2024 Workshops
Cyber Security in Homecare
In partnership with the homecare Association, join this insightful webinar which aims to support small homecare services with their data protection and cyber security arrangements.
You will be provided with practical insights and some actionable strategies to help you protect your information.
Location: Online
Date: 23rd of May 2024
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Digital champions community event
This event will bring together digital champions local to your area, and across England, and include anyone else who is interested in becoming a digital champion in the adult social care sector.
This is the third in a series of events aimed at supporting and raising the profile of digital champions to advocate and support the use of technology in the delivery of care.
Learning outcomes:
- To gain a deeper awareness and understanding of the role of digital champions and practical ways of fulfilling this role.
- Find out more about the resources available to support you as a digital champion or as an employer who supports digital champions.
- Connect with other digital champions in your local area and identify feasible steps, individual or collective, in how to support each other.
Location: Online
Date: 6th June 2024
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
Supporting the Care Provider Market to use Technology Safely
Local authority and NHS commissioners require the services that they commission to keep data safe and commissioners play a key role in supporting local providers to safely use digital technology..
This webinar will explore how commissioners can support market stability and sustainability by helping care providers to safely go digital and how they can strengthen care providers’ data protection by through their role as commissioners.
Location: Online
Date: 4th June 2024
Time: 12:00 – 13:30
Understanding your digital requirements (Registered Managers)
This webinar, hosted by Skills for Care, will provide registered managers with practical advice, support and information on how to meet the digital requirements of the assessment framework, ensuring that you are well prepared to meet the evidence requirements.
You will be joined by a panel of registered managers who will discuss their experiences and share their top tops on:
- Why they made change to digital.
- How they decided what to do in their organisation.
- What worked well and what they would have done differently.
- How they got their staff on board with digitalisation
- How this supported CQC inspections
Location: Online
Date: 11th June 2024
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
MASTERCLASS: Using Generative AI in Adult Social Care
Generative AI, like GPT-powered chatbots, has numerous potential and practical applications in care settings, including care homes for older or disabled adults. In this session, care organisations will discuss how they are beginning to incorporate AI into their services and their vision for its future use.
They will also discuss the Oxford Statement on the Responsible Use of Generative AI in adult social care and the ongoing efforts to support the sector with this emerging technology.
Location: Zoom
Date: 26th June 2024
Time: 14:00 – 15:30
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