This free webinar, hosted by the Centre for Adult Social Care Research on Tuesday 25th November 2025 from 12:00pm – 13:30pm, explores new UK research on the role of food, eating practices, and wellbeing in adult social care. Speakers will discuss how shared meals and everyday food rituals can strengthen connection, reduce isolation, and enhance wellbeing for adults with care and support needs, including disabled people and older adults.
Safeguarding Adults Week, taking place Monday 17th to Friday 21st November 2025 and promoted nationally by the Ann Craft Trust, is a time for organisations to come together to raise awareness of key safeguarding issues. This year’s theme is Prevention, with each day focusing on a different area of safeguarding.
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Online sessions for Safeguarding Adults Week
To mark Safeguarding Adults Week, the East Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board will be hosting three online sessions:
Monday 17th November, 12:00pm – 13:00pm
Louise Patmore, Systems Change and Learning Lead at Changing Futures, will discuss how trauma-informed practice helps us understand why a person may make certain choices or display particular behaviours.
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Tuesday 18th November, 13:00pm – 14:00pm
Steve Broome, from East Sussex County Council’s Policy and Strategy Team, will present the Council’s Prevention Strategy.
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Thursday 20th November, 12:30pm – 13:30pm
Lisa Priestman, East Sussex Fire and Rescue, will discuss preventative safeguarding practice, including their work around home fire safety checks, hoarding, and self-neglect.
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Change is constant in health and social care, from new policies and funding models to shifts in workforce structure and expectations. Effective leaders help their teams navigate these transitions with confidence, clarity, and compassion. They communicate a shared vision, model resilience, and create the conditions for continuous learning and improvement.
This week’s resources focus on leading through change. Explore the learning opportunities and tools below to strengthen your leadership approach and support others throughout the process of change.
These in-person workshops are for social care providers who are completing or updating their Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
The sessions will guide you step-by-step through each section of the toolkit, offering practical support to help you meet the required standards. Whether you’re publishing for the first time or republishing, you’ll gain the confidence and knowledge to ensure your toolkit is complete, compliant, and meaningful for your service.
Workshop details:
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended.
Welcome to the latest What’s New in Adult Social Care, a round-up of training, events, and resources for care teams and managers across Sussex.
A special thank you to Benny Jose for contributing a thoughtful piece, “Sharpening Clinical Skills: A Call to Future Health and Social Care Leaders.”
This three-part webinar series series aims to help care providers build resilience, protect data, and ensure continuity of care in the face of modern cyber threats. Hosted by the Cyber Centre of Excellence, Care England & Digital Care Hub, each practical session will also include a 30-minute Q&A.
Workshop 1: How much should you know?
Wednesday 12th November 2025
12:00pm – 13:30pm
An introductory webinar for anyone taking their first steps toward improving cyber awareness and safety. The session underscores that a strong awareness of cyber risks, governance, and response planning is essential for every organisation involved in care.
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Workshop 2: The Deep, the Dark and the Hidden Dangers
Wednesday 21st January 2026
12:00pm – 13:30pm
Learn how data travels between the the surface, deep and dark web, helping you uncover the hidden risks that could be exposing your service to breaches.
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Workshop 3: Resilience, Recovery & Incident Response
Wednesday 25th February 2026
12:00pm – 13:30pm
This session covers business continuity and recovery planning to reduce the risk. It will equip you with ready-to-use templates and checklists to strengthen your organisation’s resilience.
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We’re pleased to share this thoughtful piece from Benny Jose, Postgraduate Nursing Student at the University of Chichester, reflecting on the importance of continuous learning and clinical understanding in developing confident, compassionate leaders across health and social care.
Engaged, motivated care workers are the foundation of high-quality care. Yet findings from recent wellbeing research show that many still feel unheard or disconnected from decision-making in their workplaces.
This week’s MILE Pathway newsletter explores how employers can build positive cultures, strengthen supervision, and champion staff voice — helping to create environments where care workers feel valued, supported, and motivated to stay.
This session focuses on how to shape a culture where people feel included, supported, and able to thrive. You’ll explore practical tools like the Culture Iceberg model and the positive culture toolkit, and learn how to challenge unhelpful workplace habits while creating space for something better. It’s a chance to reflect, build confidence, and take away ideas you can start using with your team.
Benefits of attending:
Date: Thursday 11th December 2025
Time: 10:00am – 15:30pm
Delivery mode: Online via Zoom
Cost: £250+VAT per person – 10% discount is available for ASC-WDS account holders.
Suitable for: Leaders, senior leaders and managers.
Welcome to another edition of What’s New in Adult Social Care, where we share the latest updates, learning opportunities, and resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex.
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