This edition brings together a curated selection of key resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex. There’s a particularly strong line-up of upcoming webinars and events, including:
Free in-person workshops as part of the newly launched Ethical Sponsorship Programme for adult social care providers in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
West Sussex Partners in Care’s Surviving to Thriving: Wellbeing for Care Managers Symposium
East Sussex Intergenerational Practice Toolkit webinar series
These half-day workshops are for adult social care providers in East Sussex and Brighton & Hove who sponsor internationally recruited staff under the UK Skilled Worker visa route.
The practical, in-person sessions will offer clear, accessible guidance to help providers manage sponsorship responsibilities with confidence and reduce compliance risk. They will cover:
Meeting sponsorship compliance duties
Reducing the risk of licence suspension or revocation
Applying supplementary working rules correctly
Identifying and addressing early compliance risks
Strengthening ethical sponsorship practices and workforce stability
There is a workshop being held in Eastbourne on Thursday 26th February and one in Brighton on Tuesday 3rd March. Register and find out more here →
There are also dedicated sessions for internationally recruited care professionals working in adult social care under the UK Skilled Worker visa route. Find out more here →
These workshops are part of a newly launched Ethical Sponsorship Programme, designed to strengthen sponsorship practice, support internationally recruited care professionals, and reduce the risk of avoidable sponsorship breakdown across East Sussex and Brighton & Hove.
You can find out about the programme by following the links below:
This interactive online workshop will teach attendees how to support a person with a learning disability who has/is experiencing loss and bereavement, and how to support staff teams when a person they support has died.
It will cover:
The hows and whys of breaking bad news
Real-world experiences of loss
Emotions and different types of loss
Coping mechanisms and support ideas
Stages of grief and grieving in different ways
Working with healthcare professionals and families
How staff might experience bereavement when a person in their service dies
Supporting staff with personal bereavement
Date & time: Wednesday 11th February 2026, 09:30am – 13:00pm
January can bring pressure to reset, improve and push forward, often at a time when energy is low and workloads remain high. However, supporting staff wellbeing is less about quick fixes and more about creating environments where people feel safe, supported and able to do their best work.
Inspired by the Five Ways to Wellbeing, this edition explores practical approaches to workplace wellbeing in adult social care. The sections below centre on leadership, learning and actions managers can take to better support their teams.
This Level 5 Diploma focuses on improving health and wellbeing outcomes by addressing health inequalities, strengthening person-centred practice and developing confident practice leadership. The qualification supports learners to lead inclusive, proactive and responsive approaches to health and wellbeing across services, with a strong emphasis on real-world application.
Starts: 13th April 2026 Duration: 18 months Delivery mode: Online, flexible and practice-based Suitable for: People working in social care who already have, or would like to have, a leadership role in improving health and wellbeing across services. Fees (introductory offer):
Individual learners:
BILD member: £1,940+VAT
Non-member: £2,200+VAT
Cohorts (6 learners from the same organisation):
BILD member: £11,640+VAT
Non-member: £13,200+VAT
Entry requirements:
Level 2 English
Must work directly with people using services
Must be in a position to lead practice at Diploma level
East Sussex Wellbeing at Work is a free workplace accreditation programme that supports employers to take a structured, practical approach to staff wellbeing. It offers a clear framework alongside free training, resources and signposting to help organisations strengthen wellbeing in sustainable, manageable ways.
The scheme is free, flexible and designed to work at your pace, making it accessible for a wide range of organisations, including care services across East Sussex.
As part of our role in sharing useful opportunities across the MILE network, we wanted to pass on a leadership development offer from The King’s Fund that may be of interest to care home managers and staff.
ShiftWorks by The King’s Fund is an online learning platform designed to remove cost as a barrier to leadership development in health and care. It offers CPD-accredited short courses with practical tools, reflective activities and real-world insight grounded in lived experience.
As a MILE newsletter reader, you can access ShiftWorks for £30 for one year using the details below:
This webinar will be hosted by the South East Social Care Alliance on Thursday 22nd January 2026 between 3:15pm – 4:15pm. It will explain the Government’s proposed Earned Settlement reforms, what they could mean for adult social care providers and migrant care workers, and how to respond before the consultation closes on 12th February 2026.
This week’s edition of What’s New in Adult Social Care shares a range of useful updates and resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex.
The Care Leaders’ Summit, convened by Health Connect Global, focuses on shared learning, collaboration and practical change. This free event brings together care providers, policymakers and technology leaders to explore how the health and social care system can better support both people who draw on care and those who deliver it.
