WMCA Weekly Newsletter

April 8, 2025

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8 April 2025

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This week...

WMCA Updates
- WMCA Members Virtual Conference: Your Essential Guide to Recruiting and Retaining Staff in Your Service - 21st May 2025
- WMCA Members Virtual Workshop - Fire Prevention in Your Service Users Home (Dom Care)
- Members Spring Decorations Competition
- Discounts and Perks with the Blue Sky Social Care Card
- Discounts Service for Emergency Services with the Blue Light Card

WMCA Partner Updates
- Citation: Solving your HSE queries
- Citation: Health & Safety Policy Template
- Citation: Making Sense of Holiday Leave in the Care Sector
- DHSC: Data Duplication Survey on Capacity Tracker
- Grace Cares: Caring for Tomorrow Webinar
- Skills for Care: A Workforce Strategy for ASC
- RBLI: Are you fully prepared for VE Day Celebrations?
Latest Sector News & Updates

Upcoming Events/Webinars

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WMCA Virtual (Dom Care) Members Workshop

Fire Prevention in Your Service Users Home

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Members Sp ring Decorations C omp etition

We have received some wonderful and creative entries to our annual Spring Decorations competition. Please send in pictures/videos of your Spring Decorations (including Easter), from your residential service or your service users homes.

The closing date is 27th April 2025.

The winner will be contacted by email and will receive a seasonal hamper for staff and service users. The winner will also be announced via our newsletter and social media.

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Discounts and Perks with the Blue Sky Social Care Card

The Blue Sky Social Care Card is a fully vetted Social Care ID Card that doubles as a discounts/ perks card, recognised nationally as a Force and Frontline ID care, accepted on the High Street.

It is available to the whole of the Social Care Sector, Paid and Unpaid.

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Discounts Service for Emergency Services with the Blue Light Card

The Blue Light Card is the UK's leading discount service for emergency services, NHS, social care workers, armed forces and the teaching community. With over 5 million members across the country, Blue Light Card is partnered with over 13,000 retailers both national and local.