WHY BECOME A MEMBER?
By joining Care and Support West — your local Care Association — you can enjoy the comfort and benefits of representation, support and networking. Find out more about the benefits of membership for care providers here.
INFORMATION
Care and Support West provides independent information to the public relating to social care and in the West of England in particular.
We make sure our members are aware of local and national initiatives, policy updates and events in the care sector with our weekly informational newsletter and news bulletins.
We also work with a variety of carefully selected sector specialist commercial partners to provide members with third party discounts, advice, services and insight in areas such as HR, finance, legal, energy and more.
REPRESENTATION
Care and Support West speak with a single unified voice on behalf of our members. We work closely with local authorities, health authorities and clinical commissioning groups locally and have Skills for Care input at board level. We also have regular meetings with the Care Quality Commission and are members of Care England and the Care Association Alliance.
We offer representation to individual care providers in times of trouble. These include independent service reviews, HR support and other business help. We ask for members to input our regular Cost Pressures Report to use in local dialogue.
EVENTS
Workshops on important subjects often with presence from all relevant local authorities. Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
Annual Conference.
Annual Care Awards and Gala Dinner.
Supportive Registered Managers Networks for Bristol, Bath & North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset open to applications.
TRAINING
We help Care Providers access Workforce Development Funding via the Care & Support West WDF Partnership (CSW WDFP).
Care and Support West also have a Training Platform where you can register and find quality training materials.
If you are a Care Provider, the Skills Platform lets you search for trainers and training companies it covers a wide variety of social care topics as well as Health Care.
The Training Platform enables Care and Support West members with Training capability to offer training places to other local care providers.
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WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU…
As a Care Association, it is our responsibility to provide a platform to our members and the local sector. If you have a story or experience you’d like to share please contact our team at enquiries@careandsupportwest.com
It’s easy to join Care & Support West, find out more and begin your application today…
BECOME A CARE AND SUPPORT WEST COMMERCIAL PARTNER
Care and Support West know that professional services available on the high street don't always have a full understanding of the needs of organisations operating in the care sector. With this in mind, we have drawn together a range of Commercial Partners — also members to our organisation — who have been specifically selected because of their commitment to the Health & Social Care sector and their expertise in this area.
If you would like to discuss whether your business could be a commercial partner, discover more at our partner services page.