ECA Member Services
ECA Member Briefings
ECA hosts regular briefing meetings for members free of charge. These are held at a number of different venues across the county and can be held as breakfast meetings or during the day. Topics are items of interest to members e.g. Safeguarding, CQC compliance, etc.
- Click here for an ECA GDPR event in association with Cura Systems
- Please note, a charge is made for non-members.
“The breakfast briefing held in June 2011 about completing the CQC Provider Compliance Assessments was very helpful. It has given me the confidence to start work on this and keep in closer touch with my CQC inspector.”
Care Quality Commission Feedback
ECA meets regularly with the Care Quality Commission to represent social care providers across Essex, Southend and Thurrock. Feedback from these meetings is made available to ECA members through regular news feed items.
ECA Regular Newsletters
ECA members are kept updated on news and information relevant to the social care sector by regular ECA newsletters.
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News
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Domestic Homicide Review (DHR) Practitioner Learning Brief
09 March 2021
Following the death of a person who was killed in an Essex care home by her grandson, the Southend Essex and Thurrock Domestic Abuse Board (SETDAB) undertook a Domestic Homicide Review to see what lessons could be learned. The attached is a two-page summary which may be of interest to those of our members who are involved in care home work.
If the report raises any issues for you that you would like us to feedback either to SETDAB or the Essex Safeguarding Adults Board, please let us know and we will pass them on.
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L2 Health and Care Support Worker Apprenticeship Standard – Trailblazer group is seeking adult social care participants
22 February 2021
The newly-formed Health and Care Support Worker Trailblazer Group is taking forward plans to develop a single apprenticeship standard at level 2. The group is seeking wider representation from the adult social care sector and inviting employers to register their interest.
This is a great opportunity for adult social care employers to share their expertise to shape the content of the new standard, including the skills and knowledge apprentices will achieve upon completion, as well as influence the assessment and development costings.
Find out more and register your interest here. Link to the site: https://haso.skillsforhealth.org.uk/news/health-and-care-support-worker-trailblazer-call-for-adult-care-employer-representatives/
Registration closes on 12th March, so don’t delay!
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Skills for Care have launched a FREE new on line Digital Learning Module and you can claim £100 from the WDF fund for completion
19 January 2021
Skills for Care have launched a Learning from Events on line learning scheme. This free 35 minute interactive module is designed to support managers and leaders in adult social care learn from events, e.g. Safeguarding Incidents, Complaints, Covid 19 incidents or Outbreak, etc. Please see more here: https://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/Learning-development/ongoing-learning-and-development/Learning-from-events/Learning-from-events.aspx
Through the module you will be able to:
- Discover what learning reviews are, why they’re needed and how they can help you
- Learn how managers can move from completing reviews at an individual level to involving the wider team
- Find practical tips for embedding learning reviews into your working environment
As part of this offer, employers can claim £100 reimbursement for every staff member who completes this module through the Workforce Development Fund as a contribution to the time spent doing the learning and embedding it.