Optimo Care Group deliver care and support for around 2000 people across the North of England from several registered locations. Richard is CEO of Optimo Care...
Archive - February 2021
Jen’s success story is inseparable from DanceSyndrome. At 18, Jen, like so many others got lost in the system. ‘Personalisation’ was in vogue but no...
The key principle of multi-agency interplay between health and social care is that it must always focus on those we care for not on the process. To achieve...
Building a better, more diverse and inclusive care sector for the future
In my previous articles for Care Talk, I have stressed the importance of ensuring that...
Dr Mark Brookes is an Advocacy Lead at Dimensions, which supports people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs to live ordinary lives in their...
Despite being at high risk from Covid-19 due to his type 1 diabetes, IT technician Andrew Haworth has toiled tirelessly since March to help support co-workers...
Tragically the UK has recorded over 100,000 deaths in this COVID-19 pandemic. Behind that statistic, lie so many heart-breaking personal stories of families...
Inspired by caring for her grandmother, Kylie Child, from Manor Farm Care Home, (part of KRG Healthcare) has gone from care worker to Head of Care. She still...
Alyson Thompson is Head of Learning and Development at Maria Mallaband Care Group
Nearly six years ago, in March 2015, the Shape of Caring review (Raising the...
Each month we feature an inspirational individual or team who overcome barriers to make a real difference in their communities. This month we feature Kumudu...






