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.
This week we’re focusing on the importance of reflection in health and social care leadership. Reflection helps leaders learn from experience, strengthen decision-making, and create a culture where teams feel supported to learn and improve. When used consistently, it can enhance quality, improve safety, and build more resilient, confident teams.
This newsletter brings together key frameworks and practical tools to help embed reflective practice into everyday work and support continuous improvement across services.
Tuesday 28th April, 13:00pm – 14:30pm
Ideal for health and social care managers, this webinar brings together influential voices from across the sector to explore the future of adult social care regulation. The session will offer insight into emerging changes and what they may mean for services in practice.
Monday 13th April 2026, 13:00pm
Quality Compliance Systems are hosting this webinar, joined by dementia expert David Wilson-Wynne, to explore the differences between person-led and person-centred approaches to dementia care.
Understanding this distinction goes beyond theory and directly influences how care is delivered in practice. The session will explore the key features of each approach, offering expert insight to support reflection and discussion.
Welcome to another edition of What’s New in Adult Social Care, sharing a selection of the latest learning opportunities and resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex.
Flourish’s Click Academy programmes support adult social care providers to strengthen leadership capability across their organisations. Aligned to the Skills for Care Leadership Qualities Framework, they focus on developing the behaviours and practical skills needed to lead well.
Programmes available:
Multiple dates are available for each programme, with new cohorts added regularly.
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This week’s newsletter brings together practical learning opportunities and tools to help care managers build effective supervision practices and develop confident, capable teams that maintain high standards of care.
16th – 22nd March 2026 is Nutrition & Hydration Week, an annual global event that highlights the importance of good nutrition and hydration in supporting health and wellbeing across health and social care. It aims to raise awareness, champion innovative ideas and promote positive practice.
Welcome to another edition of What’s New in Adult Social Care, sharing a selection of the latest learning opportunities and resources for health and social care managers and teams across Sussex.
This three-year programme provides a valuable opportunity for participants to advance their research careers and contribute to the future of healthcare research leadership. The opportunity includes access to leadership development, networking events, mentoring and peer support.
Provider: National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
Start date: 1st September 2026
Course length: 2 days a week for 3 years
Delivery mode: Self-directed and research-based learning with online support.
Cost: Funded
Application closing date: 21st April 2026
To be eligible for the DRL programme, applicants must:
For any queries about the programme, please contact drl@nihr.ac.uk.
