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Health and social care workers have been recognised for going above and beyond like never before during the challenging past year.

Health and social care workers have been recognised for going above and beyond like never before during the challenging past year.

Hundreds tuned into the online ceremony which was live streamed on Facebook this evening. The awards, that champion teams and individuals that have gone above and beyond the call of duty during the Covid pandemic, were presented by Dr Hilary Jones MBE. After the ceremony he said: “It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to be able to host the awards. “This year perhaps more than any other it is time to recognise and celebrate the outstanding and magnificent work of all health and ...

Hundreds tuned into the online ceremony which was live streamed on Facebook this evening. The awards, that champion teams and individuals that have gone above and beyond the call of duty during the Covid pandemic, were presented by Dr Hilary Jones MBE. After the ceremony he said: “It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to be able to host the awards. “This year perhaps more than any other it is time to recognise and celebrate the outstanding and magnificent work of all health and ...

Hackney Shared Lives residents James and Graeme have created a lockdown cookbook. - Credit: Hackney council Hackney residents from a supported living scheme have created a cookbook after a series of virtual cooking sessions and "cook-offs" during Covid lockdown.  During the height of the coronavirus pandemic in April last year, James and Graeme, who preferred not to share their last names, were feeling fed up with the lack of activities, so their carers got together and organised virtual co...

Life in lockdown has been anything but dull for adults in Shared Lives placements in Worcestershire. Shared Lives is often described as ‘foster care for adults with support needs’ and Worcestershire County Council has run its own scheme since 2004. For Chloe Pearson and Elizabeth Batham, lockdown has given them an opportunity to spend more quality time together as a family, cooking, playing games and having movie nights. Chloe and Lizzie live with Karen and BJ Havinga near Kiddermin...

BRADFORD Council is reminding unpaid and family carers about the range of services available to support them which they can access, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unpaid and family carers are being urged to access this support to help make their lives, and the lives of the people they care for, easier during this difficult period. Bradford Council funds community organisations to deliver services as well as providing some support directly. They are highlighting the services avai...

PEOPLE looking to change their careers amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being urged to consider working in social care.

By Vicky Nash Audience and Content Editor Caregiver, carer hand holding elder hand for hospice care. Philanthropy kindness to disabled old people concept with gold bokeh background.Happy mothers day.. PEOPLE looking to change their careers amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being urged to consider working in social care. Dorset Council wants more people to think about paid careers in social care and to register thei...

Submitting... Fylde coast residents who received their Covid vaccine tell of their experiences, urging everyone to get theirs as soon as they receive an appointment. Miss Baines received both doses of the Covid vaccine at the Vic, and praised the hospitals vaccination centre for its efficiency. She said: "They run the vaccination centre really well, youre kept two metres apart from others and they had around four people giving them at the time. "Im terrified of needles, and I really wasnt conf...