Living Made Easy

02/10/2025

Living Made Easy Achieves Full Assured Status with OCN London across their Trusted Assessor Training Courses.

Living Made Easy is proud to announce that it has been awarded Assured Status by OCN London across its entire suite of Trusted Assessor training courses. This recognition marks a significant milestone in the organisation’s commitment to delivering high-quality, inclusive, and professionally accredited learning experiences.

The achievement follows the appointment of Kerry Tipple as Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) for the training team. Under Kerry’s leadership, Living Made Easy has strengthened its internal quality assurance framework, refined assessment processes, and ensured full alignment with OCN London’s rigorous standards for regulated provision.

“Achieving assured status across all our regulated courses is a testament to the dedication, expertise, and collaborative spirit of our training team,” said Kerry. “We’ve worked hard to embed quality at every stage of delivery from course design and learner support to assessment and evaluation.”

Living Made Easy’s training offer includes accredited programmes in areas such as Trusted Assessor practice, telecare assessment, inclusive service delivery, and assistive technology. These courses are designed to empower professionals working across health, social care, and community settings, equipping them with the skills and confidence to deliver person-centred, ethically grounded support.

The assured status not only reinforces the credibility of Living Made Easy’s training provision but also strengthens its position as a trusted partner for commissioners, local authorities, and sector organisations seeking impactful workforce development.

“This recognition reflects our strategic commitment to quality, inclusion, and continuous improvement,” said Neil, who is one of the trainers at Living Made Easy. “We’re proud to offer training that is not only compliant and accredited, but also transformative for learners and the communities they serve.”

For more information about Living Made Easy’s training programmes and upcoming course dates, please visit: www.livingmadeeasy.org.uk

08/08/2025

Expand Your Expertise in Telecare Assessments

Our OCN-accredited Trusted Assessor: Assessing for Telecare Solutions course is designed for professionals looking to deepen their understanding of telecare or gain a recognised qualification in assessing individuals for telecare equipment / solutions.

What you’ll learn:
✔️ How to mitigate risk through effective assessment
✔️ Ethical considerations, policy, and legislation
✔️ Monitoring and managing telecare equipment
✔️ Navigating the shift from analogue to digital systems
✔️ Evaluating strengths, limitations, and customer benefits
✔️ Referral requirements for Occupational Therapist assessments

Delivery: Self-directed e-learning with a written assessment to check your knowledge

Whether you're new to Technology Enhanced Care or refining your practice, this course equips you with the tools to make confident, informed decisions that support independence and safety.

For more information on this or any other courses we offer please get in touch with a member of our friendly team via: [email protected]

05/08/2025

A new pilot programme will support people with health conditions back into employment and ease pressure on doctors.

05/08/2025

04/08/2025

The possible collapse of NRS Healthcare may affect many of our members. If you're impacted, join the conversation on RCOT Communities or come along to a Leadership Café.

We’re continuing to speak with HCPC and relevant government teams to advocate for you.

📢 Find out more and read our response: https://loom.ly/hGqszzs

31/07/2025

Mental Health First Aid – Supporting Young People

Raising awareness around mental health in young people has never been more important. Our CPD accredited Mental Health First Aid to Support Young People course provides practical insight and tools to help professionals respond with empathy and understanding.

Perfect for those in education, health and social care, youth work, or anyone supporting young people, this one-day training is available online or face-to-face, offering flexibility without compromising quality.

What the course covers:
✔️ Distinguishing between mental health and mental wellbeing
✔️ Identifying risk factors linked to poor mental health
✔️ How to support young people experiencing mental health challenges
✔️ Managing your own wellbeing while supporting others

Whether you're looking to enhance your skill set or bring greater awareness into your organisation, this training creates space for meaningful learning and impact.
Let’s support the next generation with care, knowledge and compassion.

For more information on this or other courses we offer please contact a member of our friendly team at: [email protected]

29/07/2025

28/07/2025

Lower your stress levels today by practising the 7:11 breathing technique.

Make sure that your diaphragm (tummy) swells out when you breathe in and collapses again when you breathe out. If your chest and shoulders are going up and down, that is shallow breathing, which you want to avoid when panicky.

If you find it easier, breathe in to a count of 3 and out to 5, or whatever suits you best – as long as the out-breath is longer than the in-breath.

Continue in this way for 5-10 minutes or longer – if you have the time – and enjoy the calming effect it will have on your mind and body.

This technique is the most powerful we know and has been used for thousands of years throughout the world.

https://www.hgi.org.uk/articles/711-breathing-how-does-deep-breathing-make-you-feel-more-relaxed/

28/07/2025

Please remember that the wet muggy weather is causing lots of bitey and stingy things, please take care.

24/07/2025

Did you know today is National Self Care day? Sometimes when we live with a chronic illness it is easy to confuse self management with self care. Self management is about doing what needs to be done physically and emotionally to get the best out of life despite the condition, self care is about you, not your leg or arm, or skin or weight or the amount of exercise you can do, your deep breathing, compression, massage........ it is about taking or making the time, guilt free, to do something that makes you feel a bit more like you, raises a smile or a happy tear, invokes a beautiful memory, planning something to look forward to, catching up with an old friend, baking a cake, knitting a jumper, or doing nothing at all. Here are some suggestion,

24/07/2025

If you are experiencing something that makes you feel unsafe, distressed, or worried about your mental health, you can now contact your local crisis service in Birmingham and Solihull by calling NHS 111, option 2.📞

The phone will be answered by a trained mental health professional who will be able to listen to your concerns and help you get the support you need. With your permission, they can also access your electronic patient records to better meet your needs and to avoid you repeatedly having to tell us your situation. 💙

NHS 111 is for all ages, including children and young people and those with neurodevelopmental needs.

🧏 If you’re deaf or have hearing loss, please visit https://orlo.uk/7XS96 to be connected to local crisis service.

💻 If you aren’t able to make the call yourself, then anyone can call on your behalf. You can also access NHS 111 online via 111.nhs.uk.

🏥 In emergency situations where there is an immediate risk to life, you should continue to contact 999 or go to A&E.

24/07/2025

Mental Health First Aid to Support Adults

This CPD accredited training is a compassionate, practical course designed to create lasting impact in your workplace and community.

This one-day training provides a flexible learning experience, available either online or face-to-face to build your confidence in recognising and responding to adult mental health challenges.

What you'll gain:
• A clear understanding of mental health, and how poor mental health differs from mental illness
• Insight into the wellbeing continuum and where individuals may need support
• Awareness of risk and protective factors affecting mental health
• Tools to challenge stigma and address discrimination through inclusive practices
• Recognition of common signs and symptoms of mental ill health
• Strategies for offering support that protect both your wellbeing and that of others
• The ability to create safer, more understanding environments for those in distress

This course is ideal for staff across sectors who wish to grow their awareness, strengthen their ability to offer first-line support, and contribute to positive cultural change.

For more information on this and other courses we offer please contact a member of our friendly team via: [email protected]