Author: Juliet Smith

Free events on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Neurodiversity in work & sustainability

The Local Skills Improvement Plan Team are hosting a variety of free in-person events at Plus X Innovation aimed at improving your business strategies in a variety of key areas. These events will give you the chance to learn from experts in the field and gain valuable insights on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), Neurodiversity in work and sustainability. Please find the upcoming events listed below:

Recruiting and Retaining a Diverse Workforce in Sussex
Wednesday 11th September, 09:30am – 13:00pm
Event Description:
‘Join us to explore best practices in EDI, learn from successful case studies, and discover how you can create a more inclusive workplace. This event will provide valuable insights into developing robust EDI policies that align with your business goals and enhance your company culture.’
Click here to find out more →

Unlocking the talent of neurodiverse individuals and people with learning difficulties in Sussex
Thursday 19th September, 09:30am – 13:00pm
Event description:
‘Understand how to unlock the potential of neurodiverse talent in your organisation. This event will focus on creating supportive pathways into work, showcasing success stories, and offering practical advice on making your workplace more inclusive for neurodiverse individuals.’
Click here to find out more →

Green Skills Sussex Event
Wednesday 25th September, 09:30am – 13:30pm
Event description:
‘Whether you’re just starting on your NetZero journey and need to know what Green Skills your organisation requires or are already NetZero heroes, this event offers an opportunity to get involved in peer to peer conversation on the finding of our project report, the future of Green Skills in Sussex and how your business can get ahead of the Green Skills revolution.’
Click here to find out more →

You can find out more about the Future Skills Sussex projects and events by clicking here.

Commit to reducing falls in your service with this ‘Action Falls Train the Trainer’ course

The ‘Action Falls Train the Trainer’ online course is aimed towards health and social care professionals who wish to train, mentor and enable care home staff in implementing the Action Falls programme. The course will take approximately 5 weeks based on 1 hour per week of study, and involves both self-directed learning and scheduled webinars featuring subject matter experts (dates TBC).

Course highlights:

  • Learn to apply the Action Falls assessment, which has been recognised by NHS England as best practice
  • Receive the Action Fall materials, that you can use in your practice
  • Engage in meaningful discussions with peers during and on completion of the course
  • Stay updated on the latest falls-in-care-homes research and an opportunity to get involved in the research.

Click here to find out more about this course →

MILE newsletter – Infection prevention and control in care settings

Infection prevention and control (IPC) measures are critical components in maintaining a safe environment in health and care settings. In this week’s newsletter we share a selection of resources, courses, and guidelines to equip health and care professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to enhance IPC practices and safeguard the health and wellbeing of the people we care for.

Please click here to access the newsletter →

Free Modern Day Slavery Training for West Sussex providers

West Sussex Partners in Care have organised three free modern day slavery training sessions for providers in West Sussex.

Date options:

  • Tuesday 3rd September, 09:45am – 12:45pm: Town Hall, Worthing.
  • Tuesday 17th September, 10:00am – 13:00pm: Novium Museum, Chichester.
  • Monday 23rd September, 10:00am – 13:00pm: St Catherine’s Hospice, Crawley.

To book please email [email protected] with your preferred date option and see the flyer below for more information.

Learn how to ‘bring more joy and engagement to the residents of your care home’!

On Thursday 5th September 2024 NAPA (National Activity Providers Association) are running an interactive online course for Care Home Activity Coordinators, Care Workers, Volunteers or anyone interested in improving the quality of life for care home residents! The course is designed to help you create a more engaging, creative and fun range of activities that can be easily implemented in your service.

Click here to find out more about this course →

MILE pathway newsletter – Using data to enhance care home services

This week’s newsletter looks at the role that effective data monitoring plays in supporting you to manage and improve your service, capture positive outcomes, and contribute information to help drive change in the wider health and care system. 

Please click here to access the newsletter →

CIRCLE Resource Launch Event: 11th September 2024, 14:00pm – 15:00pm

This online event will introduce a new research project called Creating Inclusive Residential Care of LGBTQ+ Elders (CIRCLE) that explores potential ways residential care providers could be supported to make their care services more LGBTQ+ inclusive. The event will share details of a new resource that has been created for residential care homes to help services implement the key principles of LGBTQ+ inclusive practice.

Click here to find out more and book →

Free Infection Prevention Control Champion Training for Care Settings

These in-person full-day sessions will cover the principles of infection prevention and management, including common healthcare organisms, their route of transmission and how to prevent spread within the care home setting. Please see the upcoming sessions below:

Tuesday 10th September 2024
K2 Crawley, RH11 9BQ
Click here to book →

Tuesday 19th November 2024
Field Place, Worthing, BN13 1NP
Click here to book →

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