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Our Care Market Development Team (CMDT) support Staffordshire's care organisations.

Care Market Development Team (CMDT) are part of Staffordshire County Council, CMDT support the Social Care sector in Staffordshire to recruit, retain and develop high quality skilled staff, who in turn deliver high quality services.

09/11/2026

FREE Care Guides for Adult Social Care Providers 📑

Looking for practical resources to support your service?

The Care Market Development Team (CMDT) has developed a range of FREE Care Guides to help adult social care providers access information, guidance, best practice, and useful resources on key topics affecting the sector.

✅ Free to access
✅ Developed specifically for adult social care providers
✅ Practical guidance and signposting to additional resources
✅ Supporting quality care and continuous improvement

04/11/2026

👥 Are you looking to get more from your staff supervision sessions?

Join our FREE face-to-face Supervision, Coaching and Developing Staff course and develop practical skills to support staff performance, wellbeing and professional growth.

🌱 Build stronger, more confident teams through effective supervision, coaching and development.

03/11/2026

Here today to celebrate care providers from across Staffordshire who have completed the Care to Smile programme and continued dedication to improving mouth care for residents. 🦷🪥
Healthy Smile Team

28/10/2026

💬 New Difficult Conversations and Constructive Challenge Course

⭐ FREE face-to-face training

Handling difficult conversations can be challenging, but having the right skills and confidence can make all the difference.

This course will help you to:

✔️ Communicate clearly and respectfully
✔️ Raise concerns with confidence
✔️ Give constructive feedback
✔️ Manage challenging conversations
✔️ Support a positive culture where staff feel able to speak up

💬 Build confidence. Communicate clearly. Challenge constructively.

📅 Book your free place today: https://portal.staffsstokecareacademy.co.uk/course/view.php?id=158

20/10/2026

🦠 New Rapid Flu & COVID-19 Tests for Care Homes

Care homes across the West Midlands will soon receive new combined LFD tests for residents, testing for Influenza A, Influenza B and COVID-19 at the same time, with results in around 10 minutes.

To support care homes with the introduction of the new tests, UKHSA West Midlands is holding a free online webinar covering how the tests work and what care homes need to do next.

📅 3 November 2026 | 11:00am
💻 Online webinar

👉 Book your place here: https://portal.staffsstokecareacademy.co.uk/enrol/index.php?id=156

16/10/2026

💉 Flu vaccination Reminder: protect yourself and the people you support

Working in adult social care means supporting some of the people who can be most vulnerable to flu.

Getting your free flu vaccination can help protect you and those you care for this winter.

✔️ Protect yourself
✔️ Help reduce the spread of flu
✔️ Help protect vulnerable people

Find out more on the NHS flu vaccine website https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/flu-vaccine/

12/10/2026

🚨 ICC is available 24/7! 🚨

Did you know that Integrated Care Coordination (ICC) is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week?

ICC is the single point of access for urgent care support across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, helping health and social care professionals access physical health, mental health and social care pathways.

If you notice a resident is:
❗Off their food
❗More confused than usual
❗Off their legs
❗Breathless
❗Sleepy or unusually tired
❗Falling more often
❗Complaining of pain
❗Or showing any other change in condition

👀 Look. Think. Call.

ICC can provide urgent care advice and support, helping people get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

📞 0300 123 0983
🕒 Available 24/7
🚩Please remember, for life-threatening emergencies, always call 999.

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09/10/2026

📢 Responding to Sexualised Behaviour in Dementia Care Training

Do you support people living with dementia?

This practical face-to-face training will help you understand, recognise and respond appropriately to sexualised behaviour in dementia care, while promoting dignity, safeguarding and person-centred practice.

✅ Recognise and understand sexualised behaviour in dementia
✅ Respond appropriately and confidently
✅ Promote dignity and wellbeing
✅ Support safe, person-centred care

📅 Spaces are available now.

👉 Book your place here: https://portal.staffsstokecareacademy.co.uk/course/view.php?id=153

08/10/2026

📢 There’s Still Time to Have Your Say!

Do you work in Adult Social Care in Staffordshire? If you haven't yet completed our workforce survey, there's still time to share your views.

Your feedback will help shape future training opportunities, career development and workforce support across Staffordshire.

⏱️ The survey takes just 3 minutes to complete, and every response makes a difference.

Whether you're a care worker, senior carer, support worker, nurse, manager, or work in another care role, we want to hear from you.

💬 Have your say and help shape the future of the adult social care workforce in Staffordshire.

🔗 Complete the survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TdGsJLuS1kS7qO2z0DgTzTT24uE0NE5JiRkSg5JP-59UNU5RR1pWSk1KVjdRWTc0WVZJSzdXMzVSOC4u

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07/10/2026

📢 Learn How to Respond Effectively When Things Go Wrong

Accidents and incidents can happen in any care setting. Knowing how to respond appropriately, record information accurately, and learn from events is essential for maintaining safe, high-quality care.

⚠️ Accidents and Incidents (E-Learning Training)
📆 Available to Access Now
⏱️ 45–90 Minutes
💻 Complete Online at Your Own Pace

Build your knowledge and confidence needed to manage accidents and incidents safely within adult social care settings.

🔗Click here to view the course: https://portal.staffsstokecareacademy.co.uk/course/view.php?id=121

Address

Staffordshire Place 1
Stafford
ST162DH

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+441785355795

Website

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Advice-support-and-care-for-adults/Information-for-providers/Care-Market-Development-Te

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