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July 22, 2025

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22 July 2025

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WMCA Excellence in Care Awards - Just 1 week to go until the nomination window closes

The nomination window will close in 1 weeks time, so if you haven't done so already, time is running out to get those nominations in!

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Upcoming WMCA Events:

Upcoming WMCA Events

NEW:

Verbal Intervention Training

(train the trainer)

25 September

WMCA has teamed up with the Crisis Prevention Institute to offer this unique training course

Give your staff the skills to identify, respond to, and verbally de-escalate challenging behaviour in a safe, hands-off way with Verbal Intervention tm Training.

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The Care Sector Power-Up:

Plan Smart, Go Green, Get Funded!

7 August

Care Sector Resilience: A Free Day of Expert Webinars Join us for a focused day of free, expert-led webinars designed to help care providers strengthen their services and plan for long-term success.

We'll cover four key topics tailored to the needs of the care sector: Business Planning · Artificial Intelligence · Finance · Sustainability

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For a full list of our upcoming events click the All Events button

All Events

Upcoming Citation Webinars

Longtime WMCA partner Citation have a series of FREE webinars comming up which should be of interest to our members

Untapped potential: Why SMEs should

focus recruitment strategies on Gen Z

7 August

Discover how to attract, engage and retain Gen Z talent, plus tips on building a positive workplace culture for all generations.

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Tendering: How to win more

commercial work

14 August

Discover how you can simplify the tendering process, compete with bigger players, and win more commercial contracts.

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The Employment Rights Bill unpacked

– everything employers need to know

19 August

Get up to speed on what’s changing, when it’s happening, and how to prepare.

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International Recruitment News and Events

Major Changes to Immigration rules

for social care sponsorship happen

today (22 July 2025)

Following the publication of the Government's white paper on changes to immigration rules, it was formally announced by the Home Office on the 1 July 2025 that new out of country Care Worker Visa applications will end on the 22 July 2025. This means you can no longer recruit carers from overseas. You can still recruit sponsored workers who are already here, but you will not be able to bring new applicants into the UK.

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International Recruitment Webinar:

Get ready for the Employment Rights

Bill (part 2 of 3)

21 August 2025

This session will focus on the new and upcoming duties to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace, including responsibilities around third-party harassment. You'll also receive practical guidance on how to prepare for these changes and ensure compliance with the new legislation.

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WMCA and Sector News

ADASS Spring Survey

ADASS (the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services) have published the results of their Spring Survey. It paints a disturbing picture of how the decison makers within Local Authorities see the challenges facing social care including a collective overspend on social care of £774m this finacial year.

It highlights what we have been saying as a care association for years. The Sector needs to be adequately funded if it is to further relieve pressures on the NHS and deliver the quality of care that everyone deserves