Care Providers’ Press Releases

Finalists in the National Dementia Awards 2011
26-Jan-12
After receiving a finalist award at The Great West Midlands Care Awards, Sutton Coldfield based Care Companions Ltd, was represented in 2 categories at the National Dementia Care Awards in Liverpool in November read full article

Excite Care Launches in Nuneaton!
24-Jan-12
Excite Care is an up and coming home care provider based in Nuneaton. Thanks to the support and assistance from our local community we have recently become registered with the CQC to provide personal care in a read full article

MP unites with local business to improve the image of care
24-Jan-12
MP Richard Harrington paid a visit to Peter Neighbour’s rapidly expanding home care business, Home Instead Senior Care, last week. As Richard is concerned about the problems faced by the care sector as a whole, read full article

Stonewall names new NHS Trust equality and diversity champions
23-Jan-12
New NHS organisation Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is continuing its positive equality work by joining equality charity Stonewall as a diversity champion. The Trust was formed in 1 January as a result read full article

Gloriously Us supports Dementia and Alzheimers sufferers
23-Jan-12
Gloriously Us, a not for profit organisation, has published a book of poetry written by people suffering from dementia and Alzheimer's and their families and carers. Award winning author Joanne Harris has written read full article

NHS to get 100m cash injection to improve services
17-Jan-12
Patients across the country will benefit as the NHS receives a cash injection of up to £100 million to boost services in their communities, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. The Department read full article

Winner Great British Care Awards 2011: East Midlands
17-Jan-12
Mr Kachra Snr, Alykhan and Al-karim underwent a rigorous interview by a panel of judges, as part of the Country Court Care’s bid to achieve its aim of the year to win its first ever prestigious award. Spurred on read full article

Conference aims to help children and young people
16-Jan-12
A conference aimed at improving help and support for children and young people with mental health issues in Suffolk will take place in Suffolk this Thursday <19 January 2012>. The conference – organised by the read full article

Best Companies 2012
16-Jan-12
Market Deeping-based health and social care organisation Country Court Care, which employs more than 300 staff in South Lincolnshire, North Cambridgeshire, and Sheffield, has been awarded two-star status in the read full article

ECCA responds to CQC consultation of fees for providers from 2012
09-Jan-12
The English Community Care Association (ECCA), the leading representative charity for independent care providers, whilst welcoming the decision not to increase fees further for providers in 2012 and to reduce the read full article

New Service for Children and Young People takes off for Caremark
05-Jan-12
This week Caremark (Aylesbury & Wycombe) entered into a contract with Buckinghamshire County Council to provide home care for children and young people. They received their first two new customers from the council, read full article

NHS worker wins powerlifting gold medal at Commonwealth event
04-Jan-12
A dedicated NHS worker becomes Suffolk’s own ‘super-man’ after winning gold at a commonwealth powerlifting event. James Allison, lead mental health practitioner at Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, won read full article