Dysphagia is a medical term for describing swallowing problems. There are different types of dysphagia but it is usually caused by issues with the nerves and muscles involved in swallowing. Some people may have difficulty swallowing certain foods and liquids whereas others can’t swallow at all. The main complication of…
Welcome to June and our Learning Disability Month! Throughout the next four weeks, we’ll be sharing lots of articles and information all about learning disabilities to help people better understand what they are and to celebrate and support people with them. Approximately 1.2 million people in England have a learning…
As part of national ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’, this week we’ll be focusing on the theme of nature and launching our ‘Green Grants’ initiative. Nature has so many proven benefits to our mental wellbeing, and over the past year people have developed a new found appreciation of getting out in…
Welcome to May! This month we’ll be focusing on Mental Health and will be sharing articles and stories full of information about mental health and wellbeing. We’ll be talking about mental health disorders, conditions, and other mental health needs along with providing interesting resources. This first week we’ll be taking…
As part of our yearly theme #CelebratingDiversiy, this month we have been celebrating autism and neurodiversity! With the help of our fantastic colleagues and service users, we have included information, resources and stories, providing a platform for people to share their own unique experiences and perspectives of autism! By creating…
Link to COVID-19 Vaccination Claim Form
Please tell us your views by completing this 5 minute survey! We would love to hear feedback as to how you feel Creative Support have worked to support you through the COVID-19 pandemic. If you could spare just a few minutes, please fill in the survey on the link below to…
Some Members of our Board of Trustees have asked to share their messages of support and appreciation to our staff team for the dedication they have shown throughout the last year. You can view their messages below: Joolz Casey Darren Cormack Fiona King
We are proud to announce that we have adopted ‘The Halo Code’. In signing up, we want to make our support clear and reinforce a culture where all Black and minority ethnic staff members feel empowered to be themselves, wear natural or protective hairstyles and wear cultural or religious headwear.…
The Registered Managers Achieve Q awards have recognised the contribution and hard work of our Registered Managers throughout the Coronavirus pandemic. We received over 55 nominations for these awards across eight categories and each nomination was judged individually. The nomination panel was overwhelmed by the high standard of submissions that…
In order to celebrate and commemorate LGBT+ History Month 2021, we have collaborated with Service Users, staff, and the Creative Support LGBT+ Network, to create this bumper newsletter. Click to read the LGBT+ History Month Newsletter This newsletter is full to the brim with important dates throughout LGBT+ history that…
The National Booking service for your Covid-19 Vaccine can easily be accessed by calling 119 or using this link Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination – NHS (www.nhs.uk) Creative Support are proud to be doing all we can to encourage our staff to have the vaccine, offering £150 for contracted staff and £50 for…
Creative Support is committed to fighting Covid, protecting the vulnerable people we support and all our amazing staff. These are the ways we can all do our BEST to help fight Covid. Being Prepared Ensuring effective infection prevention and control (IPC) and contingency planning Engaging Others Engaging everyone in the mass vaccination…
Our ‘Be Involved’ guide this year is all about our 2021 theme, Celebrating Diversity. When we talk about Celebrating Diversity, we mean it in all senses of the word - we want to start conversations about what makes us, us! Click here to see the guide! Click here to view the…
Please be aware that due to essential maintenance by our software provider to prepare the payroll system for the new tax year, iTrent will be unavailable on Friday 26th February 2021 This means that you will be unable to access the employee self service portal, and Payroll will have no…
The Welcome Back Grant is available to staff members who return to work for Creative Support, after having at least a six-month gap between resigning from their original post and taking up their new role. The new post must be for 15 hours or more per week. Unfortunately, this grant…
Slips, trips and falls are the most common cause of accidents at Creative Support. During the winter months the number of slip, trip and fall incidents increases for both service users and staff. This is due to the change in weather conditions and people spending more time indoors. The great…
As we are approaching 12 months of Covid pandemic management, we would like to launch a one-off special Achieve Q award for our office-based staff and departments. Exceptional commitment to work and individual achievements will be recognised, our office-based staff and departments have contributed as keyworkers in essential roles throughout…
We have over 90 Registered Managers working to achieve great outcomes within the regulatory standards set by CQC, in over 105 locations across the country. This is a one-off special award for those Registered Managers. Nominations are welcome from staff, service users and stakeholders of these Registered Services. These awards…
They say a photo tells a thousand words...so what would your photo of the year say? As 2020 draws to and end, let us introduce you to the grand finale of our Photography Competition awards! We would like to see the photos you have taken over this challenging year that portray the resilience, innovation…
