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September 16, 2025

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16 September 2025

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Limited Spaces left for our Autumn Conference

Have You Booked Your Place Yet?

Date: Thursday, 2nd October 2025

Time: 9:30am–3:00pm

Location: The Portway Lifestyle Centre, Newbury Lane, Oldbury, B69 1HE

Spaces are limited — register your place today!

Speaker Spotlight: Paul Reilly, Christie & Co

We’re excited to welcome Paul Reilly from Christie & Co to our Autumn Providers Conference, where he’ll be sharing expert insights on the State of the Market in social care.

Christie & Co is the market-leading adviser to the care sector, with over 500 years of collective experience across its UK team. Operating in the UK, France, and Germany, the firm provides brokerage, advisory, and professional services to care business owners, investors, and professionals.

In the West Midlands, Paul is part of a team who lead the region’s care home sales and acquisitions — from corporate portfolios to individual businesses. With 70+ years of combined experience, their team has successfully sold everything from specialist facilities to large-scale purpose-built operations. Whether you're looking to expand, divest, or exit the market, their network of operators, buyers, and professionals offers unmatched support.

👉 Learn more about Christie & Co and its partnership with WMCA

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It could be fully funded

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Calling all Registered Managers

Would you like to share your experiences?

Every year we hold two registered manager's conferences and one of the most popular elements is the Manager's Q&A session.

We have begun planning for next year's conference which will be on the 22nd January , and we are looking for managers to participate as part of the panel.

The theme of the conference is 'Are you Well Led?' so we are really keen to hear from managers who are happy to share their experiences.

If that's you, please email enquiries@wmca.care .

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

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Need Help completing the DSPT?

West Midlands Care Association is your local Better Security Better Care support organisation, and offers a raft of online resources, workshops and one to one support to help you complete the DSPT, all of which is FREE to CQC registered providers. Click the button for more info