WMCA Weekly Newsletter

June 17, 2025

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17 June 2025

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This week...

WMCA Updates
- Nominate your staff for a WMCA Excellence in Care Award
- Keeping Control of Costs through Effective Rostering with Syncurio
- DSPT Deadline - 30th June
- WMCA Summer Conference - 19th June - Event FULL!
- How can the Kings Trust help you with the future of your workforce?
- Carbon monoxide poisoning – what do care providers need to know?
- International Recruitment: Research and Updates

WMCA Partner Updates
- Citation: Keep up to date with changes to HR and Health & Safety
- Citation: Staff support during the summer
- NIHR: Research engagement and delivery within a changing social care landscape
- IHSCM Upcoming Events & Membership
Latest Sector News & Updates

Upcoming Events/Webinars

WMCA Excellence in Care Awards

Nominate your amazing staff!

The WMCA 2025 Excellence in Care Awards are now open for nominations and we have some new categories!

These awards are open to all Care Association members and you have until Friday 1st August 2025 to nominate.

Each winner receives an engraved trophy and £500 in cash. Anyone who nominates will also be entered in to a prize draw for one of 5 x £100 Amazon voucher.

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Nominate here

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Keeping Control of Costs through Effective Rostering with Syncurio

25th June 2025

11:00am - 12:00pm (Virtual)

Sharon.Gallagher, Sales Director at Syncurio will be taking you through how to effectively use their rostering system to control staff costs in your busniess.

Book your place

DSPT Deadline is 30th June 2025

FREE Support is available to help ALL CQC registered care providers complete the Data Security Protection Toolkit through the national Better Security Better Care program of which WMCA is the Local Support o rganisation for the West Midlands.

Click the link to find out more and get support to complete your DSPT.

DSPT Support

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WMCA Summer Conference

This event is now FULL!

If you have booked but can no longer attend, please let us know by emailing enquiries@wmca.care

How can the Kings Trust help you with the future of your workforce?

15 July 2025

10:00am - 11:00am

Virtual

The Kings Trust develop the skills and confidence of job seekers, to enable them to be work-ready, while supporting the employer to participate in the employment role.

This introduction webinar will be your chance to meet the team and learn more about how they can support you by providing work ready young people (16-30) to enhance the future of your workforce.