West Midlands Care Association DBS Service



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West Midlands Care Association DBS System

The WMCA DBS System allows employers to submit electronic applications and quickly receive the results.

WMCA offer Care Providers, a self administered system which can be accessed 24 hours a day. Users have their own secure control panel from where they can add new candidates, monitor the progress of their applications a more importantly see the results as they come in.

Most importantly our staff understand the Care Industry so can answer your DBS questions in a way generic services cannot

For more information click the buttons on the right

Members Area



Our exclusive members only area of the website includes lots of resources only available to our members including how to access the FREE member HR and Legal Helplines and other supplier discounts (password required)

Digital Care Support and Funding

www.wmca.digital

The West Midlands Care Association is working closely with our local ICBs and national bodies in the roll out of digitisation programmes. Below are just two of the digital programmes we are working on.  You can see details of all the various digital programmes by clicking here

Digital Transformation Fund (DISC)

There is funding available to CQC registered care providers looking to move from paper records to electronic forms of record keeping and care planning known as a Digital Social Care Record (DSCR).

A DSCR can save your staff valuable time wasted on routine administrative tasks as it makes information readily available at the point of care. Having a DSCR in place can also support improvements in the safety and quality of care which is centred around the individual.

The West Midlands Care Association is working closely with our local ICBs in administering this fund. More details can be found by clicking the button below.

We also run events about the fund, details of which will be in the events section of this website.

The Funding Window will close on 15 November 2024

Events and Training
www.wmca.events

We've reorganised our events listings into:

• upcoming conferences and workshops
• upcoming training sessions
• upcoming digital support sessions

These are listed below (to see a complete list of all events and training sessions click here and for Registered Managers Networks click here)

New and Notable:

Our popular Registered Managers Conference is back in January

Following on from the previous themes of are you Well Lead, Safe, and Caring, we will continue with exploring CQC themes with 'Is your service Effective?'

New for this event:

In response to feedback from previous conferences, we will be offering separate Care Home and Home Care streams for some of the sessions to address the differences in the provision of care for different types of services

These meetings are an opportunity for leadership teams to learn from other colleagues and to share good practice

They are open to all Registered Managers, Deputy Managers and Senior Carers across the Midlands

Lunch is provided and tickets are free of charge

Upcoming Conferences and Workshops - www.wmca.events

West Midlands Care Association runs events and training for our members and the wider care industry throughout the year

You can see a list of our upcoming events and training on the right hand side of this page. Or see the listings for training sessions and digitisation support further down the page.

Conferences

WMCA run several large scale conferences each year, aimed at Care Homes and Domicilicary Care providers. They are a great opportunity to network with other providers and meet representatives from local authorities, health and suppliers from across the West Midlands.

Workshops

We organise workshops in partnership with trusted suppliers to cascade information and training about new or upcoming legislation

Proud to Care Recruitment Roadshows

We organise regular careers roadshows aimed at those looking for a career or employment in care. WMCA members can exhibit at these roadshows free of charge. Allowing them to connect with prospective new employees

Previous Events

For materials and presentations from pervious events, please click the button below

Exhibiting

We are normally able to offer sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities at most of our events. You can find more information by clicking the button below.

West Midlands Care Association has partnered up with various training providers to cover all of your training needs

As well as the workshops highlighted on this page, we are always open to suggestions from our members and if there is sufficient demand, we will organise workshops for you

If you have specific training requirements please get in touch as we can signpost you to one of our preferred training providers (or use the links below)

We run weekly webinars if you need help with completing the Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT), details of which are below. Alternatively, check out our DSPT Help pages

Digital Care support

The West Midlands Care Association is the Local Support Organisation for Better Security Better Care - a national program of support to help you with your digital compliance by completing the Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT). Just look for the DSPT logo in the event listings for helpful webinars and workshops. For further information on the DSPT support we offer click here

If you have general questions about adopting digital solutions, join us on our monthly Digital Surgery

We are also supporting the roleout of the Digital Transformation Fund (DISC) and we run regular information events to support this

Finding care for yourself or a family member can be daunting prospect.

Help Me Find Care has advice on finding care along with a  directory of our member care providers and advice on the steps you need to take to protect yourself and your family legally, including power of attorney and making a will.