Seminar Title: CQC Assurance – A view from Local Councils

Speaker: Alan Sinclair, Director Adults & Health and co-chair of SE Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS)

Company: ADASS

Target Audience: All with an interest in adult social care statutory responsibilities and assurance

Description: With the Care Quality Commissioning commencing their assurance visits to all councils with adult social care this seminar will provide a view from local councils and SE ADASS on how the visits are going, how councils are preparing, some early insight and opportunites for shared learning.

Biography 

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Seminar Title: Navigating Employment Law: Key changes for 2024

Speaker: Dominic Cooper, Professional Support Lawyer

Company: Citation

Target Audience: All are welcome, especially those responsible for making sure their service is on top of important Employment Law changes for the year ahead. Owners, Directors, CEOs and Managers will especially benefit from this session

Description: 2024 is shaping up to be a year of unprecedented employment law change - including changes to holiday pay, flexible working and the introduction of new rights such as Carer’s Leave. Join Dominic Cooper from Citation as he shares insight into how you can get prepared.

Biography 

Presentation -  Unfortunately the presentation isn't avilable, however please see below

2024 is shaping up to be a year of unprecedented employment law change – from paternity leave to carer's leave, redundancy and flexible working amendments - there's a lot changing. For busy care providers, staying informed is crucial but challenging. That's where Citation come in. Following their impactful session at Care Showcase 2024, Citation is proud to offer a comprehensive, free guide detailing all the upcoming legal changes (and when!) so you can be ready for anything. Secure your copy of the guide today and navigate the latest changes with confidence.

Download your free guide here

Seminar Title: Essential Online Safety and Cyber Security Advice 

Speaker: Daniel Sykes, Cyber Protect Officer

Company: South East Cyber Crime Unit

Target Audience:  Absolutely everyone is encouraged to attend this session as it is vital to both your online safety and that of your organisation

Description: Everything you need to know to massively reduce your chance of becoming a victim of Cyber Crime and Online Fraud. This session will also empower you to strengthen the Cyber Resilience of your organisation. The presentation is accessible and not needlessly technical.

Biography 

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Seminar Title: Everyone’s wellbeing matters; a programme for the team, residents, clients and the business

Speaker: Geoffrey Cox , CEO

Company: Eden Alternative Culture & Wellbeing Programme

Target Audience: People interested in quality, raising standards, wellbeing, Senior Leaders, Owners, CEOs, Decision Makers, Registered Managers, HR and L&D Leaders, Activity Leaders

Description: “The Eden Alternative” has been transforming care settings, care homes, care at home, hospitals etc. for 30 years worldwide. Eden started in the USA in 1994, it has global appeal and success. It’s straightforward, cost-effective and powerful

Biography 

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Seminar Title: Future of Homecare

Speaker: Dr Jane Townson OBE

CEO

Company: Homecare Association

Target Audience: Homecare agency owners and care teams, supported living providers, local authority representatives, healthcare professionals, technology providers, and researchers interested in the future of homecare and its impact on the adult social care sector

Description: This forward-looking talk will discuss the current challenges, emerging

trends, and innovative solutions shaping the homecare sector. Discover

how we can collaborate to build outcome-focused, sustainable and

person-led homecare services for the future.

Biography 

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Seminar Title: Video and your CQC inspection?

Speaker: York Woodford-Smith & Sakara Malcolm, Founder & Managing Director - Operations Director

Company: Five on a Bike

Target Audience: Care Home Owners, Marketing and Sales Professionals

Description: With the new CQC framework coming in, we feel video can be an ever-important tool in how you collect feedback and provide evidence of fantastic outcomes for your residents. Video also is a great tool for your marketing, sales, recruitment and internal comms.

Biography York Woodford-Smith 

Biography Sakara Malcolm

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Seminar Title: OpenScore. A digital quality and review solution

Speaker: Debbie Harris, Managing Director

Company: Autumna

Target Audience: Care Sector Owners, Operators, and Strategic Decision Makers

Description: With over 90% of a self-funding clients decision making process taking place online, the sector needs control over how the quality of their care is presented to clients.

Launching at the end of April, OpenScore digitally amalgamates data sources, giving providers control to promote their homes using live data.

Biography  

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b Change in the Care Home Market Surrey and Sussex 2015 to 2024

Speaker:  Mike Short, Owner

Company: CSI Market Intelligence

Target Audience: Care Home Owners, Lenders and Investors in the Marketplace

Description: CSI has been analysing and reporting on the Care Home market since 2015 and 2023. Openings and Closures, Sales and Purchases. With two closures for every opening how has supply changed in Sussex and Surrey and what will it look like in the future for you as a care provider?

Biography  

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Seminar Title: Latest in workforce development to support the future social care workforce

Speaker: Marianne Davis & Karen Stevens

Locality Managers Surrey & Sussex

Company: Skills for Care

Target Audience: CEOs, Managers, Registered Managers, Nominated Individuals and Staff Development Leads

Description:   Supporting, developing and leading staff is vital in building the future workforce. This seminar will cover what is being planned in terms of the Care Cert, the Workforce career pathway and the Workforce Strategy for adult social care.

Biography Marianne Davis 

Biography Karen Stevens

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Seminar Title: Managing the business risks posed by CQC’s Single Assessment Framework

Speaker: Neil Grant, Partner

Company: Gordons Partnership Solicitors

Target Audience: Providers and Senior Managers

Description:  In this seminar, Neil Grant will consider the up-to-date position regarding the implementation of CQC’s Single Assessment Framework (SAF) and the associated business risks. He will suggest ways providers can protect their businesses and provide some practical tips in dealing with a CQC assessment under the SAF.

Biography  

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Seminar Title: Top 12 CQC Medicine Inspection Areas

Speaker: John Greene, Lead Trainer and Managing Director

Company: The Medication Training Company

Target Audience: Medicines Leads, Supervisors and Managers from all care services

Description:  We’ve examined over 100 CQC reports from a ranges of services rated outstanding to adequate. In this talk John will present this report to find out

• Where CQC inspectors are looking when reporting on medicines safety

• How some providers are ‘achieving’ outstanding with medicines and

Which areas results in ‘requires improvement’ or are ‘inadequate’

Biography  

Presentation -  Unfortunately the presentation isn't available, however please find some information on free resources available from The Medication Training Company Here

Seminar Title: Unleashing Social Care – pointing to a better future for our beloved sector

Speaker: David Holmes, Owner and Chairman 

Company: Peak 15

Target Audience: Everyone associated with social care

Description:  Frustrated by the negativity which often surrounds social care, the

Reinventing Social Care programme brought a bunch of like-minded providers together to change the narrative. We love social care, and we know you do too. So, what can we do together to make things better? David will present some of the creative insights from the upcoming Unleashing Social Care report.

Biography  

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Seminar Title: Hot topics in Social Care

Speaker: Professor Vic Rayner OBE

CEO

Company: National Care Forum

Target Audience: CEO, Senior Managers, Care Service Managers

Description:  This session will bring you bang up to date with the latest position around social care policy on key areas such as workforce, digital, integration, regulation, environmental agenda and the possible agenda for future governments.

Biography  

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Seminar Title: Creating a healthy workplace

Speaker: Rian Gleave, Lead Nurse Independent Health and Social Care

Company: Royal College of Nursing

Target Audience: All

Description:  An exploration of the benefits of a healthy workplace and some tools to help create a positive and healthy workplace culture.

Biography  

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Seminar Title: United in Surrey Heartlands – Building a Health and Social Care Academy for our local workforce and population

Speaker: Jointly Hosted by the Partners from the Integrated Care System 

Company: Surrey Heartlands Health & Social Care Academy

Target Audience: Anyone with an interest in workforce and the opportunities presented by integrated system working

Description: Join us to explore how the development of a Health and Social Care Academy in Surrey Heartlands ICS has promoted an integrated approach to workforce development for the benefit of our communities.

Biography  

Presentation -  Available Here