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Workforce Development Zone
Established in 2001, Skills for Care is the only national charity focused on building a stronger workforce for the quality adult social care we all need. We work with employers, Government and partners to ensure social care has the right people, skills and support required to deliver the highest quality care and support now and in the future.
Our role is to work across the whole system to understand the key drivers of workforce change using insight, data and evidence. We provide managers and those involved in the delivery of social care with guidance on best practice, tools, resources and intelligence to support workforce recruitment, capabilities, and culture. This combination of strategic and operational activity is the cornerstone of our reach and insight into the sector.
www.skillsforcare.org.uk
Care Industry Suppliers Zone
Established in 1979, Jackson has become the UK’s largest independent Lift, Escalator and Cradle maintenance providers. Jackson is a wholly-owned family business, founded on customer-first, quality service. As a nationwide business, we provide a local maintenance, repair and installation service to our customers to ensure the smooth running of both commercial and residential buildings.
Whether it is the maintenance or modernisation of lifts, escalators or cradles, Jackson provide a range of services designed to ensure your equipment not only functions as it should but also to maintain its life expectancy and in turn, your investment.
Jackson are continuously running replacement plan projects for our customers for both passenger and mobility lifts. Jackson also have the ability to make use of our large stock of spares and 2nd hand spares to keep aging lifts in service for longer.
Support Services Zone
Running a care home comes with many responsibilities and ensuring safe, reliable, and compliant waste management is one of them. At the Business Waste & Recycling Service, we provide local, cost-effective waste and recycling solutions designed to meet the specific needs of care homes.
Based in the heart of Chichester, West Sussex, we have the largest waste and recycling fleet in the area. This allows us to provide reliable, regular, and flexible collections all year round.
Managing waste and recycling shouldn't be a burden. Whether you're a small independent care home or part of a care home group, our tailored waste management solutions are designed to fit your needs and budget. We understand that care home professionals are spinning 101 plates and waste probably gets put to the bottom of the priority list. We are here to take the hassle away from you and can manage everything with expert care and attention so you don't have to worry.
Today, Quality of Care is evolving into a strategic business partner for care providers. Our aim is to help care providers run stronger businesses. Whether that's understanding the true cost of care, improving business systems or developing leaders, everything we do is focused on helping providers understand their business better, improve performance and build organisations that remain strong for years to come.
Unlike generic business software, every Quality of Care solution has been designed specifically for adult social care using the realities providers face every day. They help providers understand the true cost of delivering care, identify where profitability is being lost, help with cost control, negotiate fees with greater confidence and make informed commercial decisions that protect the long-term sustainability of their organisation.
Over the coming years we'll continue expanding our suite of business management tools, giving providers greater visibility over financial performance, workforce management, operational efficiency, business continuity and business performance.
Myley provides fully managed resident outings that create joy, connection and activity for people living in care homes.
We know how valuable trips out can be for residents, but we also know they can be difficult for homes to organise consistently. Planning, transport, staffing, risk assessments and accessibility can all become barriers, especially when care homes rely on expensive minibuses or community transport that isn’t always available, accessible or reliable.
Myley provides a fully managed experience service, not just transport. We remove the barriers that often prevent care homes from taking residents out regularly, including accessible transport, planning, staffing pressures and pressure on the day. All our outings are designed around residents’ needs and interests, and we offer support for residents with mobility needs, dementia and anxiety around leaving the home. We offer accessible vehicles, trained Tour Leaders, personalised planning and impact reporting that gives care homes a reliable way to deliver meaningful experiences.
Digital Technology Zone
Sussex Digital In Reach Team provides a free platform on which Care Providers across Sussex can access free advice and support on technology, digitalisation and data protection. We are run by the care providers for the care providers, overseen by your Care Associations, both West Sussex Partners and East Sussex RCA. All of our materials, training and webinars are open to you and completely free of charge.
Our team provides free advice and support on a range of digital projects
Every minute matters in homecare. So when it's impossible to work any harder, Birdie's technology helps you work smarter.
It works by connecting everyone and everything: care management, auditing, rostering, finance, and workforce management in one platform. Birdie then automates routine tasks and surfaces insights, so you can stop juggling systems and start making data-driven decisions. Respond quickly to issues, prove quality to regulators, and create plans with confidence.
Unlike competitors, our system is built as one, so care management, scheduling and finance work together seamlessly. This saves time and reduces errors. Our platform gives you the ability to see everything, turning data into clear insights with real-time alerts and a unique Q-Score to keep you inspection-ready.
Finally, we believe in partnership, not just software. With Birdie, you get unlimited expert support and training included, ensuring you have the guidance you need to thrive.
Unique IQ is an award-winning provider of home care management software, supporting care providers since 2006. Our platform helps domiciliary care, supported living and Shared Lives organisations run safer, more efficient services, covering everything from electronic call monitoring and rostering to eMAR, digital care planning and auditing.
Founded on the belief that great care is easier to deliver when the technology behind it just works, our mission is to give carers time back to spend on what matters most: the people they support. Today, that mission is increasingly powered by AI. We are embedding intelligent, time-saving tools across our platform, from AI-assisted care planning and auditing to smarter ways of capturing and evidencing care, helping providers cut paperwork dramatically while improving compliance and quality.
What sets Unique IQ apart is a reliable, easy-to-use software, meaningful AI, strong security, customer-led development and support from people who truly understand care: that's what makes the difference.
Care Association
West Sussex Partners and Care (WSPiC) and the Registered Care Association (RCA) are the care associations for West and East Sussex, supporting care providers in the delivery of their services and supporting them via various projects and initiatives. Members of the associations are represented at both local and national level in topics such as training and development, recruitment, investment to improve services and collective working.
Directors of both associations are here to speak with you today about how we can represent and support you in our work; together with our project managers for the new CPD framework and Sussex Digital In Reach Team.
We represent care providers and managers of adult social care services across Brighton and Hove and East Sussex. Our members include care homes, home care providers, hospices, supported living services, and voluntary community sector enterprises.
The association is governed by an executive committee of elected volunteers, including current and former care providers, who collaborate to lead decisions, plan events, and support the local care community.
We are dedicated to ensuring that the people of East Sussex and Brighton and Hove receive care from a professional, well-resourced, and modern integrated social care system.
Government Organisations
Local Authority covering Brighton & Hove.
The stand will focus on workforce development programmes, initiative and advice for people working in adult social care and support services based across Brighton & Hove.
Brighton & Hove providers can visit the stand to pick up copies of the new care worker handbook ‘Stop, Look, Care’.
The East Sussex stand will focus on workforce development, training and qualifications for people working in Health and Social Care. The East Sussex Qualification & Assessment Centre (ESQAC) offers a wide range of vocational qualifications and has been approved by a number of awarding bodies.
There will also be an interactive demonstration of the new East Sussex Learning
Local Authority covering West Sussex. The stand will focus on workforce development programmes, developing skills to be confident and competent, guidance and advice for people working in the independent, voluntary and statutory social care sector.
Other
Exploring ideas for International Recruitment bid for South East. Feedback on experience/lessons learnt/wish list from providers.
Xhibit Solutions Ltd is a trusted UK provider of high-quality exhibition and display systems, including shell scheme stands, poster boards, modular stands and exhibition pods. With decades of industry experience, we support events of all sizes – from academic conferences to large-scale trade shows – delivering reliable, professional, and cost-effective solutions nationwide. Our team ensures seamless setup and breakdown, allowing organisers and exhibitors to focus on what matters most: engaging with their audience.
Soundcheck offer a fast, friendly, and cost-effective alternative to larger AV companies. I am backed by over 30 years of industry experience and three awards for Customer Service. I specialise in providing high-quality AV services for clients with limited budgets, ensuring they receive the best possible event within their means. I'm dedicated to delivering excellent results for all my clients, and I have been told that clients work with me because I am easy to do business with! I cater for Meetings, Conferences and Exhibitions.
