October 15, 2024
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15 October 2024

This week...

  • WMCA Updates
            FREE Bus Travel Offer for all care staff
            Autumn Cyber Conference a great success!
            WMCA Member Benefits - Discounted DBS rates
  • WMCA Partner Updates
           Risks associated with staff using their own mobile phones for work
               purposes - We Care Communications            
             New Webinar: Employment Rights Bill - 17th October - Citation

  • Latest Sector News & Updates
  • Upcoming Events/Webinars

     

FREE Bus Travel Offer for all care staff

We are delighted to be working with Transport for West Midlands (TFWM) to offer your staff 9 months FREE bus travel and then a further 3 months at 50%!

 

If you are interested in this offer, please email Boyd Evans on boyd.evans@tfwm.org.uk with how many staff need free bus travel and he will send you a code to activate their first month.

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We are now planning our next conference which will be our  Registered Managers, Deputies and Seniors CPD Conference  and will take place on  23 January, focusing on CQC Quality Statement, ‘Is Your Service Effective’?

Autumn Cyber Conference a great success!

On 3rd October, we hosted our Autumn Providers Conference at the Bescot Stadium in Walsall.


This time, our conference was focused on Digital Social Care and Cyber Security, due to October being Cyber Security Awareness month!


Thank you to everyone who came and you can read our Blog about the event  here .





WMCA Member Benefits - Discounted DBS Rates

Do you know that our members can receive discounted rates for their DBS applications?

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Partner Updates

Risks associated with staff using their own mobile phones for work purposes

Ian Horman, Strategic Partnership Director with our corporate telecoms partner,  We Care Communications,  has written an informative Blog addressing the challenges of "bring your own device" (BYOD) and the risks associated with staff using their own mobile phones for work purposes.


WMCA Members can access discounts on the purchase of mobile phones for their business through We Care Communications.

New Webinar: Employment Rights Bill

Thursday 17th October 2024

2-3pm (online)


2024 has already been a year of significant change for Employment Law, but did you know the changes set out in the new Employment Right Bill are going to be the most significant Employment Law reforms in a generation?


Join our Partner, Citation, for their upcoming webinar ‘ Employment Rights Bill 2024: everything business owners need to know’.

     

Sector News

For all the latest news and updates relevant to the social care sector, check out the "News and Info" section of our website.

  • DHSC
  • CQC
  • Skills for Care
  • The Care Provider Alliance
  • And many, many more!

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HCRLaw WMCA Members Legal Drop In Surgery

16th October 2024

10-11am

On Zoom

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The DSPT & Data Protection in General for Care Homes

17th October 2024

2-3pm (Online)

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The DSPT and Data Protection in General for Home Care

22nd October 2024

10-11am (Online)

     

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