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The New Immigration Rules – Essential update for providers

Written by Juliet Smith on 31 May 2025. Posted in Newsletter. Leave a Comment

Join East Sussex Partners in Care (ESPiC), in partnership with Lester Aldridge and Alium Care Training, for this essential in-person workshop exploring the impact of the immigration rule changes introduced on 9th April, and what they mean for you as a provider.

Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Time: 11:00am – 13:30pm
Venue: East Sussex National Golf & Spa Hotel, TN22 5ES
Cost: Free

The workshop will cover:

What the new rules mean in practice: including new minimum salary thresholds, who they apply to, and updates on sponsoring in-country migrant workers
Best practice and maintaining ethical standards
Training and development opportunities for international workers
A chance to ask your questions in an interactive Q&A.

Click here to register →

Training opportunities with St Michael’s Hospice

Written by Juliet Smith on 30 May 2025. Posted in Newsletter. Leave a Comment

St Michael’s Hospice is offering a series of training opportunities for anyone working in local care homes or health and social care.

Both in-person and online options are available. In-person sessions will be held at the Arthur Easton Centre, 25 Upper Maze Hill, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0LB. You’ll find the training options listed below, along with links to book. Sessions are free unless stated otherwise.

Schedule & booking links:

Bereavement Training

Monday 23rd June 2025, 12:30pm – 16:00pm (in-person) – Book now →
Thursday 20th November 2025, 10:00am – 13:00pm (in-person) – Book now →
Tuesday 20th January 2026, 10:00am – 13:00pm (in-person) FEES APPLY – Book now →

Frailty as a Condition

Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 09:30am – 12:30pm (online) – Book now →
Wednesday 15th October 2025, 09:30am – 12:30pm (online) – Book now →

Dementia as a Palliative Care Condition

Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 13:00pm – 16:00pm (online) – Book now →
Wednesday 15th October 2025, 13:00pm – 16:00pm (online) FEES APPLY – Book now →

Suicide Awareness

Wednesday 16th July 2025, 09:30am – 16:30pm (in-person) – Book now →
Thursday 26th March 2026, 09:30am – 16:30pm (in-person) – Book now →

Recognising Dying

Thursday 17th July 2025, 13:00pm – 16:00pm (in-person) – Book now →
Friday 17th October 2025, 13:00pm – 16:00pm (in-person) – Book now →

Verification of Expected Adult Death (VoEAD) (for RNs only)

Wednesday 10th September 2025, 09:30am – 12:30pm (in-person) – Book now →
Wednesday 14th January 2026, 09:30am – 12:30pm (in-person) – Book now →

Syringe Pump Training (for RNs only)

Wednesday 10th September 2025, 13:00pm – 16:00pm (in-person) – Book now →
Wednesday 14th January 2026, 13:00pm – 16:00pm (in-person) – Book now →

Challenging Conversations

Tuesday 23rd September 2025, 10:00am – 13:00pm (in-person) – Book now →

Palliative Care Emergencies

Monday 27th October 2025, 10:00am – 13:00pm (online) – Book now →
Monday 9th February 2026, 10:00am – 13:00pm (online) FEES APPLY – Book now →

View the full schedule →

University of Chichester Research Methods Conference

Written by Juliet Smith on 17 May 2025. Posted in Newsletter. Leave a Comment

INSIGHT – Research Methods Conference
Date: Thursday 19th June 2025
Time: 09:30am – 15:30pm
Cost: Free
Venue: University of Chichester, College Lane, Chichester, PO19 6PE
Map of venue location: https://maps.chi.ac.uk/#room=C80-0-01

This full-day event hosted by the University of Chichester will explore practical and inclusive approaches to research in health and social care. The event is aimed at leaders, managers, practitioners, and early career researchers. Hear from expert speakers on key themes including:

Co-producing research with the public and service users
Big data in the NHS
Social media in research
Research as a journey and a practice resource

The conference includes:

Free refreshments and lunch
Certificate of attendance

Click here to find out more and register →

Skills for Care webinar: Making the most of funding for training in 2025–26

Written by Juliet Smith on 3 May 2025. Posted in Newsletter. Leave a Comment

Skills for Care is hosting a free webinar between 10:00am – 11:30am on Wednesday 14th May 2025, to help adult social care providers understand what funding is available for workforce training and how to access it. The webinar will provide a detailed walkthrough of the practical aspects of accessing LDSS funding, including:

The eligibility criteria and evidence requirements for making claims through the scheme
How the funding can be used, including eligible training courses and qualifications
The process for accessing the fund and submitting claims
A demonstration of the online claims service.

It’s a useful overview for managers, training leads, and anyone involved in workforce planning or development who wants to shape their learning and development offers for the year and maximise their available budgets.

Click here to find out more and register →

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].

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

Outstanding Medication Management For Care Homes and Community Settings Masterclass

Written by Juliet Smith on 31 December 2024. Posted in Policies and procedures for managing health and safety in services. Leave a Comment

Join The Medication Training Company online on Tuesday 18th March 2025, from 9:25am to 3:15pm, for a practical masterclass on medication management, led by pharmacist John Greene. Designed for care home managers and senior staff, this session covers:

1) How to manage and reduce the risk from medication errors

How common are mediation errors?
What is ‘Just Culture’
A focus on systems
Capturing error data
How the safest care providers achieve harm reduction.

2) How to attain and maintain top ratings from CQC for managing medicines

The top 12 medicines inspection areas targeted by the CQC
How to achieve good or outstanding ratings, and stay out of requires improvement / inadequate
An introduction to an exclusive medicines audit tool.

For more details or to pre-book, please click here.

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