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Your Views
Your views and feedback on Care Talk are very important to us, here’s what our readers and contributors have to say!
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"It’s a brilliant publication, I love it! There’s so much of interest and it’s all highly relevant and applicable."
Rosalind Lukins, Country Court Care Group, 1st November 2011
"Central and Cecil think Care Talk is a fantastic new magazine for the care sector, packed with great articles in an innovative layout".
Polly Morgan, Central & Cecil,
4th August 2011
“Congratulations to Care Talk for a really lively and easy to read new publication. Here at NAPA, we are pleased to see each issue always includes plenty of examples of creative activity ideas which remind us that life in care homes really CAN be fun!”
Sally Knocker,
NAPA Director of Communications, 1st August 2011
"I’ve seen the magazine and I think the ‘look’ is really good. Also impressed with content: interesting, well written articles which cover many topics. It already has the feel of an established publication!"
Ben May, The King’s Fund,
29th July 2011
“I have received Care Talk at work in my current post and feel that it is an excellent publication especially to circulate amongst Care Workers"
Beverley Clancey, Registered Provider Blue Ribbon, 7th June 2011
“I’ve read the April and May edition of the recently launched Care Talk magazine and I’m very impressed with the content, design and presentation.”
Lindsay Kirk, Marketing Manager,
Aidcall, 17th May 2011
“The sector needs a ‘pick up and read’ publication for the frontline workforce in an attractive format. Leave the heavy reading to the other trade magazines”
Ann Taylor
Kent & Medway Care Alliance
“Communication throughout the whole industry is currently fragmented. We need to be transparent on issues and learn from others experiences”
Jonathan Vellacott
Direct Health Group
“We need a publication that brings together health, independent living and social care and focus across these sector groups. Raising the profile of care staff”
Sheila Bowden
Spirit Care
“Recognition for people feeding my husband” I and other people like me would like to share our experiences”
Caroline Ogden
Informal Carer for Husband
“The market is flooded with trade publications. We need a publication that focuses on what matters to care workers”
Paul Ridout
Ridout Solicitors
"As a new reader of Care Talk I really enjoyed reading the November issue, it was a really accessible yet informative read"
James Clegg, Head of Development & Talent, Bupa
"I thoroughly enjoyed September's issue. Very motivational and inspiring stories. Great to hear about good practice."
Marie Walker, The Avalon Group, 13th September 2011
"I think Care Talk is a great magazine and I hope it is proving to be a success, because it has the two most important elements of any publication – great, fresh design and comprehensive and engaging content."
Maria Patterson, English Community Care Association, 18th August 2011
“I do think that Care Talk is really good magazine and I find a lot of the articles really interesting”
Michelle Hawkes, Telopea Managed Services Limited, 2nd August 2011
“I just wanted to say what a great magazine. Have just received my second issue and it’s not only readable and interesting, the format is lovely. It makes such a nice to change to have a readable magazine covering subject content that’s relevant to my work”
Charmian Messenger, Care Manager, Isle of Wight, 12th May 2011
“Having received the first edition of Care Talk yesterday, I would like to congratulate, firstly on the 'idea' and secondly on the layout, content and format! I wish you every success in the future...very exciting for all involved, I'm sure.”
Jenny Westaway, Jenny's Home Care, 7th April 2011
“We must change the negative attitude within the care sector. This publication will provide an opportunity to promote care models and service user led innovation”
Karen Rogers
Herefordshire Care Homes
“Fragmentation is not the way of the future, the wider audience hugely overlap. We do not live in a sector of individual organisations delivering only on Housing, Care and Support anymore. We need to bring together the thinking about that to get it right!”
Melinda Phillips
Former Housing 21 CEO
“We need a publication that promotes a positive image of Care Homes , promotes Champions and good practice with a focus on outcomes.”
Daniel Blake
Action on Elder Abuse
“Leadership applies to people on the frontline not just at the top. Leadership is relevant at every level. It’s not hierarchy but about behaviours. We need a publication that gets it out there in a language right for everyone - a conversation starter!”
Feeroza Patel
National Skills Academy
“This publication will provide sparkling examples of good practice which have come from the judging days at the Great British Care Awards. Care Talk needs to seen by all and its success will be as dog-eared photocopied copies seen on desks and coffee tables and being used as talking points and training materials. This is ‘bottom up’ stuff about care that changes lives.”
Janet Crampton
Department of Health