Seminar Title: Sourcing and retaining a workforce from the local community
Speaker: Neil Eastwood, Founder & CEO
Company: Care Friends
Target Audience: Of interest to anyone struggling to find enough quality staff to grow their business: Owners, Directors, Senior Managers, Registered Managers, HR, Recruiters as well as Local Authority Workforce Managers
Description: Neil Eastwood, author of ‘Saving Social Care’, will be sharing his strategies and tips to build a flow of high quality candidates from the local community and keep them longer.
Presentation - Available Here
Seminar Title: Current trends and update on CQC
Speaker: Bhavna Keane-Rao and Charlie Jones, MD / COO
Company: BKR Care Consultancy Ltd
Target Audience: CEO/RM/and anyone with an interest in the care sector
Description: The introduction of the Single Assessment Framework and introduction of the new ‘dynamic’ rating – The myth and reality. Result from the initial roll out.
Biography - Bhavna Keane-Rao
Biography - Charlie Jones
Presentation - Available HERE
Seminar Title: Empowering leadership in social care: a collaborative approach to moving forward
Speaker: Kevin Humphrys , Chief Executive
Company: Oakland Care Group
Target Audience: All leaders in social care, from Proprietors, CEO, and Directors, to Managers
Description: Lobby for fair funding reform in social care, promote widespread adoption of technology through investment and training, and drive cultural shifts by professionalising careers, challenging stereotypes, and celebrating the value of social care to create an essential and efficient care system.
Presentation - Avaliable Here
Seminar Title: Build the future: a fresh approach to supporting social care teams sustainably
Speaker: Helen Zeida & Amelia Culshaw
Social Care Coach and Founder / Training & Development Manager
Company: The Coaching Approach & East Sussex County Council
Target Audience: CEO’s, Directors, Nominated Individuals, Senior Managers, Registered Managers and anyone leading or responsible for a team in Social Care
Description: Resources are getting tighter while demand continues to grow. We need different solutions which is why we want to introduce the Coaching Approach. Let’s reimagine how we create safe, practical solutions beyond training that help combat burnout and boost staff retention. This is how we future-proof our services.
Biography - Helen Zeida
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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.
Presentation - Available Here
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.
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.
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.
Presentation - Available Here
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
Presentation - Available Here
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.
Presentation - Available Here
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.
Presentation - Available Here
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?
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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.
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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’
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.
Presentation - Available Here
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.
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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.
Presentation - Available Here
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
Professional Support Lawyer- Citation
CEO - Eden Alternative Culture & Wellbeing Programme
Locality Manager - Skills for Care
Founder & CEO - Care Friends
Lead Nurse Independent Health and Social Care - Royal College of Nursing
Partner - Gordons Partnership Solicitors
Lead Trainer and Managing Director - The Medication Training Company
Managing Director - Autumna
Owner and Chairman- Peak 15
Chief Executive- Oakland Care Group
Chief Operating Officer- BKR Care Consultancy Ltd
Managing Director - BKR Care Consultancy Ltd
Operations Director- Five on a Bike
Owner - CSI Market Intelligence
Director Adults & Health and co-chair of SE Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) -ADASS
Locality Manager - Skills for Care
Cyber Protect Officer - South East Cyber Crime Unit
CEO - Homecare Association
Founder & Managing Director- Five on a Bike
Founder and Coach - The Coaching Approach