Healthwatch together with Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SPFT) and Carers Support West Sussex will be hosting three monthly webinars for relatives and carers with loved ones in Care Homes.

These will enable conversations and connections established at our Sussex wide event in November (Staying Connected with loved ones in Care Homes during the pandemic) to continue.

The second webinar is planned for: Tuesday 23rd February from 3-4.30 pm and will focus on the ‘The Impact on Relatives and Carers from long term separation and restricted visiting in care homes’.

For any attendees who would like a short narration of the platform functions, please log on for 2.45pm.

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Agenda for part 1 of the webinar (3-3.45pm):

• Welcome everyone
• Protocols for participating in the online webinar
• Setting the scene for today’s Webinar – visiting going forward; the emotional toll
• Dr Padmaprabha Dalby, Clinical Psychologist, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (10 minutes)
• What the Current Guidance is? – Public Health Colleagues (15 minutes)
• ‘Where we are now in West Sussex’
• Acknowledging the Impact of separation – Deborah Becker (10 minutes)
• Over to you… How is it for family carers…your views and questions (20 minutes)

Joining the webinar will be a range of health and care professionals to respond to any questions and provide the most current information on the progress so far including:

• Dr Padma Dalby, Consultant Clinical Psychologist (SPFT)
• Public Health colleagues (TBC)
• Sonia Magan, CEO, Carer Support West Sussex
• Dame Phillipa Russell, Carer and Vice Chair Carers UK

• Wrapping up – next steps. keeping the listening going – Next Webinar Evaluation and feedback

End of Part 1 – 3.45 pm (NHS/Social Care and Public Health attendees will be asked to leave the room/meeting)

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Agenda for part 2 of the webinar (3.45-4.30pm) (Family Carers, Carers Support and Dr Padma and team, along with Healthwatch) :

The absence of meaningful indoor visiting fails to recognise the fundamental role that relationships and love play in a resident’s (and family’s) wellbeing.

Relatives and carers are invited to this closed session to reflect on discussions from Part 1 and hear as many carers views as possible.

Facilitating conversations will be Dr Padma Dalby and the Care Home Well-being Project team.

• Outline for the session
• Ground Rules
• A Support Space, including peer support, support from Carers Organisations and time to understand the issues to take forward.

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We invite you to pre-submit questions to the webinar panel for addressing during the event. These can be emailed to katrina.broadhill@healthwatchwestsussex.co.uk