Posted 8 months ago / By Creative Support
This year we launched ‘Sporty Summer’, giving out grants of up to £800 to help people come together and throw a sporty event in their area. We were delighted to give out 12 grants to services across the country, and you can read about how they went below! Halifax The…
Posted 8 months ago / By Creative Support
Closed cultures are one of the biggest risks to people with support needs in social care services. The CQC identifies a closed culture as one that ‘can lead to harm, including human rights breaches such as abuse’, where concerns are less likely be to be observed or reported. Closed cultures…
Posted 9 months ago / By Creative Support
We're so excited to announce the first ever audio version of Creative Life! 📖👂 We wanted to improve the accessibility of our magazines, and you can now listen to Creative Life issue #40 on Spotify, Amazon, Apple Music or YouTube. Thank you to everyone who took the time to…
Posted 9 months ago / By Creative Support
The incident at Manchester Airport last week has again brought significant attention to an ongoing problem in the UK. Two people of colour, Amaad and Fahir, were subjected to excessive force by a police officer, even whilst lying on the floor and clearly incapacitated. Witnesses captured the incident on their…
Posted 9 months ago / By Creative Support
The Art Competition is open to both service users and staff members. We’re looking for all types of fantastic artwork, so please send us your paintings, drawings, sculptures, crochet, embroideries, photography or anything else you enjoy making. We’re accepting entries from now until the end of September, so as soon as…
Posted 9 months ago / By Creative Support
This year we launched ‘Sporty Summer’, giving out grants of up to £800 to help people come together and throw a sporty event in their area. We were delighted to give out 12 grants to services across the country, and you can read about how they went below! Halifax The…
Posted 9 months ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Posted 9 months ago / By Creative Support
The People's Pension, Creative Support's pension provider has released an app making it easy to manage your pension. The app offers a simple way to check the value of your pension, see how your pension is invested, keep your personal details up-to-date and learn more about retirement planning. …
Posted 10 months ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Posted 11 months ago / By Creative Support
Kizzy Green, our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead Officer has written about her experience around the topic of Black Maternal Health Disparities and what we can do to make a difference. Pregnancy and childbirth- what a beautiful miracle! Yet, the stark reality of Black maternal health disparities loom over many…
Posted 11 months ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Posted 12 months ago / By Batir Ali
The Internal Audits team have created an informative video on local finance policies. The video includes guidance on: · What a local finance policy is · Why you need to complete one · When it is necessary for you to have one · How you create one It is a…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a We Care Awards nomination. We are delighted to announce the winners of our latest round of awards, as chosen by our panel. These awards recognise the people and teams who deliver positive outcomes and personify our We Care values (Welcoming, Empowering, Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful, & Effective)…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month’s round of winners:…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Creative People - Issue 4 out now! Read online here The fourth issue of your staff magazine, Creative People is out now! We hope you enjoy reading more inspirational stories from your colleagues, and you can also find the latest updates and wellbeing information from Creative Support. On the front…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
This month we held a very special one-off round of our 'We Care' awards, recognising our exceptional Business and Administrative staff. We introduced seven categories to celebrate everyone who personifies our We Care values and delivers exceptional support to our Head Office and regional offices. Winners of each category will…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Congratulations to our latest round of Creative Stars winners! Our service user awards celebrate the people who shine brightly and do wonderful things for each other. We have four exciting category winners, who will receive a badge, £30 Love2Shop voucher and a certificate. Congratulations to this month's round of winners:…
Posted 1 year ago / By Creative Support
Our 2024 Calendars are on their way to a regional office near you! Thank you to everyone who entered our 2023 Art Competition, we are always blown away but the amount of creativity and talent shown by the people we support and our staff. Our judges had the difficult task…