers!

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WMCA Feedback on Visit to UK Care Week

On Thursday 21 st March, our Operations Officer, Jamie Bloomfield, attended the UK Care Week Show , at the NEC Birmingham, on behalf of our members, to network with essential contacts and learn from fantastic speakers in the sector.


His visit involved listening to speakers and hearing presentations about:-


  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Care
  • Technology for Workforce Wellbeing - help or hindrance?
  • Keynote Speaker - Helen Whately, Minister for Social Care - Current & Future Plans
Find out more in Jamie's Blog by clicking the button opposite.

     

Care Roadshows Midlands

Thursday 16 May 2024

9.30am-3pm

Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham B6 6HE


Care Roadshow Midlands  provides the perfect opportunity to source the latest innovations in the care industry, hear sector updates and enjoy valuable networking opportunities.


The event hosts a wide variety of care suppliers showcasing a range of products and services to help support and develop your care business.   Alongside the exhibition, seminars offering the latest information from industry leaders and inspiring interactive workshops are available to all visitors.


This year, the  new free-to-attend CQC Advice Corner, sponsored by CQC Consultants, will offer visitors the chance to get expert advice and guidance on regulatory compliance and get answers to their burning questions.


The event is free for all care professionals to attend along with free parking at Villa Park Stadium.

     
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Make "Time for a Cuppa" and fundraise for Dementia UK

Time for a Cuppa is Dementia UK’s annual tea party. When you bake and brew for Dementia UK, you’ll be helping more families access the life-changing support given by their specialist dementia nurses.


Find out more and how you can get involved to raise vital funds for Dementia UK.

     

#Celebrating Social Care

This April, we're joining Skills for Care in  #CelebratingSocialCare  and the incredible people who work in care, and we'd love you to join in the celebrations.



Skills for Care celebrate social care year-round but throughout April they're celebrating a little bit louder and encouraging everyone else to join in.


People who work in social care are highly-skilled, passionate and hard-working and it’s important that we all take time to recognise this vital work and the impact it has in supporting people who draw on care to live their lives how they choose. 

     

Fire Safety Regulations - know your roles and responsibilities

From 1 October last year, changes to the Fire Safety Order 2005 tweaked the role of the Responsible Person (RP) for workplaces. All workplaces need an up-to-date fire risk assessment, and your RP needs to be clear on their updated responsibilities.

     

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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The DSPT and Data Protection in General for Home Care

9 April 2024

10-11am

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WMCA International Recruitment Buddying Scheme Webinar


10 April 2024

11.30am-12.30pm

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LIVE International Recruitment Webinar

Managing and retaining overseas staff (session 1)

11 April 2024

10-11.15am

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The DSPT and Data Protection in General for Care Homes

11 April 2024

2-3pm

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The DSPT and Data Protection in General for Home Care

16 April 2024

10-11am

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WMCA International Recruitment Buddying Scheme Webinar

17 April 2024

11:30am - 12:30pm

     

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