Citizens Advice is offering free one-hour training sessions to help frontline staff support households with health, energy and money challenges this winter. The training is ideal for anyone who regularly works with the public, including health and care staff, council teams, emergency services, and community organisations.
This week’s newsletter focuses on sustainability in health and social care, prompted by the increasing expectations outlined in the CQC’s Quality Statement: Environmental Sustainability. It brings together guidance, training opportunities, and practical tools for anyone wanting to understand this area more clearly and explore what it means for the sector.
This free webinar, hosted by the Centre for Adult Social Care Research on Tuesday 25th November 2025 from 12:00pm – 13:30pm, explores new UK research on the role of food, eating practices, and wellbeing in adult social care. Speakers will discuss how shared meals and everyday food rituals can strengthen connection, reduce isolation, and enhance wellbeing for adults with care and support needs, including disabled people and older adults.
Safeguarding Adults Week, taking place Monday 17th to Friday 21st November 2025 and promoted nationally by the Ann Craft Trust, is a time for organisations to come together to raise awareness of key safeguarding issues. This year’s theme is Prevention, with each day focusing on a different area of safeguarding.
To mark Safeguarding Adults Week, the East Sussex Safeguarding Adults Board will be hosting three online sessions:
Monday 17th November, 12:00pm – 13:00pm Louise Patmore, Systems Change and Learning Lead at Changing Futures, will discuss how trauma-informed practice helps us understand why a person may make certain choices or display particular behaviours. Register here →
Tuesday 18th November, 13:00pm – 14:00pm Steve Broome, from East Sussex County Council’s Policy and Strategy Team, will present the Council’s Prevention Strategy. Register here →
Thursday 20th November, 12:30pm – 13:30pm Lisa Priestman, East Sussex Fire and Rescue, will discuss preventative safeguarding practice, including their work around home fire safety checks, hoarding, and self-neglect. Register here →
Change is constant in health and social care, from new policies and funding models to shifts in workforce structure and expectations. Effective leaders help their teams navigate these transitions with confidence, clarity, and compassion. They communicate a shared vision, model resilience, and create the conditions for continuous learning and improvement.
This week’s resources focus on leading through change. Explore the learning opportunities and tools below to strengthen your leadership approach and support others throughout the process of change.
These in-person workshops are for social care providers who are completing or updating their Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT).
The sessions will guide you step-by-step through each section of the toolkit, offering practical support to help you meet the required standards. Whether you’re publishing for the first time or republishing, you’ll gain the confidence and knowledge to ensure your toolkit is complete, compliant, and meaningful for your service.
Workshop details:
Tuesday 11th November 2025, 2:30pm – 4:30pm Freedom Works, Hove Book here →
Wednesday 21st January 2026, 2:30pm – 4:30pm The Palace Workspace, Hastings Book here →
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended.
This three-part webinar series series aims to help care providers build resilience, protect data, and ensure continuity of care in the face of modern cyber threats. Hosted by the Cyber Centre of Excellence, Care England & Digital Care Hub, each practical session will also include a 30-minute Q&A.
Workshop 1: How much should you know? Wednesday 12th November 2025 12:00pm – 13:30pm An introductory webinar for anyone taking their first steps toward improving cyber awareness and safety. The session underscores that a strong awareness of cyber risks, governance, and response planning is essential for every organisation involved in care. Click here to find out more and register →
Workshop 2: The Deep, the Dark and the Hidden Dangers Wednesday 21st January 2026 12:00pm – 13:30pm Learn how data travels between the the surface, deep and dark web, helping you uncover the hidden risks that could be exposing your service to breaches. Click here to find out more and register →
Workshop 3: Resilience, Recovery & Incident Response Wednesday 25th February 2026 12:00pm – 13:30pm This session covers business continuity and recovery planning to reduce the risk. It will equip you with ready-to-use templates and checklists to strengthen your organisation’s resilience. Click here to find out more and register →
This webinar, hosted by Skills for Care in partnership with the Outstanding Society, offers practical guidance to help care providers strengthen their approach to medicines optimisation and embed good practice into everyday routines.
Attendees will hear from homecare and residential providers, as well as sector specialists, who will share examples of outstanding practice and tools to build staff confidence and competence. The session also explores how to meaningfully involve people in decisions about their medicines to support person-centred care.
Date: Tuesday 9th December 2025 Time: 14:00pm – 15:00pm
Join My Home Life England, the National Care Forum and Surrey County Council on 20th October for a discussion on the transformative impact of the Thriving in Residential Care research, one of the largest qualitative studies exploring the experiences of older people living in care homes.
The free session will explore how the research can support care teams, improve service quality, and influence CQC ratings. Sarah Rajendram, Commissioning Manager at Surrey County Council, will also share how Surrey is using the findings to shape future care home provision.
