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Clifton ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵcare wins leadership excellence award at Northwest Family Business Awards
30 Aug 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
This #GoodNewsFriday, we hear about Caroline Cosh and the team at Clifton ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵcare, who’ve been given some impressive awards! read more
Good news story
Top tips on how to retain your care team
28 Aug 2024 Stephen Forster
We hear from Stephen Forster, Managing Director of The Care Social Network, on how to retain your care team. read more
Retention
Empowering care through technology: The vital role of digital skills in adult social care
27 Aug 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
The rapid rise of digital technology has transformed nearly every aspect of our lives, including how we manage our homes, communicate, work, and engag…read more
Digital
Residents at The Lawn share their love for reading on National Book Lovers' Day 2024
23 Aug 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
Residents at The Lawn, a residential care home in Alton run by the charity Friends of the Elderly, celebrated this year's National Book Lovers' Day by…read more
My journey to becoming an award-winning registered manager and co-chair of a ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ local network for managers
20 Aug 2024 Kam Gill
Kam Gill, Registered Manager, Walfinch Oxfordshire, shares her story about becoming an award-winning registered manager and how she plans to fulfil he…read more
Workforce development
Walfinch Chiswick, Hammersmith and Kensington named as top 20 home care provider
16 Aug 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
This #GoodNewsFriday, we hear about Walfinch Chiswick, Hammersmith and Kensington, who have been named as a top 20 home care provider. read more
A positive future
13 Aug 2024 Graham Woodham
Graham Woodham, former Head of Regulated Professional Workforce at ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ, reflects on his work at ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ and his hopes for the futu…read more
Project MEND is awarded national research funding to help more men be recruited into social care
09 Aug 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
In this week’s #GoodNewsFriday, we hear about a research project that has been awarded national funding to answer the question ‘how can more men be re…read more
ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ announces support for phase two of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES) Improvement Programme
08 Aug 2024 Oonagh Smyth
We hear from Oonagh Smyth, CEO of ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ, on the much-anticipated launch of the second phase of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Stand…read more
Project Decaf – how Stow Healthcare used science to improve their care
02 Aug 2024 ÁÕÀÅÊÓƵ
We hear about Stow Healthcare’s Project Decaf, which has helped reduce falls by getting those it supports to switch to decaffeinated drinks! read more
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