Events
View the latest events that we have coming up here at West Sussex Partners in Care and those which our partners are putting on which you may find useful. See below for a whole range of informative events which cater for all sectors within the UK care industry.
West Sussex Partners in Care Managers Forum
Thursday October 15th | 09:00 – 12:30 | Field Place, Worthing
FOUR BIG TOPICS, FOUR BIG SPEAKERS!
Sign up today for the next West Sussex Partners in Care Manager’s Forum.
Topics covered will include:
- Human Resources (HR)
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) dementia strategy
- Safeguarding
- Future commissioning from the ICB
….plus updates from Sussex Digital, Skills for Care & WSPiC.
CARELINELIVE: FREE LIVE DEMO
Fancy getting to know our commercial partner, CareLineLive by Evaran, a little better? They’re running a free, no-commitment Snapshot demo for home care providers of all sizes, including a look at the latest feature enhancements: PRN Medication, Interactive eMAR and Body Maps.
Just 40 minutes, Thursday 17th September at 1pm, where you simply watch, no need to speak or prepare anything, just grab your lunch and join.
Whatever stage your organisation is at, there’s something in it for you: whether you want to see how much simpler and faster day-to-day care management can be, standardise what’s already working across sites or get the governance and data that supports board-level decisions.
They’ll also introduce MOA, their compliance feature, included with every CareLineLive subscription at no extra cost, so care management and compliance sit under one roof.
Register now, it’s free, no obligation.
Skills for Care: Help shape the future nursing workforce through placements
Tuesday 29 September | 14:00 – 15:00 | Online
Could offering student nurse or nursing associate placements benefit your service and your team?
Hear from care providers offering placements for the first time and explore how hosting students can support your workforce, recognise and develop existing staff skills, and bring fresh perspectives into social care.
You’ll also discover how placements can help you build stronger relationships with universities and contribute to preparing the next generation of nurses for careers across health and social care.
You’ll gain:
Practical insight into setting up student placements
Ideas for developing successful partnerships with universities
An understanding of the benefits for your organisation, team and the people you support
Real experiences from care providers, education partners and student
An opportunity to consider how placements could work in your own service
SUSSEX CARE HOMES – FREE Webinar – CREATING SMOKE-FREE FUTURES
Wednesday 7 October | 14:00 – 16:00 | Online
The next Sussex Care Homes Webinar is open to all residential and nursing home staff in Sussex—and beyond. It will focus on ‘Creating Smoke-Free Futures’ and will be held on 07 October 2026.
It will offer practical guidance for care homes on smoking cessation, healthier conversations and local stop smoking support.
CREATING SMOKE-FREE FUTURES WEBINAR
This Sussex Care Homes Webinar will help you:
- Start Meaningful Conversations: Increase confidence in discussing smoking and cessation support with residents, families, and colleagues in a supportive and person-centred way.
- Build Knowledge and Confidence: Gain practical insights into effective smoking cessation approaches and the impact of smoking on infections and recovery.
- Strengthen Access to Support: Understand referral pathways to stop smoking services and the range of quit aids and behavioural support available to succeed.
- Put Evidence into Practice: Explore practical tools, resources, and evidence-based techniques to help residents make positive changes towards a smoke-free future.
- Overcome Smoking Barriers: Cover important topics including nicotine dependence, second-hand smoke exposure and supporting residents and staff to start their smoke-free journey.
- Create Healthier Living Environments: Discover ways to embed a smoke-free culture that promotes wellbeing, safety, and quality of life for residents and staff.
At the close of the event, there will be a Q&A Discussion Panel, an opportunity for interactive learning to ask experts questions directly. Information about the presenters are located in the ‘Lineup’ section below.
This free online session is supported by:
- NHS Surrey & Sussex ICB
- East Sussex County Council
- One You East Sussex
- East Sussex Learning Portal
- East Sussex and Brighton & Hove Partners in Care (ESPIC)
- West Sussex Partners in Care
POSTER. Creating Smoke-Free Futures Webinar (07OCT26) – updated
Free Webinar for SMEs: Supporting Employee Mental Health
For many small businesses, looking after the wellbeing of their workforce is important, but accessing specialist support can sometimes be difficult.
An upcoming webinar introduces Able Futures, a DWP-funded mental health support service available to employees, apprentices and self-employed people. The service provides up to nine months of confidential support at no cost, helping individuals manage challenges such as stress, anxiety and depression while remaining in work.
The webinar will explain:
- What Able Futures offers.
- Who can access support.
- How employees can access the service directly.
- How SMEs can signpost staff to the support available.
The service is available across England, Scotland and Wales.
Skills For Care – Being prepared for CQC assessment seminars
These one-day facilitated sessions bring together frontline managers to learn about the step-by-step ways to be ready to evidence that your service meets CQC expectations to achieve a Good or Outstanding rating in your next assessment.
Understanding the CQC assessment process and how you can evidence that the quality of care complies with the national standards is important for the people you support, staff teams and the wider reputation of your service.
Some of the subjects covered include:
- Why assessment is important
- CQC standards and legislation
- CQC Assessment Framework
- CQC monitoring and assessment process, including ratings
- Involving others in the assessment process
- The importance of quality assurance
- Evidencing that you meet CQC standards
- Latest insight into CQC priorities
Everyone attending this seminar will receive a range of practical resources to support their learning including a 70-page practical toolkit covering key learning and practical activities to use in the workplace.
