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• Cafcass: care that’s all ‘about the child’

  21-06-2019 18:12
  Rated outstanding by Ofsted, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service is the independent voice of children in the family court, while offering newly qualified social workers unique opportunities to improve their careersSince joining the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) as a newly qualified social worker (NQSW) eight months ago, Scarlett Clode hasn’t looked back. “I’ve probably learned more since I’ve been here than I did a
  
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• Homecare provider ‘branches out’ offering ‘buddies’ to combat loneliness and offer companionship

  21-06-2019 10:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Manorcourt Homecare, a provider of home-based care services in Hornchurch, is launching an innovative new scheme, offering friendship and informal support to people of all ages and abilities in the local area. The new ‘Branch Out’ service offers people in and around Hornchurch with a ‘Branch Out Buddy’ to help with everything from accompanying them […]
  
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• Outlook Care appoints new home manager

  21-06-2019 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Outlook Care is delighted to welcome Joy Hilario as Foxburrow Grange’s new home manager on Wednesday 5 June. Joy’s appointment follows the departure of Becky Pinnock, who has relocated to Cornwall. Anne Cooper, Outlook Care’s Director of Operations and Business Development said: ‘We are delighted to have recruited Joy to lead Foxburrow Grange. We need […]
  
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• NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019 declared

  21-06-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) declared Martin McKee of The Hawthorns, Aldridge, the NACC Care Chef of the Year 2019, on Wednesday 5 June, following a closely fought national final. Stratford-upon-Avon College provided a new venue for the final of the prestigious culinary competition. With a purpose-built viewing gallery, the audience of supporters […]
  
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• Care home operator raises over £40,000 for charity

  21-06-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hundreds of Care UK’s care home team members, residents and their relatives have come together in a nationwide fundraising programme based around cycling and fitness to raise over £41,000 for three national charities. The centrepiece of the fundraising programme was Ride800, a gruelling 800 mile, 15 day cycling challenge from Care UK’s southern-most care home […]
  
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