Mahatma Gandhi once said: “We must become the change we want to see.” While his views were no doubt draped in much higher sentiment, there is a lot of truth to be taken from this words about the importance of personal development – both professionally and personally. It was this driver that prompted Tristone’s Chief Operating Officer, […]
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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 – 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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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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At the end of 2022, the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee published a report, challenging the Government to implement urgent reforms in the sector. Entitled, ‘A Gloriously Ordinary Life’: Spotlight on Adult Social Care, the report warned that the ‘continued invisibility’ of the adult social care sector was increasingly damaging to both those
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The narrative around children’s social care has, in recent years, been both negative and counterproductive. Headline after headline has been laced with failings and bad practice, particularly concerning the private sector, where the lion’s share of the blame is often placed. There’s little doubt that improvements can, and should, be made to the sector. Independent
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The issue of children in care is rarely far from the frontpages – and it’s usually accompanied by sensational and often misleading headlines. Ofsted’s latest study into children in care, Why do children go into children’s homes?, generated understandable column inches stating that there is a ‘lack of collective knowledge on the needs of children in care’. While we don’t disagree with the
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children who require care away from their families are treated as “criminals rather than victims”, with aHis comments certainly grabbed headlines and thrust the ICHA into the media spotlight. But this was no PR ploy on the part of the association. Sadly, this issue runs far deeper than the column inches it generated in the
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Selling a business that you’ve put your heart and soul into for many years can be an extremely emotive process – not to mention a complex one. Knowing where to start, and how to navigate your way through what is a lengthy and complicated journey, requires considerable research, expertise and support, to ensure you achieve
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Jane Foster is a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) for Tri Borough Children’s Services, and a specialist safeguarding advisor with international experience. Based in Cornwall, and a lover of bodyboarding and sea swimming, Jane is one of seven members of our Independent Safeguarding Board (ISB). The board is responsible for observing and overseeing the care
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