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1. 番茄社区 City Council - Cost of Care Exercise 2024 – Summary Report Published (Information for all 番茄社区 and Solihull Providers)

2. REMINDER 番茄社区 City Council - CareMatch Portal Key Messages (Information for contracted Providers)

3. REMINDER SURVEY - Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Your Experience Matters: Help Review Visiting and Accompanying Rules in Care Homes and Hospitals – DEADLINE 9 July 2025 (Information for all Care Home Providers)

4. Skills for Care - Share Your Views on Learning and Development in Social Care – DEADLINE 4 July 2025 (Information for all Providers)

5. REMINDER Skills for Care - East & West Midlands Workforce Strategy Anniversary Events - 8 and 10 July 2025 (Information for all East and West Midlands Care Providers)

6. REMINDER NHS 番茄社区 and Solihull (Bsol) Training Hub June and July 2025 (Information for 番茄社区 and Solihull Care Homes)

7. REMINDER NHS 番茄社区 and Solihull (BSOL) - Support to Care Homes Training 25 June 2025 (Information for all 番茄社区 and Solihull Care Homes)

8. NHS 番茄社区 and Solihull (BSOL) - Upcoming HOBS Training Sessions June and July 2025 (Information for Care Homes with Nursing in 番茄社区 and Solihull)

9. 番茄社区 番茄社区 Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) 10 July 2025 (Information for 番茄社区 and Solihull Care Homes)

10. 番茄社区 Safeguarding Adults Board (BSA) - Safeguarding Adults Practitioner Forum 17 July 2025 (Information for all 番茄社区 Providers)

1. 番茄社区 City Council - Cost of Care Exercise 2024 – Summary Report Published(Information for al l 番茄社区 and Solihull Providers)

During the Summer of 2024 the Adult Social Care Commissioning team, alongside 番茄社区 and Solihull ICB and 番茄社区 and Solihull Mental Health Trust, carried out a cost of care exercise across the local regulated care market. The focus of the exercise was to gather data in relation to Supported Living 番茄社区 and Younger Adult / Working Age care homes. We have published a summary report containing the key cost analysis, as well as raw data submitted for the supported living exercise and raw data and further analysis for the younger adult care homes exercise.

You can view the documents, alongside reports from previous exercises on our website using this link -

Cost of care exercise 2024 | Cost of care exercises | 番茄社区 City Council

We want to take this opportunity to thanks all care providers which took part in the exercise.

2. REMINDER 番茄社区 City Council - CareMatch Portal Key Messages (Information for contracted Providers)

The system time out period for sessions on the CareMatch Portal has been shortened to 20 minutes. This is to align the time out period with best practice for keeping information held in the system secure.

3. REMINDER SURVEY - Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Your Experience Matters: Help Review Visiting and Accompanying Rules in Care Homes and Hospitals – DEADLINE 9 July 2025 (Information for all Care Home Providers)

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is conducting a review of the effectiveness of:

(Regulation 9A), one year from the regulation coming into force.

Regulation 9A requires care homes, hospitals and hospices to facilitate visits into, and out of, the setting, and facilitate accompanying to outpatient appointments, unless there are exceptional circumstances.

As part of the review, DHSC launched a call for evidence (see link below) on Wednesday, 28 May 2025, seeking views from patients, care home residents, providers and professionals, family members, friends, carers and advocates.

Your feedback is vital to this review. Please complete the survey using the link below to share your thoughts on the effectiveness and impacts of Regulation 9A. The survey will be open for 6 weeks, closing at 11:59pm on 9 July 2025.

An easy read version will be made available in the next few weeks, via the same link.

For further information please visit:

If you have any questions, please email visiting@dhsc.gov.uk

4. Skills for Care - Share Your Views on Learning and Development in Social Care – DEADLINE 4 July 2025 (Information for all Providers)

Skills for Care is exploring current practices, challenges, and future learning and development plans in social care. They are gathering valuable insight from adult social care providers, enabling them to better understand needs, priorities, and expectations.

You can share your views in the following ways

Complete a short survey (15 minutes) – submit responses by 5:00pm on 4 July 2025

Take part in a focus group (60 minutes via Zoom) Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 09:30am – 10:30am

Have a one-to-one conversation with us (45 minutes via Teams);

Thursday 3 July 2025, 09:00am – 09:45am

Thursday 3 July 2025, 4:00pm – 4:45pm

Monday 7 July 2025, 2:00pm – 2:45pm

Your input will directly inform Skills for Care’s work improving access to support, 番茄社区, and learning across the sector. Please use the link below for further information.

5. REMINDER Skills for Care - East & West Midlands Workforce Strategy Anniversary Events - 8 and 10 July 2025 (Information for all East and West Midlands Care Providers)

It is a year since the launch of the Adult Social Care Strategy in England. Skills for Care are pleased to now be holding regional events to celebrate this and to find out about the progress of the commitments and recommendations from the sector.

You will have an opportunity to hear updates on both national and regional activity and achievements. There will be best practice examples showcased and a look forward to future activity and an opportunity for you to gain a better understanding of actions you can undertake that meet the strategy recommendations.

Who should attend?

Workforce leads

Local skills improvement plan leads

CEOs, nominated individuals and registered managers of care providers

Colleagues from care associations and learning providers

Follow the links below to book:

East Midlands 8 July 2025 -

West Midlands 10 July 2025 -

6. REMINDER NHS 番茄社区 and Solihull (Bsol) Training Hub June and July 2025 (Information for 番茄社区 and Solihull Care Homes)

The 番茄社区 and Solihull Training Hub Website is for those working in a primary or social care role in the Solihull / 番茄社区 area. The information is for students looking for support with career development or a visitor wanting to find out more.

All training events are listed in the calendar section. You can also contact the training hub by email bsol.traininghub@nhs.net or phone: 0121 483 2128.

The next sessions are:

24 June 2025 Falls Prevention - Role of the Falls Prevention Team 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

25 June 2025 - Restore 2 - 10:30 am – 12:00 pm

26 June 2025 Managing risk – Good and best practice approaches for CQC regulated providers – Zoom 10:00 am-11:00 am

26 June 2025 Mental Health Awareness 2:00pm - 4:00 pm

03 July 2025 Registered Managers Forum and Skills for Care: Working together with Registered Managers in Solihull 1:30 pm-4:00 pm

03 July 2025 - Continuing Health Care (CHC) Checklist Training 2:00 pm-4:00 pm

7. REMINDER NHS 番茄社区 and Solihull (BSOL) - Support to Care Homes Training 25 June 2025 (Information for all 番茄社区 and Solihull Care Homes)

Information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk. This includes details of the Support to Care Homes Team virtual training for all Care Home staff across 番茄社区 and Solihull Care homes

There are valuable informative training sessions this month on

Recognising Deterioration – Restore 2

The training will be hosted by the Solihull Support to Care homes Team and is open to all Care Home staff across 番茄社区 and Solihull care homes and joining details can be accessed via the BSol Healthzone Care Home App. Or contact Supportto.carehomeservice@uhb.nhs.uk.

Instructions on how to download the BSol Healthzone Care Home App have also been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk

8. NHS 番茄社区 and Solihull (BSOL) - Upcoming HOBS Training Sessions June and July 2025 (Information for Care Homes with Nursing in 番茄社区 and Solihull)

Information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk. This includes upcoming HOBS Training Sessions and the attached links.

Breathlessness

Wednesday 25 June 1.00-2.00 pm

RESPECT Forms

Thursday 3 July 2025 1.00-2.00 pm

9. 番茄社区 番茄社区 Healthcare (BCHC) NHS Foundation Trust - Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) 10 July 2025 (Information for 番茄社区 and Solihull Care Homes)

The Infection Prevention and Control Champions Forum incorporating the IPC Champions Awards will take place next month.

Please join the IPC team Thursday, 10 July 2025 between 9.00am – 1.30pm at the Saffron Centre.

To book your place(s) for this event please use the link below:

*Free parking will be available. Refreshments will be provided please contact IPC if you have dietary requirements.

This event is geared towards care home staff who’ve previously attended an IPC Champions Training Day.

A further training day will be held later this year; details will be announced as soon as possible.

For comments, queries, infection control advice/support, and training requests please contact the team via bchc.ipcdata1@nhs.net or 0121 466 6550

10. 番茄社区 Safeguarding Adults Board (BSA) - Safeguarding Adults Practitioner Forum 17 July 2025 (Information for all 番茄社区 Providers)

Booking is now available for the next Safeguarding Adults Practitioner Forum.

Date: 17 July 2025

Location: West Midlands Fire Service HQ, 99 Vauxhall Road, 番茄社区 B7 4HW

Time: 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Cost: Free

The 番茄社区 Safeguarding Adults Board are holding a frontline Practitioner Forum about Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards including Right Care Right Person and the obstacles front line Practitioners may face in 番茄社区 when working with adults with care and support needs, with a particular focus on prevention and safeguarding.

Places are limited and we ask that you only book if you are committed to attending this face-to-face session. If you do book and then not able to attend, please cancel the booking on Eventbrite.

The BSAB reserve the right to prioritise and cancel bookings.

For further information and booking :