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This week...


  • Book your FREE membership place to our Spring Conference!
  • Have you sent in your nomination for our Spring Decorations Competition - the winner wins a festive hamper!
  • WMCA Partner Blog Feature - Realise Training
  • Sandwell College to offer fully funded Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care
  • EE Homes offer support with energy costs in care businesses
  • NIHR again offering funding for research proposals that will generate evidence to improve, expand and strengthen the way that adult and children’s social care is delivered for people
  • Citation: Environmental Sustainability checklist: prepare your business for the future
  • Fully funded GDPR and Data Protection training and much more!
  • WMCA News & Updates
  • Upcoming Events/Webinars & Training

     
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Book on to our Spring Conference event (Is your Care Business Efficient) now!

We have limited numbers available, so don't miss the chance to attend our upcoming Spring Conference, aimed at ensuring your business is as efficient as it can be.

Click below to view the agenda and book

Want to win a prize on behalf of your service users?


Then create a Spring decoration with them and enter into our 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)

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FREE Level 3 Diplomas in Health & Social Care and much more!

WMCA have partnered with Realise Training to promote their offer of fully funded Level 3 Diplomas in Health and Social Care.


Realise training tells you more about this offer and more, on their blog below....

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Sandwell College to offer fully funded Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care

An open day will take place on 13t March, 10am-2pm at the Tomorrows People Campus, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham,


Book your place by scanning the QR code

     

EE Homes offer support with energy costs in care businesses


Our former chairman, Solo Nagra, is now working with EE Homes to offer energy support to care providers through grants.


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NIHR  again offering funding for research proposals that will generate evidence to improve, expand and strengthen the way that adult and children’s social care is delivered for people


The Call opens on March 6, 2024. Apply online by June 26, 2024.


For more information, please visit: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/explore-nihr/funding-programmes/research-programme-for-social-care.htm’.


     

Citation: Environmental Sustainability  checklist: prepare your business for the future

As the CQC introduces the new Quality Statement focusing on environmental sustainability, it’s time to get ahead of the game!

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Fully funded GDPR and Data Protection training and much more!


Which NVQ has announced they have gained funding to offer fully funded General Data Protection Courses – No paperwork, 20-40 minutes to complete and can be accessed from any device.


Find out more about this and other fully funded courses they offer below

     

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 & Data Protection in General for Home Care

12 March 2024

10-11am (Virtual)

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Herefordshire Registered Managers Network Relaunch event

13 March 2024

12pm-3pm

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The DSPT and Data Protection in General for Care Homes

14 March 2024

2pm-3pm (Virtual)

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Worcestershire Registered Managers Network Relaunch event

19 March 2024

12pm-3pm

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BSOL Nurses and Clinical Leads Network

21 March  2024

2:00pm-4:30pm
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WMCA Spring Conference

18 April

9:30am-3pm

     

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