Welcome to this week’s edition of What’s New in Adult Social Care—your regular update for care managers and teams across Sussex.
Be sure to check out the webinar section for a lineup of upcoming sessions over the next couple of months, covering key topics to support you and your teams. You can read the 10th February newsletter here.
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.
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:
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].
The Adult Social Care Learning and Development Support Scheme (LDSS) is a fund to support training and skill development for non-regulated care staff in England, including deputy managers, CQC-registered managers, and agency workers. Funding can be claimed for eligible training and courses that are both paid for and started between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025. The application deadline is 21st March 2025.
This edition of the MILE newsletter focuses on enhancing care through AI and technology, providing insights to help you stay informed about innovative tools and best practices in adult social care. Click the link below to explore: Read the 20th January MILE Newsletter.
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.
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
This newsletter highlights a selection of essential safeguarding courses and resources, offering you the opportunity to refresh your knowledge and stay up-to-date with best practice. As a registered manager, you play a pivotal role in fostering safeguarding awareness and ensuring the welfare of those in your care. Our aim is to support you in feeling confident and empowered to create a safe and supportive environment in your service.
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.