Welcome

Gloucestershire Care Providers Association is a membership body open to all independent providers of social care (private, not-for-profit and charitable organisations) delivering care to people in their own homes or in a residential setting within Gloucestershire. Our members work with older people, people with learning difficulties and people with disabilities.

Membership of GCPA is a sign of a progressive organisation, committed to delivering the highest standards of care and keen to play an active part in the county’s wider social care community.

Events

  • 01/09/2010
    Care Home Support Team
    The Care Home Support Team would like to invite you to attend a Training Day.
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  • 08/09/2010
    GCPA AGM

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  • 08/09/2010
    Mapping the Evidence
    This workshop continues on from our previous workshops on the Re-registration Process. This workshop will be presented by Amanda Noble from Care Quality Matters and is a follow up to the Re-registration Process.
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  • 14/09/2010
    Care Home Support Team
    The Care Home Support Team would like to invite you to a Training Day.
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  • 15/09/2010
    Autistic Spectrum Awareness Disorder
    Aim of the course: To give participants the opportunity to gain a greater understanding of the difficulties and experiences faced by people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and how to improve outcomes.
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  • 16/09/2010
    The Learning Exchange
    The Learning Exchange Network is an initiative supported by Skills for Care in the South West to support small care service providers to improve service delivery through improving the learning and development opportunities to their staff (developing as a learning organisation). It is a local network, bringing together owners and managers to give them information, advice and support
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  • 21/09/2010
    Care Home Support Team
    The Care Home SUpport Team would like to invite you to a Training Day.
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  • 27/09/2010
    Care Home Support Team
    The Care Home Support Team would like to invite you to a Training Day.
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  • 04/10/2010
    Care Home Support Team
    The Care Home Support Team would like to invite you to a Training Day.
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  • 13/10/2010
    PIC Meeting

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  • 18/11/2010
    PIC Meeting

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News

  • 02/08/2010
    Living well with dementia in care homes in the South West
    Letter from David Francis Policy Implementation Manager Department of Health.
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  • 12/07/2010
    GCC Update
    Commissioning Framework for the Transformation of Social Care 2010 - 2015
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  • 02/03/2010
    Advice Note on Nursing Care Bands

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  • New Vetting and Barring Scheme
    A presentation has been issued by the Home Office regarding the new vetting and barring scheme that is expected to come into force from October this year.
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  • Making Decisions: The Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) Service
    This booklet is one of a series of six on the Mental Capacity Act published by the Mental Capacity Implementation Programme (MCIP).
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  • National Quality Board: providing strategic oversight and leadership on quality
    The National Quality Board’s aim, role, members and their profiles are available to view
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  • Quality Measurement Framework Policy
    HM Treasury are funding through the Invest to Save Budget a project on measuring the quality of public services, known as: The Quality Measurement Framework (QMF) project.
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  • Putting People First
    Information from Gloucestershire County Council on Putting People First
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  • DoLS Policies and Procedures
    With the implementation of MCA/DoLS on the 1st of April 2009, the GCPA would like to share the Policies and Procedures with you.
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  • Delayed Transfers of Care SITREP Reports
    Weekly updated reports for delayed transfers.
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  • SCIE - Social Care Institute for Excellence
    News from SCIE: 'Social Care TV' and 'Workforce Development - Get Connected'
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