BCA Partners

Leading industry experts working in partnership with the BCA to provide the best value support to our members. With their knowledge, expertise, and services they are on hand to support Bradford care providers deliver the highest quality of care.

Hempsons Social Care & Legal Advice

Hempsons is delighted to be a platinum partner of BCA and offer comprehensive and expert legal support to BCA members. With our deep understanding of your market and environment and our experience dealing with similar issues for others, we’re ready to help you get the right outcomes efficiently and effectively.

Areas of legal and regulatory advice

  • CQC
  • GDPR
  • Safeguarding
  • Employment
  • Property
  • Corporate & Commercial
  • Charity law & dispute resolution

“We have found all our contacts at Hempsons to have been knowledgeable both about our sector and also about the legislative process. What we have also valued is the fact that Hempsons have been flexible, accessible and responsive and that we have access to senior solicitors and legal advisors when required.”
The Wilf Ward Family Trust

Please call 01423 724056 asking for the social care advice line, stating that you are a BCA member. Alternatively, visit www.hempsons.co.uk or email socialcare@hempsons.co.uk for assistance.

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Hempsons offer

  • 20% of Hempsons standards rates
  • Free legal advice line
  • BCA members are eligible for a free 30-minute consultation with a Hempsons solicitor on any legal query connected to health and social care (limited to one topic per call).

JTM Service Ltd

We supply, install, service and repair commercial washing machines, tumble dryers, ironers and dishwashers, and we are go-to company for the Care sector.

At JTM Service we have 40 years’ experience and we are the go-to company for the supply, installation, service and repair of commercial laundry equipment and dishwashers. We have extensive experience supportingCare Homes and Nursing Homes and we understand the importance of having effective laundry and dishwashing equipment which deliver optimum performance and maximise hygiene and infection control, whilst minimising costs and ensuring compliance.

We provide an unrivalled service for service and repairs, and we supply and install the latest high-performance commercial washing machines, tumble dryers, dishwashers and ironers. We supply and service all makes and models, and we are proud to be the Approved Miele Professional Partner for the region.

If you want benefit from a great service, to save money, reduce downtime, improve infection control, ensure compliance, and work with a partner you can trust. Please visit www.jtmservice.co.uk for more information, email info@jtmservice.co.uk, or call 0113 2572221.

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JTM Services offer

20% discount on the following:

  • Annual gas safety inspections
  • Planned preventative maintenance visits
  • Duct cleaning

Free On Premises Laundry Audit for Hygiene and Infection Control.

Free On Premises Laundry Review for Cost and Energy Efficiency Savings.

TL Dallas & Co Ltd

TL Dallas & Co Ltd (TL Dallas) is a Bradford based insurance broker with a specialist health and care team that will provide comprehensive business advice to all BCA members.

James Bright and Rico Young are the specialist team of health and care insurance experts from TL Dallas. They have been arranging insurance for the care sector for over 20 years and understand the unique challenges the care sector faces. With access to specialist markets, we can provide a wide range of insurance, risk management and employee benefits options, covering all segments of the industry, from care homes and nursing homes to domiciliary care providers and retirement villages.

Core Cover

  • Building and contents
  • Business interruption
  • Employers’ liability
  • Legal expenses
  • Loss of registration
  • Medical malpractice and abuse
  • Professional indemnity
  • Public liability
  • Residents’ effects
  • Terrorism

Addition Cover

• Cyber • Employee benefits • Engineering inspection and breakdown • Financial services • Keyman insurance • Management liability • Motor and fleet • Pensions • Personal accident • Risk management and CQC claims consultancy service.

TL Dallas has an in-house claims consultancy service who will review and advise, as well as provide expert assistance throughout the life of a claim be it virtually or in person. Please visit www.tidallas.com for further information.

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TL Dallas & Co offer

  • Free independent review & Free Consultation
  • Expert advice & Legal Assistance
  • Webinars & Newsletters

DJT Services

At DJT Services our mission is to revolutionise the care sector. We specialise inrefurbishments and planned maintenance. At DJT we complete refurbishmentsof homes at full capacity, working out planned programmes of work with homemanagers to avoid disruption.

We also work in very targeted ways, upgrading 'tired' bedrooms and en-suites quickly so that owners and operators can maximise rental returns. We can review your existing lighting arrangements and offer a detailed report on reducing costs through electrical usage, with changeover to LED being a simple way to reduce electrical consumption.

What we also offer:

Fire Extinguisher servicing | PAT Testing | Emergency Lighting | Fire Alarms | Electrical Condition | Reports
To contact DJT Services, please email lucy@djt-services.co.uk or phone 01274 752461

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DJT Services offer

  • free energy survey on your current lighting installations.
  • 15% discount off the agreed price.

YourHippo

Starting 7 years ago, YourHippo has become a multi award-winning CareTraining Platform and LMS for the care sector with industry leading features, such as Compliance and MatrixReports, a Care Certificate Management tool, and access to ManagementStatistics and Manager Dashboard. It will enable you to produce the all-important compliance statistics for your regulators at the touch of a button.

To contact YourHippo, please email hello@yourhippo.com or phone 0161 871 7512.

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YourHippo

  • YourHippo System is available at a cost of £20 per active user (plus VAT) per year.
  • Per Active user means you will not need to pay for new users just so long as the number of active users consistently remains the same throughout the year, making it even more cost effective for BCA members.

BEE IT Solutions

At Bee IT Solutions, we offer a comprehensive range of IT solutions and managed services to businesses of all sizes in Leeds, Yorkshire, and across the UK. We work alongside our solutions teams and have a dedicated team of support specialists to support both your on-premises and cloud systems.

We understand that you just want your IT to work, without any problems, issues, or extra demands on your time. That’s why we offer a proactive approach to IT management, monitoring, and security, so you can focus on your business.

We are proud to have been recently recognised as the Best Managed IT Service Provider 2023 – Yorkshire in the prestigious SME News IT Awards. This is a testament to our commitment to providing our clients with the highest level of service and support.

To contact Bee IT Solutions, email enquiries@beeitsolutions.co.uk or call on 0113 887 4311

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Person Centred Software offer

  • 25% discount on all new VOIP Telephone installations. 

Solutions for Care

For over 10 years, Solutions for Care, as a trusted partner, have provided free support to the care sector, consistently helping providers and staff save time and money.

Solutions for Care, provide support in solving the headaches of care management with a seamless and transparent approach towards efficiency and costs effectiveness.

We are proud to have been recently recognised as the Best Managed IT Service Provider 2023 – Yorkshire in the prestigious SME News IT Awards. This is a testament to our commitment to providing our clients with the highest level of service and support.

To contact Solutions for Care, email info@solutionsforcare.co.uk or call on 0191 516 6792.

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Person Centred Software offer

  • Free 60-minute multi cost area and budget review

Citation

Whether you're starting a care business or growing one, at Citation you’ll find everything you need to help you get HR, Health & Safety and CQC compliance right. Visit our website for further information www.citation.co.uk.

You’re always busy, aren’t you? At Citation, they get that. They take away the headache and hassle of ticking off your must-have HR, health & safety and regulatory compliance obligations and tracking the latest legislation changes, so you can get back to work. Oh, and they’ll help you achieve best-practice standards at the same time. How?

  • 24/7 expert advice – Round the clock phone access to expert HR and Health & Safety professionals
  • Atlas, their smart compliance technology – Manage essential HR and Health& Safety tasks, training and documentation in one place
  • Independent on-sites support – Annual HR check-ins and site visits by local consultants
  • Advice so good, it’s guaranteed – Follow their advice, they’ll defend you against tribunal claims up to £1.5million a year
  • Documentation, sorted – Policies, risk assessments, contracts
  • CQC Pro – Ace your inspections and tick off your regulatory obligations with this handy online tool
  • Care mock inspections – Mock inspections by Citation’s professional team

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Person Centred Software offer

  • As a BCA member, you can get all of this for less with exclusive discounted rates. Get in touch with Citation to organise a free audit of your business. Don’t forget to quote ‘Bradford Care Association’ when enquiring to access preferential rates.
  • Contact Citation to organise a free audit of your business. Don’t forget to quote ‘Bradford Care Association’ when enquiring to access preferential rates.

Impaqt for Care

IMPAQT FOR CARE is an effective digital solution that drives robust governance, evidences compliance, supports service safety and quality and demonstrates continuous improvement in Care Homes.

It is a comprehensive digital solution to enable the Manager, NominatedIndividual, Quality Lead and Leadership team to evidence (all in one place, collated and mapped to CQC's Key Questions and Quality Statements) that their service has robust governance in place, is well-led and meets all required standards. It uses prompts, self-assessment audits, action plans and a range of reports to effectively monitor clients, staff and the service, to easily identify themes and trends, and to support reflective practice and continuous improvement.

It can improve productivity, releasing time to care, as collated information can be readily accessed, reporting can be done at the push of a button and duplication of recording is reduced. Additionally it connects with other IT systems, including Person Centred Software (PCS), and Skills forCare's ASC-WDS to assist services in accessing Workforce Development Funding.

To contact IMPAQT FOR CARE, please email rachael@careimpaqt.org or call 07813 321570.

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Impaqt for Care

  • 15% discount on the usual cost

IT Wiser

We are a local, Bradford based IT & Cyber Essentials Certification Body that can ensure your business complies with UK legal cyber security requirements. Please visit our website for further information www.itwiser.co.uk.

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IT Wiser offer

  • Free of charge IT Helpline - 30 minute ‘Teams’ meeting to discuss individual requirements.
  • 15% discount on the Cyber Essentials Plus certification fees.
  • 20% discount on our standard consultation fee rate.

System Partners

The Care Workers' CharityCare Association Alliance Yorkshire & the HumberDigital Social CareSkills for CareBradford District and Craven Health and Care PartnershipCity of Bradford Metropolitan District Council.