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1. REMINDER Birmingham City Council Fee Increases 7 April 2025 (Information for all Birmingham Contracted Providers)

2. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Increase in FNC announced from 1 April 2025 (Information for all Nursing Homes)

3. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Learning and Development Fund DEADLINE 31 March 2025 (Information for all Providers)

4. West Midlands-Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (WM-ADASS) Funding Available for Hiring Sponsored International Workers in the UK (All CQC Registered Providers)

5. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Adverse Weather Health Plan - Survey (Information for all Providers)

6. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) Support to Care Homes Training March and April 2025 (Information for all Care Homes)

7. REMINDER Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Updates Capacity Tracker and Provider Training Dates (Information for all Providers)

8. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BSOL ICB) - Urgent Community Response (UCR) Birmingham and Solihull and Virtual Wards - Latest Information and Resources and Training Events (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

9. Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Champions - Gloveless, Less Gloves, Virtual Training, and Events (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

10. REMINDER LIVE WEBINARs – West Midlands-Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and West Midlands Employers - International Recruitment (Information for all West Midlands Care Providers)

11. NHS Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Student Placement Information Webinar 18 March 12.30pm to 13.30pm (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Nursing)

12. Skills for Care Birmingham Registered Managers Network Conference 25 March 2025 (Information for all Birmingham Registered Managers)

13. REMINDER Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) – Skills for Care Updates (Information for all Birmingham and Solihull Providers)

1. REMINDER Birmingham City Council Fee Increases 7 April 2025 (Information for all Birmingham Contracted Providers)

On 4 March 2025 Birmingham City Council approved its budget for the year 2025-26, we are now able to confirm the increases to fees payable from Monday 7 April 2025. The fee summary document will be available shortly on our website using the following link:

Care fees | Care fees, invoicing, variations and top ups | Birmingham City Council

For the avoidance of doubt, the fee increases are only applicable to care packages delivered by care providers which have been awarded the most recent and current versions of our care home, supported living, and home support contracts. These are:

• Care homes and Supported Living – Flexible Contracting Arrangements [2023]
• Home Support for Sensory Loss – Framework Agreement [2023]
• Home Support for Prisons - Framework Agreement [2022]
• Home Support for Children, Young People with Disabilities and Home support for Adults [2024]
• Quick Discharge and Quick Intervention Home Support for Adults [2024]

The fee increases are not applicable to contract holders of older or expired versions of these contracts.

2. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Increase in FNC announced from 1 April 2025 (Information for all Nursing Homes)

The government is set to increase funding for care homes providing nursing care in the community. The new rate will be £254.06 (up from £235.88). For further information please see the following:

3. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Learning and Development Fund DEADLINE 31 March 2025 (Information for all Providers)

The Department of Health and Social Care launched the Learning and Development Support Scheme in September 2024, providing funding for adult social care workforce training. Employers can claim funding for eligible training and qualifications through an online service administered by NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA).

To submit claims for the Learning and Development Support Scheme, eligible employers must set up an account on the online claims service. Sign up via the link below:

After completing the form, NHSBSA will schedule an onboarding appointment to help set up your account and submit claims. Claims for training courses started and paid for between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, must be submitted by March 21, 2025. For qualifications, 60% reimbursement can be claimed upon payment, with the remaining 40% upon completion. Internal training claims are now accepted with proper evidence, including proof of payment. For further details, visit:

or contact ASClearninganddevelopmentsupport@nhsbsa.nhs.uk.

4. West Midlands-Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (WM-ADASS) Funding Available for Hiring Sponsored International Workers in the UK (All CQC Registered Providers)

WM-ADASS have commissioned Lifted, a technology platform and expert immigration team, to help care providers recruit and retain sponsored workers who are already here in the UK, and to protect their sponsorship licenses. It is completely free to sign up to Lifted platform to view and interview screened candidates.

Lifted will complete all Home Office, and CQC compliance, organise housing and provide immigration support. They will also pay all of your upfront recruitment fees and replace this with a simple monthly fee that covers all their support to make sponsorship affordable. Their technology platform ensures compliance by tracking and monitoring your immigration status, keeping you full prepared for any Home Office inspection. There is a cost to providers once they hire a sponsored worker from the platform – this cost is a £600 payment per sponsored worker hired.

To register please visit:

for more details or contact Rachael Crook, CEO and Founder of Lifted, at rachael@liftedcare.com if you have any questions.

5. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) Adverse Weather Health Plan - Survey (Information for all Providers)

The Adverse Weather and Health Plan (AWHP) was created by the UKHSA in 2023 and aims to protect individuals and communities from the health effects of adverse weather.

The evaluation is focusing on how the AWHP is being implemented in local health and social care organisations in England and includes a short survey to understand awareness and use of the AWHP and/or similar local plans. The survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.

This evaluation is targeting frontline NHS and social care staff and managers, local authorities, service delivery staff and the voluntary sector. If you are part of one of these groups, please consider filling out the survey.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with Dr Beth Jakubowski.

6. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) Support to Care Homes Training March and April 2025 (Information for all Care Homes)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk. This includes details of the Support to Care Homes Team virtual training for all Care Home staff across Birmingham and Solihull Care homes.

There are valuable informative training sessions on

• Recognising Deterioration
• End of Life
• Infection prevention
• Pressure Ulcer classification
• Falls prevention
• Introduction to dementia

The training will be hosted by the Solihull Support to Care homes Team and is open to all Care Home staff across Birmingham and Solihull care homes and joining details can be accessed via the BSol Healthzone Care Home App. Or contact Supportto.carehomeservice@uhb.nhs.uk

Next event: Pressure Ulcer Classification – 11 March 2025 – 1.00pm – 2.00pm

Instructions on how to download the BSol Healthzone Care Home App have also been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk

7. REMINDER Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Updates Capacity Tracker and Provider Training Dates (Information for all Providers)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk. This includes future dates for provider training in using the Capacity Tracker. The sessions are aimed at Adult Social Care CQC regulated Providers. The next training dates are:

Care Home: 11 March 2025

Home Care: 12 March 2025

For support with the Capacity Tracker, please see details below:

For system support and guidance - please contact NECS Capacity Tracker Support Centre - 0191 691 3729 or necsu.capacitytracker@nhs.net (We are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm, excluding public holidays)

Changing registration, closing, change of ownership – please contact the CQC - T: 03000 616161, E: enquiries@cqc.org.uk, CQC Provider Portal (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm, excluding public holidays)

If you receive an enforcement notice – please contact the NHS Business Services Authority Enforcement Team (NHSBSA) – T: 0300 330 2088, E: enforcement@nhsbsa.nhs.uk (They are open Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm)

8. REMINDER NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BSOL ICB) - Urgent Community Response (UCR) Birmingham and Solihull and Virtual Wards - Latest Information and Resources and Training Events (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

Care Homes in Birmingham and Solihull are advised to contact the UCR in the first instance for receiving urgent care. The team can provide a rapid response service within two hours of your call. This referral service offers an alternative to calling an ambulance and helps to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions or readmissions. This service has highly skilled and dedicated clinicians who can deliver a rapid response to the urgent care needs of your residents or refer to the ambulance service if emergency hospital care is needed. The next training event on UCR & Virtual Wards has been scheduled for 13 March 2025 Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk

For further information, see the following video and attachment:

For latest information and resources, please see links below.

9. Infection Prevention Control (IPC) Champions - Gloveless, Less Gloves, Virtual Training, and Events (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Care Homes)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk

This month’s poster which features an IPC Champion from St. Anthony’s Care Home raises the question “Are you gloveless when engaging in resident activities?”

Can we please ask you all to display this on your care home’s notice boards as appropriate.

IPC Notices & Reminders

The next IPC virtual training session takes place on Microsoft Teams, Friday 14 March at 2pm

The next IPC Champions Forum place on Microsoft Teams, Friday 21 March at 11am

IPC will hold two IPC Champions Training Days at Moseley Hall Hospital in April, use to following links to book places either date:

*If you have attended an IPC Champions Training Day previously, please attend the IPC Champions Forums"

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk.February’s edition features articles on:

• “The Quad-demic”
• IPC’s 3@3 Training
• Great British Care Awards
• Queen’s Nurse Award
• IPC Champions Training Days
• CPE Online Training

All this and more…

As always thank you all for your continued support and engagement.

For IPC advice, comments/queries and or additional training requests please contact the team via bchc.ipcdata1@nhs.net or call 0121 466 6550.

10. REMINDER LIVE WEBINARs – West Midlands-Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) and West Midlands Employers - International Recruitment (Information for all West Midlands Care Providers)

WM-ADASS and West Midlands Employers are working in partnership with Lester Aldridge to hold regular live legal & HR webinars, focusing on themes relating to international recruitment. You can now register to attend the next two in the webinar series:

1. LIVE International Recruitment Legal & HR Webinar: Applying for Certificates of Sponsorship

Date: 20 March 2025

Time: 11am-12:15pm

Edward O'Brien, Senior Associate at Lester Aldridge, will be joined by Rachael Crook, CEO and Co-Founder of Lifted to provide tops on applying for Certificate of Sponsorships.

There will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end.

Please register now to attend this webinar:

2. LIVE International Recruitment Legal & HR Webinar: Performance Management of International Care Workers

Date: 24 April

Time: 11am-12:15pm

Edward O'Brien, Senior Associate at Lester Aldridge, will provide advice on dealing with performance and sickness management processes when it comes to international recruits. 

There will also be the opportunity to ask questions.

Please register now to attend this webinar:

Please click below to register to attend the webinar:

11. NHS Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) Student Placement Information Webinar 18 March 12.30pm to 13.30pm (Information for Birmingham and Solihull Nursing)

NHS BSOL are looking for nursing homes with an interest in becoming placement providers for student nurses.

Following the great success of their last webinar in September, Bsol Training Hub is excited to continue their mission of providing valuable learning experiences for their student nurses.  As part of their commitment to developing the next generation of healthcare professionals, they are looking for more nursing homes to offer student placements.  They believe that hands-on experience in a clinical environment is incredibly valuable for their nursing students, and they know how beneficial it can be to both the students and your team.

Contact Shelly Caines Healthcare & Nurse Associate Facilitator & Practice Educator E: shelly.caines@nhs.net M: 07774822934

12. Skills for Care Birmingham Registered Managers Network Conference 25 March 2025 (Information for all Birmingham Registered Managers)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk

13. REMINDER Birmingham and Solihull (BSOL) – Skills for Care Updates (Information for all Birmingham and Solihull Providers)

Further information about this subject has been circulated to providers. If you don’t have a copy, please email marketintelligence@birmingham.gov.uk