In 2021 there have been several incidents raised to the Internal Audits team which have highlighted the high level of risk associated with the unclear oversight of service user finances. This includes undisclosed arrangements or informal agreements relating to the management of service user finances. As such we have conducted…
In January we will be launching a good practice campaign about the appropriate use of the staff meal policy. It will also focus on the prevention of fraud and financial abuse. Ahead of this campaign and in the lead up to the New Year we would like to remind all…
Christmas Edition! This December, why not get in the festive spirit and tell us about a colleague you appreciate? They could be in with the chance of winning something special, just in time for Christmas! Every month we’re giving away 10 boxes of chocolates, and every quarter we’re drawing an…
Get Festive on Zoom this December! Christmas is officially on the way now, so why not get into the holiday spirit by joining Creative Together on Zoom for a whole host of fun holiday activities? With crafting sessions including wreath making, Christmas tree decoration making, and snowflake banner making, along…
Creative Support Employee Appreciation Giveaway Winners! Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate someone in our Employee Appreciation Giveaway. Once again, we’ve received some fantastic examples of the wonderful work of staff across the country. We have selected the top 10 winners for this month. All will…
As part of our Employee Appreciation Giveaway, we are entering all 10 winners from the previous three months into a Quarterly Prize Draw. For the big quarterly prize, we would like to offer our winners a choice of either: 🎉 2 days of extra annual leave ✨ An experience of…
Article written by the Customer Care Team One of the key ways we work here at Creative Support is ensuring everyone knows and acts on their duty of care. Our staff should feel empowered to act upon their duty of care in a ‘no blame’ culture without fear of reprisal.…
This week marks National Safeguarding Adults Week. Over the course of this week, we’ll be sharing information on the ways you can help to safeguard vulnerable adults, as well as the kinds of safeguarding issues to look out for. ‘Safeguarding’ means protecting the health, wellbeing, and human rights of people…
You should be able to speak out about any poor practice in your service. Open Cultures aims to create a safe and inclusive environment for you to do this. “People using services that have closed cultures are more likely to be at risk of abuse, avoidable harm and breeches of…
We want to share your stories! As we come to the close of 2021, we want to take this time to reflect on the past year and talk about everything we’ve achieved over the last twelve months. We would like to invite you to get involved and share with us…
Join us in November for another Dorman's Disco! The event will be held on Tuesday, 23 November 2021 7-9pm at Dorman Long United Athletic Club, Oxford Road, Linthorpe, TS5 5DT. Register for tickets through the link here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/november-dormans-disco-tickets-203163305917 Payment is taken at the door. Tickets are £3, carers are FREE. The…
This month, as part of our Creative Competition, we would like you to design a celebration card, which can be sent to both staff and service users to acknowledge their fantastic achievements! Our Creative Champion will see their design professionally printed, and win a £10 ‘Love2shop’ voucher and a Be…
Members of the Board will be interested to hear from service users in a live Zoom meeting on Tuesday 2nd November from 2pm - 3.30pm Service users are welcome to join the Zoom meeting, raise issues or ask questions themselves, or alternatively our host can ask them. All questions will…
Today marks World Menopause Day, established to create awareness of the menopause and of the support options available for improving health and wellbeing. The menopause typically occurs between the ages of 45 to 55, with the average starting age being 51. It is a naturally occurring process when the body…
Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate someone in our Employee Appreciation Giveaway. We received some fantastic examples of the wonderful things you have done for one another. We have selected the Top 10 winners for this month, all will be receiving a delicious box of Hotel…
We value the views of our service users and are launching our 2021 Service User Satisfaction survey, an opportunity for us to find out how we are doing and how we can improve as a service provider. Thanks to you we were delighted with the outcomes of our 2020 survey. We…
We have been blown away by this year’s entries to our Art Competition - over 80 service users sent in over 100 pieces of art in the hope to star in our 2022 calendar! As always, the creative talent of the people we support has been incredible, and we would…
Creative Voices is a national service user forum - join us for our first meeting. The forum is about the organisation listening to you about your ideas and thoughts for Creative Support. We hope to welcome more involvement in our wonderful 30 year old company. Please join us on Zoom…
It’s time to get creative - our Art Competition is back! We would like you to send us your paintings, drawings, models, sculptures, crotchet, embroidery, photography or whatever other creative endeavors you enjoy. Our panel of judges will select 12 creations to feature on our 2022 Creative Support Calendar! How…
Creative Support strives to achieve a high-quality service at all times, through our support workers, service managers and teams. As we are still living and working through the Covid-19 pandemic we want to continue to recognise the exceptional efforts our staff are making at this time. Congratulations to all of…
