Benefits for BCA Members
- Advice, guidance and information on best practice, including training and development initiatives, free quality workshops and associated resource packs.
- Informative tools and best-practice documents to support providers with assessments and inspections including the CQC Provider Information Return (PIR) Workbook.
- Opportunities for members to participate and be involved in a variety of projects designed to help providers improve sustainability, effectiveness and efficiency and enhance the quality of service provision.
- Training, support and direction on funding and grants as well as DSPT and GDPR compliance support and advice.
- Advice and support in attracting, employing and retaining a high-quality workforce through events and campaigns, incentives and value based recruitment, including international recruitment and Bradford Cares Recruitment Portal.
- Access to a wide range of learning and development programmes, vocational qualifications, digital e-learning modules, webinars and specialist training courses from a variety of partners and organisations, including Skills for Care, Digital Care Hub, Better Security, Better Care and the Institute of Health & Social Care Management.
- Access to resources to help employee health and well-being. Access to an insightful monthly newsletter, local care provider networks and a dedicated WhatsApp group for managers, enabling the exchange of ideas and co-operation between members.
- Direct access to leaders within central government, local authorities, the CQC, Health and Care Partnership, NHS and ICS.
- Working in collaboration with local, regional, and national organisations and care associations to drive change and innovation within the adult social care sector.
- Demonstrates to CQC a provider’s commitment to quality of care, sharing of best practice, local engagement, and continuous improvement.
- Specialist discounted training and leadership development programmes and support.
- Procedural support and guidance on vaccinations, medication, falls, dementia and hospital admissions and discharges.
- Access to members only special discounted prices and offers for a variety of services from a wide range of suppliers and BCA partners, including telephone helplines for legal, HR and health & safety advice relating to health and social care.
