RCPA Members’ bulletin – 15th August 2024

News and Resources

  • Update on SWAPs

Regarding West Somerset recruitment training opportunity from last weeks’ bulletin – for those members who registered, please save the date – we will shortly send you a booking form for an employer’s event 19th September, many thanks for registering your interest.

 

  • International Recruitment e-Visa info

Please find attached flyer re IR with some dates for E-Visa info events (some of which already full so need to be quick!)

 

  • WhatsApp members’ exclusive community group

We will update you very soon as we are currently finalising details/TORs around this.

 

Events

  • Member Network Meeting (Hybrid) – Tuesday 20th August

Trull Memorial Hall, Church Road, Trull, Taunton TA3 7JZ

2.00pm until 3.30pm

We will be joined by Sarah Wakefield, Lead member for Adult Social Care, Somerset Council.

There is no need to register to attend. We look forward to welcoming you on the day, the meeting is open to RMs, owners, deputies and clinical leads.

Brief outline for agenda on the day:

  • RCPA’s Dan Plummer and Caldicott Guardians
  • Sarah Wakefield, Lead Member for Adult Social Care, Somerset Council,

member Qs.

  • Workstreams
  • AOB, items for future MNMs

Here is the TEAMs Link if you can’t make it to Trull –

Microsoft Teams Need help?

Join the meeting now

Meeting ID: 319 134 990 459

Passcode: QRySBN

 

  • RCPA Data Security Online Workshop – Business Continuity Planning

29th August, 9.30am – 10.30am via TEAMs

Join RCPA’s Dan Plummer as he discusses business continuity planning and how to plan for when 3rd party suppliers’ services are unavailable.

Please click on the below link to register.

RCPA data security workshop – Business Continuity Planning – August 29th 09:30 – 10:30 

If you have any queries, please contact Dan Plummer – daniel.plummer@rcpa.org.uk

 

  • RCPA Annual Conference

THE Care Conference for Somerset, hosted by the RCPA’

Train to Retain

Venue: Taunton Racecourse

Date: Tuesday 12th November 2024

Times: 9.00am until 4.15pm

Member fee – £70 per ticket

Non-member fee – £100 per ticket

For information on the guest speaker, workshops available and the full programme, please see attached.

To book your space, please fill out the attached booking form and return to admin@rcpa.org.uk

 

From our Partners

  • Borderless

Webinar: Navigating Home Office audits: Ensure your organisation is compliant

Join us on Tuesday, August 20th, at 11am to gain essential insights into the Home Office audit framework, learn best practices for documentation and preparation, and understand the consequences of non-compliance.

Register now to ensure your care organisation is audit-ready!

What you will learn:

  • What is an audit and what you should expect
  • Preparation strategies
  • Compliance vs. non-compliance
  • Consequences if you get it wrong
  • Q&A session

Click here to register