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.
- April 2019
- May 2019
- July 2019
- August 2019
- September 2019
- November 2019
- December 2019
- January 2020
- February 2020
- March 2020
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News
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Admission and Care of Residents during COVID-19 Incident in a Care Home
08 April 2020
Please see the latest guidance for ‘Admission and Care of Residents during COVID-19 Incident in a Care Home’
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How furlough impacts Bank Holidays and annual leave
08 April 2020
Citation , one of ECA's Comercial Partners has had a number of queries asking how bank holidays and annual leave will be impacted by furlough.
While the government’s guidance on the issue remains unclear, the Citation team have explored existing guidance and potential options, and have produced a new free guide on furlough, annual leave and Bank Holidays.
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Support Available from ECC including the new RAPID RESPONSE TEAM
08 April 2020