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.

Aston Brooke Solicitors

Aston Brooke Solicitors, experts in Corporate Immigration and Compliance Law, have joined BCA as a partner to help care providers navigate UKVI immigration rules and sponsorship compliance. This partnership gives BCA members access to specialist legal support to stay compliant and sustainable in a changing regulatory environment.

Supporting the Care Sector

Recognising the vital role of international workers, AstonBrooke offers care providers the legal expertise needed to manage sponsor licences amid increasing Home Office checks. BCA members will benefit from a full range of services including:

• Assist employers in applying for a sponsor licence

• Legal representation on compliance audits

• Pre-audit compliance checks & UKVI mock audits

• Online case management solution

• Training courses & webinars for providers

• Skilled worker visa applications for the sector

• Judicial review

With over 27 years of experience dealing with UKVI compliance, Aston Brooke’s Director, Mr Kashif Majeed, leads the firm’s Sponsorship & Home Office Compliance Department. His extensive expertise ensures that BCA members receive the highest standard of legal support, helping them navigate immigration regulations with confidence.

Email: support@astonbrooke.co.uk

Tel: 020 3475 4321

https://astonbrooke.co.uk/

BCA Member
Aston Brooke offer

  • 20% discount on all legal fees for BCA members

Hempsons Social Care & Legal Advice

Leading health social care and charity lawyers

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.

Legal and regulatory advice include: CQC, GDPR, safeguarding, employment, property, corporate and commercial, charity law, dispute resolution, manging complaints and individual regulatory and criminal defence. We have particular expertise working for care home and social care providers challenging CQC inspection reports where a report is not a fair description of a service and challenging local authorities in relation to the management and scope of safeguarding investigations and infection control audits. We also provide extensive training and workforce development support on CQC Fundamental Standards and the single assessment framework.

Providers can access up to 30 minutes free legal advice via Hempsons social care legal advice line.

Email socialcare@hempsons.co.uk. Alternatively call 01423 724028.  

www.hempsons.co.uk

BCA Member
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.

BCA Member
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.

Delphi Care Solutions

Delphi Care Solutions are made up of a team of experts specifically recruited for their vast experience of working in the health care sector. Consisting of former CQC inspectors, senior NHS commissioners, registered managers and international nurse practitioners, the Delphi Team have the breadth of experience to assist your services, whatever your requirements.

Core Cover

  • Mock CQC Inspections
  • Serious Investigations
  • Governance Reviews
  • Policy Reviews
  • Monthly subscription services
  • Free consultation

As a provider, you may believe day 1 of Inspection is the start of your Inspection. The regulator has been assessing your services for many months, gathering this information, and reviewing data, risk, and feedback. Be prepared.

To contact Delphi Care Solutions, email customer-care@delphi.care or call on 0330 133 3002.

BCA Member
Delphi Care Solutions offer

  • 10% discount on Delphi Care Solutions Services
  • Free 60-minute Evidence Support session following purchasing a Mock Inspection from Delphi Care Solutions

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.

BCA Member
TL Dallas & Co offer

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

YourHippo

For over 9 years, Your Hippo has supported organisations across the UK with a leading learning management system designed for health and social care.

With over 100 e-learning courses, many CPD accredited, the platform helps deliver high-quality training while implifying compliance and reducing administrative time.

Your Hippo also brings all training into one place, from e-learning and face-to-face sessions to competency assessments and policy tracking. Integrated tools such as the bookings system and content designer make it easy to manage, track and report on learning across your organisation.

To learn more, contact the team at sales@yourhippo.com or call 0161871 7512.

BCA Member
YourHippo Offer

  • 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.

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.

  • Food cost reviews, menu planning, allergen support, recipes, nutrition and training
  • Housekeeping budget management
  • Energy efficiency carbon footprint reduction
  • Training & workforce skills (face to face & E-Learning)
  • Care management systems for person centred care planning
  • Cost effective waste management
  • Recruitment exclusivity for the Health Care Sector
  • Stationery and office supplies - free audit, advice and supply
  • Bespoke print service that includes large font size and graphics
  • Hydration solution
  • Communications services that are service user specific
  • Free staff rewards, employee benefit programme

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

BCA Member Solutions for Care offer
Helping you reduce costs

  • 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

BCA Member
Citation 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.

System Partners

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