Budget does little to recognise vital role of social care

Executive summary of the Autumn budget '24* This is a Budget to fix the foundations of the economy and deliver change by protecting working people, fixing the NHS and rebuilding […]

4 November, 2024

CQC's State of health care and adult social care report

Introduction to the report The CQC report covers NHS services as well as social care for adults and children. In his introduction to the report, Chair Ian Dilks OBE says: […]

25 October, 2024

Care giver looking after an older person

Namaste care starting at BCOP

What is Namaste Care? Namaste is an Indian greeting that translates to "honor the spirit within." The Namaste Care program, developed by Joyce Simard in the USA, aims to provide […]

22 October, 2024

Robert Harvey House staff thanked in memory of Sue

The staff at Robert Harvey House have received a generous donation from the family of Sue, which will be divided equally between the staff and welfare funds. This is in […]

15 October, 2024

Image of a care worker holding the hand of an older person

State of the Adult Social Care Sector and Workforce report.

In her introduction to the report, CEO Professor Oonagh Smyth writes: On the face of it, there are plenty of reasons to be cheerful in this report. The adult social […]

11 October, 2024

CEO of the National Care Forum becomes Care Provider Alliance chair

The National Care Forum (NCF) - the leading association for not-for-profit social care is delighted to announce that Professor Vic Rayner OBE, Chief Executive Officer of the National Care Forum […]

4 September, 2024

Our summer garden fetes were a great success!

Families, friends and local communities were warmly welcomed to our summer garden fetes and enjoyed entertainment, stalls, refreshments and fun activities. In case you missed them, here are some photos […]

28 August, 2024

Neville Williams House staff receiving their award at the Infection Control Champions event

Neville Williams House runners up in IPC award

We recently took part in the Birmingham NHS IPC Champions competition. They asked local care homes to take part in the 2024 World Hand Hygiene celebration, by getting people to […]

27 August, 2024

Helen Gore presenting Cynthia with her long service award at Robert Harvey House

Helen works at Robert Harvey House for a day

An early start I never like the sound of the alarm in the morning, but it seemed shriller an hour and a half earlier than usual. In my day-to-day role, […]

19 August, 2024