Other events

Monday 15 September

1 - 2pm

Online

Ensure your Oliver McGowan Code of Practice guidance and information is updated and you understand how CQC is planning to regulate in relation to this requirement at this webinar, delivered in partnership with CQC.

Speakers

• Liz Jones, Policy Director, NCF
• Marie Cox, CQC Senior Specialist – people with a learning disability and autistic people
• Samantha Jane Leonard, England Director, ARC England
• Paul Cooper, Senior Quality, Compliance and Innovation specialist, Home Care Association
• Caroline Mulhall, Specialist, CQC

Monday 15 September

2 - 4pm

County Hall, New Road, Oxford

Two sessions in September for providers currently on the framework, where experiences of how the framework is operating will be shared. 

This session is in person. 

The sessions will be exactly the same, so you only need to attend one.

Thursday 18 September

3 - 5pm

Online via Microsoft Teams

Two sessions in September for providers currently on the framework, where experiences of how the framework is operating will be shared. 

This session will be on-line. 

The sessions will be exactly the same, so you only need to attend one.

Wednesday 24 September

2 - 4pm

Two presentations:

Leadership in Home Care Services – What works well?

• Dr Rebekah Luff, National Programme Manager of My Home Life England, City St George’s, University of London

PALLDEM-Homecare: Homecare workers providing end of life care for people with dementia

• Dr Lesley Williamson, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation; NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce, King's College London

Monday 29 September

2.30 - 4pm

The first in a series of research webinars, will focus on the care needs of autistic people living with dementia, and how the interaction between autism and dementia calls for personalised care and support

Autistic people living with dementia often face distinct challenges in accessing appropriate care and support.

These challenges may stem from a lack of understanding about how autism and dementia interact, and how best to adapt care to meet individual needs.

How can health and care professionals identify signs of dementia in autistic people, and ensure these are not overlooked or misinterpreted?

How can care and support be adapted to effectively meet the unique needs of autistic people living with dementia?

How can organisations work to improve awareness and develop practical guidance for autistic people with dementia, their families, and professionals?

Monday 29 September

From 11.30am

From Liverpool Cathedral (Upper Parliament Street entrance)

To Strand Street, opposite the Royal Albert Dock

For the Labour Party Conference

Albert Dock

Liverpool L3 4AD 

(Rally Briefing – 24 Sept 3pm)

Providers Unite community invite you to the Labour Party conference to show love for care & support and ask Government to fund our sector for the future.

Join #ProvidersUnite on a peaceful walk across the city to make our concerns heard.

We're sorry that OACP will not be organising a minibus this time.

Monday 29 September

Tuesday 21 October

Wednesday 26 November

All 11.30am - 1pm

Only need to attend one

This autumn a series of free sessions aimed at supporting your organisation to run a successful nursing preceptorship programme. 

Preceptorship programmes are a vital part of the support required to recruit and retain registered nurses and nursing associates who are new to the NMC register. 

Nursing preceptorship is a structured period of support and development for newly registered nurses and nursing associates as they transition into their professional roles.

It is designed to smooth the transition into the workforce, promote safe, effective, and confident practice and foster a sense of belonging and professional identity. Newly qualified nursing staff are called ‘preceptees’ and are supported by more experienced nursing staff who act as ‘preceptors’.

The preceptorship series is designed to enable organisations to put a programme of preceptorship in place and utilise the existing knowledge and skills of their experienced nursing staff who can provide preceptorship leadership and act as preceptors for newly qualified staff.

There are two separate sessions, running through September, October and November, for those people in your nursing team who could carry out the following roles - one would be a preceptorship lead, who would lead on this for the organisation, and then other nursing staff who could act as preceptors.

Tuesday 30 September

Wednesday 22 October

Thursday 27 November

(3 hours – different time on each date)

Only need to attend one 

This autumn a series of free sessions aimed at supporting your organisation to run a successful nursing preceptorship programme.

Preceptorship programmes are a vital part of the support required to recruit and retain registered nurses and nursing associates who are new to the NMC register. 

Nursing preceptorship is a structured period of support and development for newly registered nurses and nursing associates as they transition into their professional roles.   

It is designed to smooth the transition into the workforce, promote safe, effective, and confident practice and foster a sense of belonging and professional identity. Newly qualified nursing staff are called ‘preceptees’ and are supported by more experienced nursing staff who act as ‘preceptors’.   

The preceptorship series is designed to enable organisations to put a programme of preceptorship in place and utilise the existing knowledge and skills of their experienced nursing staff who can provide preceptorship leadership and act as preceptors for newly qualified staff.   

There are two separate sessions, running through September, October and November, for those people in your nursing team who could carry out the following roles - one would be a preceptorship lead, who would lead on this for the organisation, and then other nursing staff who could act as preceptors. 

Tuesday 30 September

11am to 12 noon

National Minimum wage is more than just a pay rate, it is a calculation. Many employers aren’t aware of the factors that impact working time, pay and status for NMW purposes, some of it may surprise you. This session is designed to raise awareness of National Minimum Wage issues that are commonly found in HMRC’s NMW compliance checks. The session includes some practical examples as well as advice on how to rectify any identified issues before HMRC opens a compliance check and signposting to additional support.

As a special offer to OACP  Members, CareLineLive is waiving their standard onboarding fee for any new contract signed before Tuesday 30 September 2025.

Whether you're ready to move on from paper, switch from another system, or simply want to explore a better way of managing your agency, this is your chance to get started with an award-winning software and genuine human support, with no extra upfront cost.

CareLineLive is proud to be the UK’s top-rated home care management software with a 4.8 star rating on Trustpilot. With this offer, they’re taking away the onboarding fee, but keeping the gold-standard support their customers love.

Tuesday 7 October

9.30 am - 3 pm

Venue TBC (in Oxfordshire with parking)

Register your attendance and receive a calendar invite with a detailed agenda to follow.

Tuesday 14 October

10am

It's almost one year since the preventative duty on sexual harassment came into force. This is a duty that requires employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers.

Designed for carers from overseas in partnership with SESCA.

An online course over 6 weeks with a live trainer, 10 - 11.30am, each Wednesday for 6 weeks, from 15 October 2025 - 19 November 2025.

This is the training that we have offered to workers registered with the IR scheme in the SE region, and we have had excellent feedback on it. 

RecruitMatch have agreed to offer a special price of £150 to providers who book it for their staff.

Providers should contact RecruitMatch directly if they have any questions. 

Wednesday 26 November

11 am - 3 pm

Oxfordshire

Join us for a dynamic Careers Festival aimed at young people currently studying health and care courses locally.

This event brings together local care providers and students to help them with first steps into social care employment.

This event is organised by LSIP Oxfordshire and LSIP Berkshire in collaboration with local partners, including OACP.

More details coming soon