Registered manager receives MBE for services to social care
28 Jul 2023
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This #GoodNewsFriday we鈥檙e saying well done to Julie Shield, Registered Manager, Abbeyvale Care Centre part of the National Care Group, who received an MBE earlier this year for her services to social care.
Julie Shield attended the ceremony at Windsor Castle earlier this year to collect her MBE after making the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2022. At the ceremony she received her MBE from (HRH) Princess Anne.
Becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire is the latest and most prestigious in a number of awards presented to Julie throughout her career. She was named National Care Group’s Pandemic Star of the Year, was one of the first people to receive the Silver Chief Nursing Officer Adult Social Care award from the UK Government in 2021, and won Employer of the Year at the Caring UK Awards in the same year.
Having worked in social care since 2000, this MBE reflects Julie’s dedicated service to social care and to the people supported by Abbeyvale Care Centre. In particular, Julie’s efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic ensured her the centre was kept completely Covid-19 free, selflessly putting the health and wellbeing of the people she supports above her own.
Julie said:
I鈥檓 honoured to receive such an award for work that I love to do and to be included on a list of incredibly well-deserving people. The commitment of the passionate and hard-working team around me, along with the wonderful people we support, has made Abbeyvale, and National Care Group, such a fantastic place to work over the past 23 years. I鈥檓 excited to see the progression of Abbeyvale and to continue leading such a vital community service for the elderly and those with a diagnosis of dementia.
James Allen, CEO of National Care Group, said:
Establishing a service that caters to a wide range of complex needs is a challenge, but Julie has done this exceptionally at Abbeyvale, creating a care home that offers a positive and comfortable environment for the people we support. We鈥檙e incredibly proud of all that Julie has achieved in her career and her outstanding local reputation. She is a true example of the passion and commitment National Care Group colleagues embody daily in their shared goals of making a real difference to the lives of those we support and unlocking their full potential.
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