🗓️ LGBTQ+ Inclusive Elder Care Webinar
Wednesday 10th September 2025,
14:00pm – 16:00pm
This two-hour webinar explores how care homes can provide LGBTQ+ inclusive support, with a focus on HIV care, PREP awareness, and fostering a sense of wellness and belonging for older LGBTQ+ people.
The session is aimed at residential and nursing home teams across Sussex, but everyone is welcome.
SESCA’s international recruitment legal helpline has now been extended until Friday 1st August 2025.
During this period, CQC-registered adult social care providers based in the South-East can book a free 30-minute phone consultation with an immigration law expert from Lester Aldridge Solicitors. There’s no obligation, and the advice is tailored to support providers navigating international recruitment.
Helpline details:
Phone: 01202 786 126
Email: [email protected]
Hours: 09:00am – 17:00pm, Monday to Friday (voicemail available outside these times).
CTRL + Care is a brand-new podcast from Digital Care Hub, launched on Friday 18th July. Hosted by Michelle Corrigan (Programme Director, Better Security, Better Care) and Katie Thorn (Project Lead, Digital Care Hub), each 20–30 minute episode explores the latest updates in adult social care, digital transformation, and cyber security.
The first episode features highlights from a recent speech by Michelle Dyson, Director General at the Department of Health and Social Care, covering key issues including digital inclusion, AI in social care, and data security.
Click here to watch the first episode on YouTube →
Follow on Spotify and YouTube for future episodes.
đź“… Tuesday 22nd July 2025
11:00am
This free webinar brings together HMRC’s National Minimum Wage team and Borderless to explore how employers can stay compliant when employing sponsored workers, particularly in higher-risk sectors such as social care. The webinar is aimed at care home and home care employers, HR leads, and anyone sponsoring or planning to sponsor international workers.
Key topics include:
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:Â Wednesday 9th July 2025
Time: 11:00am – 13:30pm
Venue:Â East Sussex National Golf & Spa Hotel, TN22 5ES
Cost: Free
The workshop will cover:
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
Frailty as a Condition
Dementia as a Palliative Care Condition
Suicide Awareness
Recognising Dying
Verification of Expected Adult Death (VoEAD) (for RNs only)
Syringe Pump Training (for RNs only)
Challenging Conversations
Palliative Care Emergencies
This May, Skills for Care is supporting providers with practical guidance, expert insights, tools and seminars to help recruit the right people in adult social care.
Their latest campaign aims to help employers:
The campaign supports the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care, which highlights the importance of improving recruitment practices and retaining a skilled, motivated workforce.
Stay updated by following #RecruitRight on LinkedIn and Facebook, or visit the campaign page linked below.
Visit the campaign page: Recruiting the right people.
Looking for recruitment support?
Skills for Care also offers a dedicated hub of tools and resources to support your recruitment process.
Explore Skills for Care’s recruitment resources: Recruitment support.
Welcome to another update on What’s New in Adult Social Care, where we share the latest courses and resources for health and social care managers and teams in Sussex.
INSIGHT – Research Methods Conference
Date:Â Thursday 19th June 2025
Time: 09:30am – 15:30pm
Cost:Â Free
Venue:Â 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:
The conference includes:
Due to popular demand, SESCA’s international recruitment legal helpline has been extended until Friday 18th July 2025.
During this period, CQC-registered adult social care providers based in the South-East can book a free 30-minute phone consultation with an immigration law expert from Lester Aldridge Solicitors. There’s no obligation, and the advice is tailored to support providers navigating international recruitment.
Helpline details:
Phone:Â 01202 786 126
Email:Â [email protected]
Hours: 09:00am – 17:00pm, Monday to Friday (voicemail available outside these times).
For full details and terms, visit the SESCA website: Free international recruitment legal helpline.
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