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SUMMARY:Tender Bid Writing
DESCRIPTION:Course fee: Fully funded – Only available for HCPA Members \nThis session is specifically designed for those in strategic leadership roles. \nIt will equip you with the knowledge and tools to secure that crucial health and social care tender. Whether your goal is to retain an existing contract or win a new one\, this session will guide you through the key considerations of bidding\, essential preparations\, and the steps to become tender-ready – culminating in writing a successful\, high-scoring bid.\nWhat you will gain: \n\nStrategic planning and preparation to ensure compliance and readiness\nInsight into partnership bidding – weighing benefits and potential risks\nConfidence in tackling method statements effectively\nTechniques to strengthen your bid and maximise scoring potential\nPost-submission essentials to maintain momentum and compliance\n\n*Please note: As per our T&C’s\, this course carries a fee in the event of non-attendance\, non-completion or late cancellation.\nBookings of more than one delegate per site will be reduced to allow access to all member organisations at the discretion of HCPA.\nDelegates who are late may not be admitted into the training and a cost incurred.
URL:https://www.hcpa.info/courses/tender-bid-writing-3/
LOCATION:HCPA\, Mundells Campus\, Mundells\, Welwyn Garden City\, AL7 1FT
CATEGORIES:Care Leadership Courses,Events, Forums & Seminars
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SUMMARY:Understanding Lasting Powers of Attorney in Care Settings
DESCRIPTION:Course fee: HCPA Standard Member: Fully funded*\nAssociate/Network Member: £25+VAT | Non-member: £50+VAT  \n1.5 hour course via Virtual Classroom \nDelivered in partnership with HCR Law \nAudience: Care Managers\, Registered Managers and senior care staff working in adult social care settings. \nFocus: Lasting Powers of Attorney: what they are\, why they matter in care settings\, and how care providers can understand and respond to them confidently. \nLearning Outcomes\nUnderstand what a Lasting Power of Attorney is and the role it can play in adult social care.\nRecognise the difference between a Health and Welfare LPA and a Property and Financial Affairs LPA.\nKnow what care providers should check when an attorney is involved in a person’s care or financial arrangements.\nUnderstand how LPAs interact with mental capacity\, best interests decision-making and care planning.\nIdentify common risks\, misunderstandings and when to seek legal advice or escalate concerns.\nAgenda \nWelcome & Introductions\nWhat is a Last Power of Attorney?\nThe two main types of LPA\nWhat care providers need to check\nCommon scenarios for care managers\nRisks\, red flags and escalation\nKey Takeaways for care providers\nQuestions and next steps \nDiscussion Points\nWhy family members do not automatically have legal authority to make decisions unless the correct authority is in place.\nWhy a Health and Welfare LPA can only be used when the person lacks mental capacity for the specific decision.\nWhy a Property and Financial Affairs LPA may be relevant to care fees\, personal allowance\, purchases and financial administration.\nHow care providers can evidence that they have checked an attorney’s authority and recorded decision-making clearly.\nWhen to involve the local authority\, safeguarding team\, Office of the Public Guardian\, Court of Protection\, or legal advisers. \nQuestions for Attendees\nWhat should a care provider do if a relative says they have LPA but cannot provide evidence?\nHow should care teams respond if different family members disagree about a person’s care?\nWhat should be recorded when an attorney contributes to a care plan or best interests decision?\nWhen should concerns about an attorney’s actions be escalated?\nHow can providers make sure staff understand the limits of an attorney’s authority? \nFollow-Up Resources\nA one-page LPA checklist / poster for care providers.\nA short staff briefing note on LPAs and mental capacity.\nA template wording for recording attorney involvement in care planning.\nA list of escalation routes where concerns arise. \nCLICK HERE TO BOOK!\n*Please note: As per our T&C’s\, this course carries a fee in the event of non-attendance\, non-completion or late cancellation.\nDelegates who are late may not be admitted into the training and a cost incurred
URL:https://www.hcpa.info/courses/understanding-lasting-powers-of-attorney-in-care-settings/
LOCATION:Virtual Classroom
CATEGORIES:Events, Forums & Seminars
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260923T110000
DTSTAMP:20260731T122930Z
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SUMMARY:Discover how the Care Professional Academy (CPA) can support your workforce\, strengthen compliance and help you retain valued staff
DESCRIPTION:FREE webinar \nAdult social care providers are under increasing pressure to evidence staff training\, maintain compliance\, support wellbeing\, understand workforce needs and keep good people in the sector. This free webinar will show you how CPA can help you bring these priorities together in one place.\nJoin us to learn how the Academy can help you track training\, access staff development evidence\, offer meaningful rewards and wellbeing support\, use surveys to gather valuable insight\, identify training needs through STAN+ Training Needs Analysis\, and strengthen quality\, culture and business continuity planning.\nBook your free place today and see how the CPA can help you support\, develop and reward your workforce. \nWhat Providers Will Take Away \n\nA clear understanding of how the Care Professional Academy can support workforce development\, recognition and retention.\nPractical insight into how the Provider Portal can help with training oversight\, expiry reminders\, reporting and compliance evidence.\nIdeas for using rewards\, wellbeing support and training passports to strengthen staff engagement and morale.\nConfidence on how to get started and how to encourage staff to use the Academy.\nAn overview of the wider Academy services available to providers\, including training\, leadership development\, surveys\, business continuity planning and workforce insight tools.\nA clearer understanding of how surveys such as the Impartial Feedback Survey\, STAN+ Training Needs Analysis and Culture Survey can support quality assurance\, workforce planning and inspection evidence.\n\nCLICK HERE TO BOOK!\n 
URL:https://www.hcpa.info/courses/discover-how-the-care-professional-academy-cpa-can-support-your-workforce-strengthen-compliance-and-help-you-retain-valued-staff/
LOCATION:Virtual Classroom
CATEGORIES:Events, Forums & Seminars
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