Supporting Individuals with Hearing Loss and Deafness

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Supporting Individuals with Hearing Loss and Deafness

Provider: National Activity Providers Association (NAPA)

This guide offers ideas and guidance to help create more inclusive and supportive experiences for people who are deaf or living with hearing loss.

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Accredited Level 5 Diploma in Autism Research, Theory & Practice for Managers & Practitioners (Strengths-Based Autism Approaches including Awareness & Acceptance of Autism & Neurodiversity)

This CPD Accredited Level 5 Diploma course has been designed with in-depth consultation with fam…

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ADHD Awareness Level 3

This ADHD Awareness course is ideal for anyone who wants to learn more about ADHD. Whether you’r…

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Ageing and Dementia

Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) offers a postgraduate programme in Ageing and Dementia…

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Ageing well: Top tips to help you age well and live a healthy lifestyle

Top tips to help you reduce your risk of dementia.

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Alzheimer’s Society online dementia courses

The Alzheimer’s Society offer a wide range of interactive dementia courses available to individu…

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An introduction to death, dying and grief

This course will introduce you to different perspectives on death; ethical issues related to dyin…

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Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) Programme

The Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) programme provides guidance on the…

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Autism – Intermediate 1

A one-day introduction for care professionals in West Sussex, covering approaches to working pos…

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Autism – Intermediate 2

A one-day course for staff in West Sussex providing day-to-day support, delivered by Lived Exper…

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Behaviours of Concern eLearning

This free, CPD-accredited course is designed for anyone working with individuals who express Beh…

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Better End of Life Report 2024

This important new research is the largest nationally representative survey of people affected b…

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Care and Treatment Reviews programme

Care and Treatment Reviews (CTRs) are for children and adults with a learning disability, autism…

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Care Home Digest: Menu planning and food service guidelines for older adults living in care homes

This new resource provides menu planning and food service guidelines to help care homes to suppo…

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Celebrating creativity in care

In honour of the National Day of Arts in Care Homes, we’re highlighting how creativity can enric…

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Celebrating Intergenerational Activities toolkit

This resource supports activity providers to plan and deliver intergenerational experiences that…

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Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems

This qualification aims to raise your awareness of mental health and a range of mental health pro…

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Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems

This qualification is designed for anyone looking to develop their understanding of mental health…

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Certificate in Caring for the Elderly

This course will develop your knowledge and understanding of caring for the elderly. It is design…

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Certificate in Lean Organisation Management Techniques

This qualification will develop your understanding of lean organisation techniques and the skills…

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Certificate in Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Develop a comprehensive understanding of issues related to different types of learning disabiliti…

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Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities (NICE guideline NG11)

This guideline covers interventions and support for children, young people and adults with a lea…

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Communicating with Empathy programme

The Communicating with empathy programme aims to promote sensitive and effective communication i…

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CPD Accredited Level 3 Certificate Neurodiversity & Inclusion Train-the-Trainer

This online Level 3 Certificate in Neurodiversity and Inclusion has been carefully developed in …

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CQC Supporting people to live healthier lives – practical ways to empower people and your teams

This webinar, recorded in December 2024, is aimed at adult social care providers and explores ef…

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Creating a life story for a person with dementia

This resource, developed in 2023, focuses on using ‘life story’ work to record key information a…

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Creative Care Homes: An A-Z of Art Activities & Inspirational Ideas

This practical guide aims to enable care professionals to deliver creative sessions in a care ho…

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Dementia – Advanced Skills

For adult social care staff working in Brighton &HoveThis course covers the challenges a…

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Dementia – Assessing Needs

For Brighton & Hove care staffThis course is for social workers, care managers and occup…

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Dementia – Basic Awareness

This one-day course offers an introduction to dementia and is suitable for health and adult soci…

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Dementia Awareness

By the end of this CPD-accredited online course, you will be able to provide compassionate care …

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Dementia Care

This Level 2 course provides learners with the key principles in supporting and caring for those…

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Dementia care: Enabling people to live well

This one-hour webinar explores how managers can implement effective dementia training to improve…

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Dementia courses

East Sussex County Council offer a number of free dementia-focused courses, with a mixture of on…

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Dementia resources

Created for the adult social care workforce and for family carers, these dementia resources prov…

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Dementia Skilled

Inspired by the Dementia Skilled Practice Level set by the Scottish government, this in-depth 12…

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Distressed behaviour guide

This guide provides practical tips, tools, and examples to help care staff respond to distressed…

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Dying Well: The Role of Palliative Care and Sedation in End of Life Care

On this three-week course from Lancaster University, you’ll learn the best practices for managin…

Dyslexia and Disability Specialist Training

The Learning Support Centre provides a range of specialist disability support services that are …

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e-End of Life Care for All (e-ELCA) eLearning programme

The End-of-life Care for All (e-ELCA) programme is an elearning library which provides resources…

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End of Life Care

This qualification will provide you with the required skills and knowledge to support an individ…

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End of life care is everyone’s business

The 2024 report ‘End of Life Care is Everyone’s Business’ calls for critical reforms in end-of-l…

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End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation

With increasingly ageing populations, we are living longer but dying more slowly. New ideas arou…

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End of Life Challenges and Palliative Care

On this ten-week microcredential from the University of Glasgow, you’ll be introduced to new cri…

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End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia

A range of research has shown that the end-of-life care needs of people with dementia, and their…

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Enhanced Health in Care Homes: A guide for care homes (4th Edition)

The NHS Long Term Plan contained a commitment to roll out the Framework for Enhanced Health in C…

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European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)

ECEPC is a highly respected qualification in palliative care. It is a 9-week course, delivered r…

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FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

This course covers a wider range of mental health conditions and goes into detail on the range o…

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From early signs to practical support: A step-by-step dementia roadmap

Whether you’re worried about someone’s memory, helping a loved one with understanding a diagnosi…

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From Inactivity to Independence: A Fitness Approach for Older People in Adult Social Care

Care England’s latest report looks at the difference regular movement can make for people living…

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GO Online Inspection toolkit: Supporting people to live healthier lives

The Inspection Toolkit offers guidance and resources in line with key areas of CQC inspection, w…

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Health and social care support for people with dementia

This report explores how people with dementia and their families experience care in England. The…

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Hearing Loss in Care Homes – A Call to Action

This report, published in 2025, highlights hearing loss as a critically overlooked issue affecti…

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Hot Weather Guidance for Carers

This session describes how you can protect yourself and your patients from excess heat and what …

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How to engage with the community: A care home guide

This how to guide will give care home managers and staff, guidance on how to create a community …

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Hydration in Older People

This programme has been designed to increase your knowledge and confidence in assessing an older…

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Improving the quality of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS): The standards for service providers and teams

This document from the PBS Academy sets out practical standards to help individual service setti…

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Introduction to Neurodiversity

This course helps you understand that neurodiversity is a viewpoint that brain differences are n…

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Learning Disabilities and Autism – Leadership Management Education and Research Course

This course will give learners an overview of the Framework for Supporting Autistic People – Dom…

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Learning Disabilities and Dementia

This workshop is aimed at staff supporting people with learning disabilities. The workshop explo…

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Learning Disability and Dementia

This course is for all East Sussex care/support workers in a learning disability setting, partic…

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Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Dementia Care

The knowledge and skills needed to provide dementia care has never been more necessary than it is…

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Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care

This free, online level 2 qualification aims to give learners working in, or intending to work i…

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Level 2 Understanding Personal Care Needs

As we see an increasingly ageing population, the number of adults needing around-the-clock care …

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Level 3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care

This online Level 3 course explores the principles behind compassionate, evidence-based support …

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Living better with dementia through care and support: it’s not rocket science

This report highlights the urgent need for improved support for the nearly one million people li…

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Macmillan Learning Hub

Macmillan offers a range of learning opportunities for healthcare professionals throug…

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Making sense of mental health problems

In this course you will learn about how key perspectives in the field have made sense of mental h…

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Managing Patient Deaths: Compliance & Management – Level 3 Course

This managing patients deaths: compliance and management level 3 course will give an overview of…

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Mealtime Observation Tool

The National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) has developed a new Mealtime Observation Tool…

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Meeting Nutritional and Hydration Needs Course (Level 4)

This course will give an overview of providing adequate nutrition and hydration to service users…

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Mental Health First Aid & Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace

this qualification builds an understanding of mental health problems and the support available to…

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MILE newsletter – End of life care

As a health and social care professional, you play a vital role in shaping the future of end-of-…

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MILE Newsletter – Positive Behaviour Support

This newsletter focuses on person-centred approaches to supporting individuals who present with …

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MILE pathway newsletter – Promoting a more positive perception of ageing

The UK population is ageing, with over 50% of UK adults expected to be 50 and over by 2035 (Offi…

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MindEd Learning Disability

In 2019 Health Education England and NHS England published the ‘Core Capabilities Framework for S…

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Mouth Care Matters

In just six weeks, you will learn why good mouth care matters, how to examine someone else’s mou…

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Mouth Care Matters resources

Mouth Care Matters is a Heath Education England project that aimed to improve the oral health of…

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Moving and Handling for People with Dementia

This course is aimed at those who care and provide moving and handling assistance for people wit…

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MSc Dementia Studies (Online)

This flexible online MSc is tailored for professionals and volunteers in dementia care. The cour…

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace (ADHD, ASC, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Tourettes, Autism)

This course gives an overview of the wide range of neurodiverse experiences as well as explanati…

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Nutrition and Hydration

This course is free for social care staff working in East Sussex and focuses on the role of nutr…

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Oliver McGowan draft code of practice

The draft Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism code of practice o…

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Palliative Care Knowledge Zone

This online resource hub collates key palliative care information for health and social care pro…

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Positive Behaviour Support

This in-person 3-day course develops knowledge and practical skills in Positive Behaviour Suppor…

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Positive Behaviour Support

This free, CPD-accredited course is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills and strateg…

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Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Foundation

This online Foundation level course is designed for all health and social care professionals. It…

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Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) Refresher

This in-person refresher session provides an essential update for those who’ve previously comple…

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Positive Behaviour Support 3 Day Course

This in-person 3-day course equips direct carers with the knowledge and skills to deliver person…

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Positive Behavioural Support: A Competence Framework

The UK Positive Behavioural Support (PBS) Competence Framework sets out what good PBS looks like…

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Postgraduate Certificate: Autism Education

This Postgraduate Certificate has been designed for those interested in gaining accreditation an…

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Providing Positive Behavioural Support: A Checklist for Service Providers here

This resource supports organisations to assess how well they are delivering PBS, using a self-as…

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Providing proactive care for people living in care homes – Enhanced health in care homes framework

The Enhanced health in care homes (EHCH) framework (2023) is for primary care networks (PCNs) an…

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Quality standard [QS50]: Mental wellbeing of older people in care homes

This quality standard covers the mental wellbeing of older people (aged 65 and over) receiving c…

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React To Deterioration

React To is a series of training resources designed for care home staff and other healthcare pro…

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Recognising and responding to signs of deterioration

This edition of the MILE newsletter focuses on recognising deterioration, trusting professional …

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Supporting Individuals with Hearing Loss and Deafness

Supporting Individuals with Hearing Loss and Deafness

More resources for Health and wellbeing for people we support

‘Planning Ahead’ tool

‘Providing spiritual care’ guidance

A better death: Fixing palliative and end of life care for dementia

A Manager’s Guide to Arts in Care Homes

Accredited Level 5 Diploma in Autism Research, Theory & Practice for Managers & Practitioners (Strengths-Based Autism Approaches including Awareness & Acceptance of Autism & Neurodiversity)

ADHD Awareness Level 3

Ageing and Dementia

Ageing well: Top tips to help you age well and live a healthy lifestyle

Alzheimer’s Society online dementia courses

An introduction to death, dying and grief

Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development (ACCEND) Programme

Autism – Intermediate 1

Autism – Intermediate 2

Behaviours of Concern eLearning

Better End of Life Report 2024

Care and Treatment Reviews programme

Care Home Digest: Menu planning and food service guidelines for older adults living in care homes

Celebrating creativity in care

Celebrating Intergenerational Activities toolkit

Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems

Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems

Certificate in Caring for the Elderly

Certificate in Lean Organisation Management Techniques

Certificate in Principles of Working with Individuals with Learning Disabilities

Challenging behaviour and learning disabilities (NICE guideline NG11)

Communicating with Empathy programme

CPD Accredited Level 3 Certificate Neurodiversity & Inclusion Train-the-Trainer

CQC Supporting people to live healthier lives – practical ways to empower people and your teams

Creating a life story for a person with dementia

Creative Care Homes: An A-Z of Art Activities & Inspirational Ideas

Dementia – Advanced Skills

Dementia – Assessing Needs

Dementia – Basic Awareness

Dementia Awareness

Dementia Care

Dementia care: Enabling people to live well

Dementia courses

Dementia resources

Dementia Skilled

Distressed behaviour guide

Dying Well: The Role of Palliative Care and Sedation in End of Life Care

Dyslexia and Disability Specialist Training

e-End of Life Care for All (e-ELCA) eLearning programme

End of Life Care

End of life care is everyone’s business

End of Life Care: Challenges and Innovation

End of Life Challenges and Palliative Care

End-of-Life Care for People with Dementia

Enhanced Health in Care Homes: A guide for care homes (4th Edition)

European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)

FAA Level 3 Award in Supervising First Aid for Mental Health (RQF)

From early signs to practical support: A step-by-step dementia roadmap

From Inactivity to Independence: A Fitness Approach for Older People in Adult Social Care

GO Online Inspection toolkit: Supporting people to live healthier lives

Health and social care support for people with dementia

Hearing Loss in Care Homes – A Call to Action

Hot Weather Guidance for Carers

How to engage with the community: A care home guide

Hydration in Older People

Improving the quality of Positive Behavioural Support (PBS): The standards for service providers and teams

Introduction to Neurodiversity

Learning Disabilities and Autism – Leadership Management Education and Research Course

Learning Disabilities and Dementia

Learning Disability and Dementia

Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Dementia Care

Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of End of Life Care

Level 2 Understanding Personal Care Needs

Level 3 Certificate in Understanding the Principles of Dementia Care

Living better with dementia through care and support: it’s not rocket science

Macmillan Learning Hub

Making sense of mental health problems

Managing Patient Deaths: Compliance & Management – Level 3 Course

Mealtime Observation Tool

Meeting Nutritional and Hydration Needs Course (Level 4)

Mental Health First Aid & Mental Health Advocacy in the Workplace

MILE newsletter – End of life care

MILE Newsletter – Positive Behaviour Support