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May 26, 2026

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26 May 2026

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This week:-

Book your place at our June Conference
Last Few Places – Oliver McGowan Tier 1 Training
Make our voice heard - have your say
Melanie Weatherly MBE from the Care Association Alliance

📢 WMCA Registered Managers, Deputies and Seniors Conference: Is your Care Service Safe?

It’s now just under a month until our Summer Conference on 25 June, and spaces are filling fast. With two focused learning streams for Residential Care and Home Care , plus a strong line‑up of speakers exploring the CQC SAFE domain , this is a key event for anyone looking to strengthen safety and inspection readiness.

We’re also seeking volunteers for our popular Managers Q&A Panel — a great chance to share real‑life experiences and support peers across the sector. Panel members receive all questions in advance , aligned to the SAFE theme. To express interest, email events@wmca.care .

FREE for members — limited spaces.

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📘 Last Few Places – Oliver McGowan Tier 1 Training

Don’t miss your chance to join our upcoming

Learning Disability & Autism – Tier 1 (Oliver McGowan Training)

24 June 2026

11.00am–12.00pm online

This important session is one of 16 modules mapped to the Skills for Care Care Certificate and offers essential learning for anyone working in health or social care.

We’re proud to consistently receive 100% positive feedback from participants, and WMCA Members can benefit from discounted rates.

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📱 AI readiness framework and checklist: have your say

Much of the national conversation around AI still focuses heavily on the NHS and acute healthcare settings. But AI will increasingly affect adult social care too, including how information is recorded, shared and used, how people access support, and how care organisations make operational decisions.

The realities of social care also differ significantly from large NHS organisations. Many providers are smaller organisations with limited digital capacity, fewer specialist governance resources and very different workforce structures. Those differences need to be reflected in national frameworks and readiness tools if they are going to be practical and useful across the whole health and care system.

The consultation offers an opportunity for care providers to help shape that discussion while the framework and checklist are still being developed.

Further information can be found via this link if you want to make your voice heard!

Melanie Weatherley MBE: 'Want and disease loom large in social care. We need a new vision for care sector reform

Melanie Weatherley MBE, co-chair, Care Association Alliance, argues meeting modern demand will require coordinated reform across the sector

You can read the full article here

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