Other events

A range of training sessions across multiple dates aimed at CHC knowledge delivered by BOC ICB, including:

• Checklist referral training
• Introduction to NHS Continuing Healthcare
• Fast track training for healthcare professionals

CHC referrals will not be accepted unless they are sent by a trained peron within the care home setting. A letter was sent to care homes between June and Sept 2024 to alert care homes. 

Wednesday 29 January

10 - 11.30 am

Join Edward O'Brien from leading immigration experts Lester Aldridge.

• Understand your responsibilities as a sponsor.
• Learn how to manage the SMS, create and assign Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), and track compliance.

Wednesday 5 February

10 - 11.30 am

Join Edward O'Brien from leading immigration experts Lester Aldridge.

• Get step-by-step guidance on conducting Right to Work checks.
• Ensure compliance, avoid penalties, and leverage the latest tools for manual and online checks.

Wednesday, 12 February

10 - 11.30 am

Join Edward O'Brien from leading immigration experts Lester Aldridge.

• Discover practical strategies for retaining international recruits.
• Address challenges such as visa renewals, compliance, and creating a supportive work environment.

Wednesday 19 February 2025 

1 pm on Zoom

How can research improve social care services for seldom-heard groups?

Find out in our webinar featuring findings from 3 NIHR studies on:

• Safeguarding & homelessness
• End-of-life care for learning disabilities
• Dementia support in homecare

Presentations followed by a Q&A session, giving you a unique chance to quiz the speakers on how this research could be implemented at your organisation.

Join care providers and concerned people from England on a peaceful march from Westminster Abbey to Parliament Square Gardens to raise the profile and concerns of adult social care.

More details are in our weekly newsletter.

Monday 3 March

1 - 2pm

Hospital at home and virtual wards use technology to monitor someone’s condition and provide remote as well as face-to-face care. These services aim to help avoid hospital admissions and facilitate early discharge. 

In this webinar, researchers and a clinician will present evidence from 3 reviews on hospital at home and virtual wards. Presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.

The webinar will help participants understand:

• what are the key elements of hospital at home and virtual wards
• what is their impact on outcomes?
• what is their impact on service costs?
• what factors contribute to their success?

Wednesday 14 May

10:30am - 12pm

Meet one of the Clinical Leads from the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire Integrated Care Board who will talk about Continuing Health Care (CHC). Some of the topics covered will include:

• What the criteria for CHC funding is
• The referral process
• How CHC funding works
• what the structure for CHC in Oxfordshire is
• Moving from children to adult services
• Who funds what - Health vs Social Care
• Funding for residential colleges
• Direct Payments vs Personal Health Budgets
• Transport
• Finding supported living if funded by CHC