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Embedding equality, diversity and inclusion in your organisation – practical ways to drive change

Written by Juliet Smith on 8 February 2025. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

This free webinar, taking place on Thursday 13th March 2025 at 10:00am, will explore how managers and leaders embed equity, diversity and inclusion within their organisations. It will cover:

Planning and developing clear ED&I strategies with shared goals
Fostering engagement and collaboration across teams
Building a genuinely inclusive and supportive workplace culture
Workforce ED&I in CQC assessments
What the CQC considers good practice—and how to avoid falling below their expectations.
Proven strategies from Outstanding-rated providers to enhance independence, choice, and innovation
Useful resources to support your work and best practices for evidencing your efforts.

Click here to find out more and register →

CQC single assessment framework – inspections and the new regime

Written by Juliet Smith on 8 February 2025. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

Sussex Partners in Care are partnering with Hempsons to offer this free webinar on Wednesday, 26th February 2025, at 1:00pm. Join Philippa Doyle, Head of Social Care at Hempsons, as she explains how the SAF is working in practice and what you need to know.
Click here to find out more and register →

You can also watch recordings of webinars Philippa hosted for Care England in 2024:

Medicines Optimisation for Care Homes (MOCH) training

Written by Juliet Smith on 8 February 2025. Posted in Event, Managing regulation and governance processes in your service. Leave a Comment

These monthly training sessions focus on the Self-Care and Homely Remedies Toolkit, supporting care home staff in managing and administering medication. The sessions cover:

Self-Care medications
Homely Remedy medications
Personal Care medications/items

Participants will receive adaptable resources that can be tailored to their care home’s needs and have the opportunity to ask questions about the toolkit.

Upcoming sessions (all sessions held at 14:30pm): Tuesdays – 4th March, 1st April, 6th May, 3rd June, 1st July, NO August session, 2nd September, 10th October, 4th November & 2nd December 2025

How to join:
No booking required—simply click the link below to join the session via Microsoft Teams:
Click here to join the meeting

More information:
For additional guidance, visit the MOCH team’s resource page by clicking here. If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Dignity Action Month

Written by Juliet Smith on 30 January 2025. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

February is Dignity Action Month, an annual opportunity for health and social care workers to raise awareness of the importance of Dignity in Care. The event is promoted as part of the Dignity in Care campaign, first launched in 2006, that has continued to gather thousands of registered Dignity Champions to pledge their commitment to promoting the core values. Find out more about the work they do by following the links below:

Everyday English & Cultural Awareness for Overseas Carers – Level 1

Written by Juliet Smith on 5 January 2025. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

This interactive 6-week course has been thoughtfully designed to address critical language and cultural challenges faced by overseas carers in social care settings. Originally developed to assist care providers with CQC compliance, the program has evolved to meet the needs of modern care teams and is now delivered online for maximum accessibility.

Through live webinars, participants will engage in dynamic, interactive sessions featuring clear presentations, comprehension exercises, real-life scenarios, and reflective discussions.

Date options:

Course 1: 10:00am to 11:30am each Wednesday for 6 weeks, from 5th February to 12th March 2025

Course 2: 10:00am to 11:30am each Thursday for 6 weeks, from 6th February to 13th March 2025

Course 3: 12:00pm to 1:30pm each Thursday for 6 weeks, from 6th February to 13th March 2025

Course 4: 2:00pm to 3:30pm each Thursday for 6 weeks, from 6th February to 13th March 2025

Learn more and book here

Medication Errors – learning from errors to reduce harm

Written by Juliet Smith on 12 December 2024. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

This course from The Medication Training Company aims to teach health and social care professionals how manage, report and learn from medication incidents. The course will run online via Zoom on 17th December 2024, 21st January 2025, and 5th February 2025 between 09:30am – 13:00pm.

Learning outcomes:

Understand why it’s best to focus on harm reduction rather than trying to reduce medication errors
See errors as opportunities to learn (OTLs)
See how some of the world’s safest care providers achieved a reduction in harm from errors
Create a reporting system to ensure the whole organisation learns from incidents
Outline what an ‘outstanding’ incident reporting system looks like to CQC (KLOE S6)
Explain which medication incidents need reporting to Safeguarding and CQC
Use the Incident Decision Tree to understand when staff need support vs intervention
And more…

Click here to book your place →

Navigating Grief With Empathy: Sussex ICS-Wide Webinar for Staff

Written by Juliet Smith on 10 November 2024. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

This free webinar, hosted by the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Staff Health and Wellbeing Team, aims to help health and social care professionals navigate grief in the workplace by learning practical tools to foster a compassionate approach to supporting colleagues during
times of loss.

The session will take place on Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 12:00pm – 13:00pm via Microsoft Teams and is open to any member of staff within any organisation in the Sussex ICS.

Learning outcomes:
• Understanding of Grief’s multifaceted nature and impact.
• Cultural Sensitivity to support diverse colleagues.
• Empathy and skills to support grieving colleagues.
• Empowerment to take ownership of the healing journey.
• Strategies to foster a compassionate and inclusive workplace.

Click here to find out more and register →

Career Skills Workshop

Written by Juliet Smith on 9 November 2024. Posted in Event, Newsletter. Leave a Comment

‘NHS England South East Region have been working in partnership with Reflect Learning to offer a FREE, online career planning workshops for individuals considering the next step in their career whether it is applying for a short course, an apprenticeship, preparing for promotion or just to develop levels of confidence.’

Learning outcomes:

Understand how to create a personal statement for a job or course application.
Be able to present the best version of you in your application.
Explore interview types, what to expect and how to manage them and secure a successful outcome.
Understand how to use the STAR model to provide evidence based answers to interview questions.

Date options:

Wednesday 13th November 2024, 14:00pm – 15:30pm
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Wednesday 11th December 2024, 13:00pm – 14:30pm
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Friday 24th January 2025, 10:00am – 11:30am
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Tuesday 25th February 2025, 12:00pm – 13:30pm
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If you have any questions about the workshop please email [email protected].

The Care Management Show 2024

Written by Juliet Smith on 26 October 2024. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

Visit ExCeL London on 29th November and 30th November 2024 for two days of networking opportunities, CPD training and insights from industry experts at this free event.

The event programme includes talks on the following topics:

Is recruitment and retention improving under Labour?
Diversity: how it can help recruitment and boost franchise performance
The life-changing power of values-based recruitment
The future of medicine management
And more…

You can access the full event programme by clicking here.
Click here to find out more and book →

Oral Health Webinar for Sussex Care Homes

Written by Juliet Smith on 26 October 2024. Posted in Event. Leave a Comment

This free webinar is aimed at care home managers, staff, and carers across Sussex. Join the session on Wednesday 13th November between 14:00pm – 16:00pm to learn more about:

How to keep natural teeth clean in dementia
The importance of good diet
Denture loss, hygiene and fixative
How to identify mouth cancer/ulcers

You can find out more by viewing the flyer below, or click here to book your place now.

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