Finalists for the Great East of England Care Awards Announced
28 September 2010
Tuesday 28th September saw a multitude of finalists gather attend the judging day for the Great East of England Care Awards.
The search to find the winners of this year’s Great East of England Care Awards is almost complete. Entries have been invited from categories representing all areas of the social care sector from throughout the East of England. Finalists were invited to attend a judging day at the Hilton Hotel in Cambridge where they were interviewed by a panel of judges representing all areas of the social care sector.
The awards sponsored by HET Software take place at the splendid Imperial War Museum in Duxford, where the winners will be announced. The evening will consist of a champagne reception, a superb gourmet dinner followed by the awards presentation with Steve Walls, one of the UK’s leading compares, and dancing into the night.
Finalists at the judging day represented all areas of East of England region. From local private care providers, residential and nursing homes and local authority adult social care departments – one thing they all had in common was they epitomised the unsung heroes of the region. Without such people quality care for the vulnerable and elderly members of our community would fail.
The Great East of England Care Awards are part of a series of regional Great British Care Awards. The winners from all the regional awards will then be invited to attend the National Events for either Home Care or Care Homes sectors at the prestigious East of England’s Royal Courts of Justice in May and June 2011.
The Great British Care Awards are a celebration of excellence across the care sector. The purpose of the awards is to promote best practice within both home care and care homes sectors, and pay tribute to those individuals who have demonstrated outstanding excellence within their field of work.
There are a total of around eighteen awards categories available for nomination, which represent all areas of the care sector, whether it be older people or specialist services, residential or home care. From frontline staff such as care workers and care managers to people who have made an impact in other ways such as training, specialist care and innovation.
The awards have received support from across the social care sector, including the Adult Directors of Social Services (ADASS), Department of Health, Ceretas, the English Community Care Association (ECCA), the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and Skills for Care.
The awards support Maggies and the Care Professionals Benevolent Fund (CPBF.) Maggies has centres throughout the UK which provide support for people suffering from Cancer. The CBPF is the registered charity for the Care Sector which supports current, former and retired care professionals, by providing assistance to relieve financial hardship or sickness.
Lisa Carr, a Director of the Great British Care Awards and one of the judges on the day said,
“We were truly heartened to receive such an overwhelming response to the inaugural Great East of England Care Awards. The awards offer a unique opportunity to celebrate the successes of individuals, teams and businesses throughout the UK - people who really do make a positive impact on people’s lives. The quality of the finalists was extremely high and it was humbly to meet so many local champions. The awards will really help to raise the profile of social care in the East of England and we are looking forward to what promises to be a superb awards evening.”
Finalists for the Great East of England Care Awards are:
The Care Employer Award
Ultimate Care UK Ltd
Kingswood Care Services
Peterborough Care Ltd
Primary Care UK
The Care Home Worker Award
Susan Ann Cox – Southern Cross
Pam Froude Four Seasons Healthcare
Shani Herman – Bupa
Sarah Mott, Kingswood Care Services
The Home Care Worker Award
Heather Ison – Carewatch
Sharon Dixon – Anglia Case Management
David Bullock – Medico Nursing & Homecare
Clare Eade – Westminster Homecare
Doreen Fountain - Goldsborough
The Care Home Registered Manager Award
Catheyrn Weed – Southern Cross
Christine Chaplin – Outlook Care
Jackie Wright – Raveedha Care Ltd
The Home Care Registered Manager Award
Jorge Sacramento - Surecare
Nicola Rowland - Ultimate Care UK Ltd
Jo Ardrey - Westminster Homecare
Jane Sewell - Housing 21
Rachel Wheatley - Home Choice Care Ltd
The Care Newcomer Award
Zara Hardwick – Housing 21
Kerry Wilson – Quantium Care
Andrew Taylor – Crossroads Care
Carol Guy – Brooklands Home Care
Paul Saunders – Carewatch
The Nutrition & Hydration Award
Jason Parker – Care Home Service
Bev Dinsdale – All Hallows Healthcare Trust
Carole Lincoln – Four Seasons Healthcare
The Dignity in Care Award
Debbie Riches – Carewatch
Nelson Sibanda – Sure Care
Trina Braddick – Westminster Homecare
Jean Allen – Home Instead Senior Care
The Dementia Carer Award
Sally Henwood - Medico Nursing & Homecare
Lynn Edwards – MHA
Maureen Hudson - Bramley Court Care Home
The Care Team Award
Lyn Gear, Natasha Schneider, Angela Golshan & Garry Goodfellow - Premier Children's Services
Betty Lewis, Claire Driver & Shirley McCabe - Leonard Cheshire Disability
Rosina Wells, Carole Lincoln & Pam Froude - Carlton House Care Team, Four Seasons Healthcare
Marsha Tuffin & Sally Smith - The Care Team, Abbeyfield Society
Tony Lee, Louise Garrett & Jane Ahearne - Service Placement Team, Essex County Council
Jane Reed, Sam Gray & Emma Wright - Carewatch
The Care Trainer Award
Lorraine Ellames & Kieun Kwon – Runwood Homes
Monica Barthelemy – Crossroads Care
Judith Lahani – Sure Care
Helen Arney – Kingswood Care Services
The Care Innovator Award
Fred Bartholomew – Essex County Council
Steve Knight - – Essex County Council
The Putting People First Award
Kirk Wells - PALS Ltd
Home Instead Senior Care
Collette Wilson – Essex County Council
To book your table at the Great East of England Care Awards call 0115 959 6130 or email info@care-awards.co.uk
Places are limited so please book early to avoid disappointment.
Lets celebrate social care and help it get the recognition it deserves
For more information on The Great British Care Awards please visit our web site at www.care-awards.co.uk
