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Conferences and Workshops
In early 2010, UKHCA will be holding two of their most popular workshops, Medication Train the Trainer and Tendering for Homecare Services. In addition, and in response to a number of requests, UKHCA are also holding several Medication Update and Refresher Training sessions specifically for those Trainers who carry out medication training in-house. These sessions will update trainers with changes to medication practice and clarify some of the points that have been ambiguous in the past
Once again, we will be holding our "Building a better business" workshops, a series of homecare practice workshops, which will focus on specialised areas of business management and human resource related issues. There are a couple of new workshops this year including Recruitment and Retention and Leadership and Management. Download the Building a better business Programme
If there are other workshops you would like to see us host in 2010, or to suggest a workshop topic and location please e-mail kim.grove@ukhca.co.uk. Whilst we can't promise to hold an event close to you, the programme will be developed based on the location of those who have expressed an interest in a course (provided our minimum numbers have been achieved).
Don't forget that all events can now be booked by credit card. To use this service, please phone 020 8288 1552/1716 (a 3.5% commission charge will be payable).
Download the Conference and Event Calendar for March to June 2010.
Tendering for Homecare Services Workshop
Winning a homecare contract with a local authority or Primary Care Trust doesn't need to be a daunting experience. An understanding of the underlying concepts for the submission of a competent response can open new avenues for high-volume business at comercially attractive rates, while still mitigating against potential financial risk. This workshop will look at the stages of the tendering process, the need to undertake responsible risk-assessments and a range of considerations for establishing the final tendered price.
Book a place on this event. (Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 121]
12th Oct 2010 | London | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
| | | Building a Better Business: Diversity & Equality
The Equality Bill is due to become law in 2010. This will make major changes to discrimination law including positive action in recruitment and promotion. This workshop will focus on how employers can incorporate best practice to ensure they are not in breach of equality legislation.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 104]
18th Mar 2010 | Derby | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
23rd Sep 2010 | Sutton | Price for UKHCA Members: £45 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £70 + VAT |
| | | Building a Better Business: Employment Law
Keeping up to date with employment legislation can be a challenge for domiciliary care providers. This workshop will cover topics that members have struggled to understand over the years such as the Working Time Regulations, maternity and parental leave, contracts of employment, terms and conditions of employment and data protection.
Book a place on this event. (Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 105]
17th Jun 2010 | London | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
| | | Building a Better Business: Leadership and Management
It is important for employers to understand and define the role of their leaders and managers and the expectations placed on them in order to have a successful and thriving business. Management topics like effective leadership development, delegation, change management, and effective team working will be covered in this workshop.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 129]
13th May 2010 | Sutton | Price for UKHCA Members: £45 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £70 + VAT |
18th Nov 2010 | Sutton | Price for UKHCA Members: £45 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £70 + VAT |
| | | Building a Better Business: Recruitment and Retention
Getting recruitment, selection and retention tight is crucial to every busines regardless of size. This workshop will focus on strategies to get the right person into the right role within your organisation and, during these hard times, to retain these staff to ensure recruitment remains efficient and effective.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 128]
22nd Apr 2010 | Sutton | Price for UKHCA Members: £45 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £70 + VAT |
21st Oct 2010 | Leeds | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
| | | Dementia Workshop for Homecare Managers and Trainers
It is estimated that there are 822,000 people in the UK with dementia, costing the UK economy £23 billion a year.
In February 2009, the Department of Health (DH) published Living Well with Dementia: A National Dementia Strategy aimed at improving awareness of dementia, ensuring early diagnosis and to ensure people with dementia receive high quality care. The Welsh Assembly Government, the Scottish Executive and the Northern Ireland Assembly Executive have all committed to developing strategies to improve services for people with dementia and their carers.
This year, UKHCA are holding a series of one-day interactive workshops in each of the four nations for owners, managers, supervisors and trainers who are involved in the training and delivery of dementia care in the domiciliary care setting across the UK. The aim of the day is to address the issues and challenges that caring for a person with dementia presents.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 135]
13th Apr 2010 | Cardiff | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
10th Jun 2010 | Edinburgh | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
28th Sep 2010 | Belfast | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
16th Nov 2010 | Derby | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
| | | Domiciliary Care In-house Trainers Induction and QCF
Managers are responsible for ensuring that their employees have the skills to be able to do their jobs effectively. One of the most successful ways of doing this is through training and development.
Large care organisations often employ a person to assist with staff training, however, in small and medium sized organisations, the role of the in-house trainer often falls to someone who is also doing another job within the company.
This workshop offers direction to individuals who are new to training and to those with minimal training experience. The workshop will also provide an update and explanation about the new Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and how this will work within organisations to replace National Vocational Qualifications.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 136]
18th May 2010 | London | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
1st Jul 2010 | Leeds | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
15th Sep 2010 | Birmingham | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
30th Nov 2010 | Newcastle | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
| | | How to survive and thrive in domiciliary care workshop (Scotland)
The United Kingdom Homecare Association has been representing the views and supporting its members in delivering quality homecare services across the UK for over 20 years.
UKHCA recognises the different and unique challenges that care at home and housing support providers face in Scotland. That is why all of our energies are focussed on representing this sector.
This workshop has been developed to assist two key areas of your business: How to survive in the current climate and how to thrive and develop into the future. It is a practical, interactive workshop designed to offer you a range of solutions to ensure your business is well equipped to meet the current challenges. It will introduce you to a number of key techniques that will help you identify and develop business opportunities, in particular, addressing the
private client and niche markets.
The workshop includes a tour of the Dementia Centre, enabling you to start thinking about how you could develop your services to meet the needs of people with dementia.
Book a place on this event. (Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 134]
30th Mar 2010 | Stirling | Price for UKHCA Members: £80 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £140 + VAT |
| | | Infection control, nutrition and food hygiene workshop
Infection prevention and control and nutrition are two issues currently high on the political agenda with strategies in both areas being written by the Department of Health with an expectation that these are implemented locally.
Linked very closely to both topics are food hygiene requirements, which are particularly important if a care worker is shopping, storing, preparing and cooking food for service users.
This workshop is designed to assist managers and trainers to gain the knowledge needed to train their own staff in-house on the three topics covered in this workshop. To assist training, UKHCA have three Train the Trainer packs that will compliment this workshop. A 15% discount on each of these packs is available for attendees at this workshop.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 133]
24th Mar 2010 | Leeds | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
14th Oct 2010 | London | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
| | | Medication Train the Trainer Workshop
This workshop will provide a programme to help organisations develop the practical and theoretical knowledge required to train care workers in-house to administer medication. The programme which consists of a traing guide, overhead projector slides, a medication gloassay and FAQs. Resources that enable care workers to gather evidence of their learning is made possible with a workbook, written exercises and competency tests.
To book a place on this event please select one of the following dates.
(Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 108]
24th Jun 2010 | Derby | Price for UKHCA Members: £150 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £265 + VAT |
30th Sep 2010 | Newcastle | Price for UKHCA Members: £150 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £265 + VAT |
24th Nov 2010 | Bristol | Price for UKHCA Members: £150 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £265 + VAT |
| | | Medication Update and Refresher Training for Trainers
UKHCA's Medication Train the Trainer workshops enable you to train and retrain your staff in-house in safe medication practices, but trainers need to keep themselves up-to-date with changes in the medication field too.
These short medication refresher sessions are designed to update you on various chages to medication within social care, to look at how personalisation might affect your medication administration, to provide you with a brief revision of medication issues and to allow you the opportunity of discussing any medication, infection control ot pandemic influenza concerns you have within your organisation.
Book a place on this event. (Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 127]
15th Apr 2010 | London | Price for UKHCA Members: £35 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £80 + VAT |
| | | Risk Assessment Workshop
All employers have a duty to maintain a safe working environment 'so far as reasonably practicable' for their employees under the Health and Safety at Work Act of 1974. Carrying out a risk assessment is part of this process.
The workshop will provide you with information about the legal requirements for assessing risk, offer an opportunity to identify the hazards and risks often associated with the health and safety of domiciliary care staff and get you thinking about some of the control measures available to counter risk. Ultimately, it will enable you to foster a positive culture of health and safety within your organisation.
Book a place on this event. (Requires software that can open PDF files.) [ID 137]
26th May 2010 | London | Price for UKHCA Members: £85 + VAT Price for Non-Members: £150 + VAT |
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Please Note: All UKHCA workshops have been designed specifically for the domiciliary care market and all workshop participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance which can count towards Continual Professional Development (CPD).
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