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“Our home is their forever home and I love that we give them that chance.”

Amanda Owen has dedicated the last 40 years of her professional life to caring for children and young people – formerly as Children’s Matron at Colchester General Hospital, and head of nursing in the children’s A&E department at Whipps Cross University Hospital, before opening Seaside Care Homes with co-founder, Sarah Crow in 2008.  Her love for the […]

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With a change of government on the horizon, what does social care need from a future leader?

Until the votes have been cast, anything is possible. However, there’s a degree of inevitability about tomorrow’s General Election. Political mind games aside, Labour is expected to take charge on 4 July – by what margin, remains to be seen.  The prospect of a change in government brings with it mixed emotions for a social

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Don’t mention the ‘p’ word – why profit and purpose can go hand-in-hand to drive change in social care

Profit has always been a contentious word in social care, particularly when it’s made by private sector providers backed by private equity investors.  As Sir Martin Narey said in his 2016 report on children’s residential care, “the presence of the private sector in the children’s home market is a source of considerable suspicion and sometimes

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“We will keep role modelling how you should live your life and, most importantly, we will always make them feel as if they are coming home.”

Whether it’s inside or outside of work, it’s clear that Danielle loves nothing better than pulling up her sleeves and getting stuck into the job in hand. At home, it’s interiors and renovating old houses that keep her busy, gaining a reputation amongst family and friends for solving most DIY issues with a butter knife!

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Culture beats policy all day long

“All children should be able to live happy, rewarding, and fulfilling lives.” Truer words were never spoken. “Children’s social care can change lives for the better.” Again, I wholeheartedly agree. “We must innovate, learn and reform services to improve the outcomes of children, young people and families.” You can’t argue with Government rhetoric. However, on closer inspection there are

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With modern slavery cases on the rise in health and social care, how should organisations approach the growing issue?

The current landscape In 2022, there were nearly 17,000 potential victims of modern slavery referred to the Home Office, representing a 33% increase on the previous year and the highest figure recorded since the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) began in 2009. The sharp rise demonstrates the extent of the issue, but the true number of

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Government listens, as it sets out plans for Mandatory Reporting Duty

In May 2022, the Government published its response to the final report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).  The report contained a raft of recommendations aimed at improving how state and non-state institutions in England and Wales fulfil their duty in protecting children from sexual abuse.  Central to that response was a

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Tristone Healthcare clinches CPD accreditation as part of ambitious training initiative 

Tristone Healthcare – the independent buy and build investment group –  has become a CPD accredited training provider and will launch a series of bespoke training packages for businesses across its portfolio/business community. The investor has been approved by the CPD Accreditation Service – the largest Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certification organisation in the UK – and is now

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From Lost to Leader – why we need to invest in our Social Care Leaders 

Guest Blog From Arlene Kyle – an international transformational coach who’s passionate about empowering people to transform, grow and flourish to truly live their best life. The social care crisis is making demands of our leaders in a way that we haven’t experienced before. As a result of my coaching work in the social care

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