Welcome to the final MILE Pathway newsletter of 2025. This edition brings together a selection of key resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex, helping you catch up as we head into the new year.
This session, hosted by Skills for Care on 29th January between 10:00am – 11:00am, introduces a new, free online resource designed to support registered managers in their potential role as Practice Supervisor for nursing students and nursing associates on placement in social care settings.
Funded by DHSC and developed in partnership with the University of Exeter, the resource aligns with the Nursing and Midwifery Council Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment and supports the national strategy to enable more social care placements for student nurses.
Who should attend:
As the year draws to a close, this edition invites you to pause and reflect on the leadership skills that matter most. It brings together learning explored across this year’s editions and groups them into twelve key themes.
Each topic below includes a small selection of learning and resources to support continuing professional development at a pace that suits you. You may wish to choose one area to explore over the Christmas period, or identify a focus for your own development in the year ahead.
For a quick, practical read, the latest edition of Care England’s quarterly publication, produced with Care Management Matters, brings together expert insight, cost-saving approaches and realistic ideas to support providers facing ongoing financial and operational pressures.
Compassionate leadership has been linked to better innovation, reduced staff stress, and improved patient care. Based on the research of Professor Michael West and others, this training helps leaders foster compassion for themselves and those they lead. Each session includes mindfulness and compassion practices, space for reflection, and guided discussion. Participants are also supported to continue developing their skills between sessions through home practice. More details below:
Dates: Wednesday 22nd April 2026 – Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Time: 15:00pm – 17:00pm
Delivery mode: Six weekly online sessions via Zoom, plus follow-up reflection sessions.
Cost: £200
Suitable for: Anyone in a leadership or management role in health and social care.
Welcome to another edition of What’s New in Adult Social Care, where we share the latest updates, learning opportunities, and resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex.
If you missed last week’s newsletter on Communication skills you can click here to read in now.
Taking place on Thursday 5th February 2026, 10:00am – 11:00am, this webinar aims to support registered managers to implement effective dementia training that improves care quality and engagement for people living with dementia. It will provide an overview of key resources, qualifications and funding routes, alongside real examples from providers who have strengthened their dementia practice.
It will cover:
Skills for Care has released a new set of dementia resources designed to support people living with dementia and those who care for them. Created for the adult social care workforce and for family carers, these resources provide clear, accessible and person-centred information to help maintain quality of life at every stage of the condition.
They cover:
You can also watch a series of short videos on building connection and communication via the page.
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As digital tools, automation and AI become more established in health and social care, communication remains one of the most enduring human skills we depend on. This week’s newsletter brings together learning opportunities and reflective resources to help strengthen confident, compassionate and effective communication across your teams.
Our What’s New in Adult Social Care newsletter highlights key resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex. This week’s edition includes:
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