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This week...

  • Last Chance to Nominate for Excellence in Care Awards
  • DHSC - Flu & COVID Autumn Vaccine Programme brought forward
  • NHS England - Winter Flu & COVID-19 Vaccinations
  • PCS - FREE September Activities Calendar for care home residents
  • New Health & Wellbeing support for care workers
  • Citation: Mastering Manual Handling
  • Sandwell College Invite - Opening of Social Care Simulation Room
  • WMCA Partner Feature: Quality Care Group
  • WMCA News & Updates
  • Upcoming Events/Webinars & Training

Excellence in Care Awards


Last chance to nominate!


This is an exciting opportunity to recognise the amazing efforts of the adult social care sector across the Black Country.


As there are so many amazing care staff across the area, we want to recognise as many as possible.


Nominate someone for a Care Award and get entered into our prize draw to win one of five £100 Amazon vouchers!


The winner of each Care Award category at the Grand Final on the 27th Octobe r will receive a trophy and £500!

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Nominations CLOSE on Friday

8th September, so click on the link below for more information and to nominate someone for an award.

     

Flu & COVID Autumn Vaccine Programme brought forward


This year’s autumn flu and COVID-19 vaccine programmes will start earlier than planned. 


Vaccinations are now set to start on the 11th September 2023 in England with adult care home residents and those most at risk to receive vaccines first.


Precautionary measures are being taken to protect those most vulnerable from illness during winter following the identification of COVID-19 variant BA.2.86.


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Printed materials can be ordered from the   Campaign Resource Centre .   Digital versions of these campaign assets will be available for download mid-September at the same link.

Winter flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for health and social care workers


Printed materials to promote winter vaccinations for eligible frontline healthcare workers are now available to pre-order until 11:59pm Friday 8 September and will be delivered to sites late September. Alternative versions are available with social care branding for use as appropriate.


     

FREE September Activities Calendar for care providers.


Keeping  care home  residents active is so important. Our partners, PCS, have put together a FREE Activities Calendar for September which supports care providers with keeping residents active.


     
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New Health & Wellbeing support for care workers


The Black Country ICS has launched a new health & wellbeing campaign for social care staff which replaces the NHS mental health and wellbeing hub which closed in June.


Be Well Midlands is the first of its kind – an initiative for everyone working in health and care in the Midlands. The programme aims to improve the wellbeing provision of care staff, so they are able to continue providing exceptional care. Their motto is "We need to be well to care well". 


Find out more .

     

Mastering Manual Handling - a FREE Guide


According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in 2020/21 poor manual handling was the second-most common cause of work-related injuries, leading to 7.3 million working days being lost. But musculoskeletal disorders are entirely preventable if you manage the risks and train your people properly.


This is a hot area right now for HSE inspections, so make sure you’re keeping your people safe and at work and you’re ready for when an inspector pops by with this free manual handling checklist from Partner Citation’s Health & Safety experts.

     

Sandwell College

Opening of brand new Social Care Simulation Room


Thursday 7th September 10-12pm

All welcome.

For further information, please contact Jessica Lewis at Sandwell College.


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WMCA Partner Feature: Quality Care Group

The company provide specialist insurance solutions to care homes and domiciliary businesses across the UK. In addition, they also provide wider business solutions and services to the sector, including recruitment for senior hires, risk control, business efficiency and wealth management. The company also provide insurance solutions beyond the care sector, from the General Insurance team.


Click here to find out how the Quality Care Group can help you manage all aspects of your care services.

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Details of all WMCA Partners are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.  Remember to quote " West Midlands Care Association " when you contact them.

     

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 (online)


5 September 2023

10-11.00am

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Birmingham and Solihull ICB DISC Drop in Session (online)

6 September 2023

10-11.00am

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Lunch & Learn with Careline Live (DISC event)


6 September 2023

12-12.30pm (Virtual)

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Nurses and Clinical Leads Network Meeting

7 September 2023

2-4.30pm (Virtual)


Lunch & Learn with Cura Systems  (DISC event)


12 September 2023

12-12.30pm (Virtual)    

Black Country Registered Managers Meeting


13 September 2023
1-3pm 

     

Our Partners

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