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.
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: Winter pressures – Practical advice to refine your contingency plans
Tuesday 22 September | 11:00 – 12:00 | Online
Winter can bring increased demand, workforce challenges and financial pressures. Now is the time to make sure your contingency plans are robust, realistic and ready to put into action.
Delivered in partnership with The Outstanding Society, this session combines sector expertise with frontline experience to help you prepare for the challenges ahead.
You’ll gain:
Practical approaches to creating, testing and strengthening your winter plans
Insight into identifying and managing key operational risks
Ideas for maintaining quality and continuity of care when services are under pressure
Guidance on communication, partnership working and governance
Signposting to useful resources to support your planning
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 Showcase 2026
Here’s a short video from the 2025 event
with special thanks to Care & Camera
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.
There are three webinar dates available – the content for each will be the same, so attendees will only need to register for one.
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.
