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Training opportunities with St Michael’s Hospice

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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 →

The Care Management Show 2024

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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 →

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