We are still providing the same excellent quality Care & Support all over Cornwall but our office has moved from it’s home of 11 years in Roche to open our new admin & training facility in Redruth.

As part of our ambitious development programme for 2024 and 2025, we have moved into a fabulous new office facility within Duchy Business Centre on Wilson Way, Redruth.
We will be providing specialist Health & Social Care training  and a calendar full of training opportunities for Care providers and other industry seeking first class First aid training amongst many other disciplines.
All training will be delivered by True Blue Training Solutions who deliver market leading training from experts by experience.

Carers Break will be releasing training dates soon and a really exciting development in the Autumn – Watch this space!

Carers Break have been intrinsically involved in this fantastic and exciting 3 month initiative from drawing board to delivery.

Working with the Proud to Care team and other providers of care, we are helping to staff the Triage helpline (01872 229977) where you can glean a mass of information about the variety and detail of roles available in Health and Social Care in the Duchy. We have provided a VLOG from Abi on a typical day in her life at work and 3 of us have appeared on Chaos TV to talk about what Carers Break provide to families across the County including how and why we provide the level of care we deliver and what its like to work in our sector. Abi sums it up just nicely…

Carers Break, has donated £3000 to Merlin MS Centre after a recommendation from a member of staff.

Every year Carers Break, based at Roche, donates money from their Community Chest to a local cause as an expression of their Social value.

Longstanding employee and night support worker, Claire Le Bailly put forward Merlin MS Centre at Hewas Water after both her and her husband Chris benefitted from the Centreâ€s Oxygen Therapy department.

In August this year Claire developed a severe inner ear infection which caused her to collapse and break her leg in three places. After surgery and much to Claireâ€s surprise her GP suggested she could be off work for as long as six months.

Oxygen Therapy has long been used as a treatment to aid recovery for a variety of acute injuries including fractures, strains and tears. Although the chambers housed at Merlin MS Centre were first installed to help reduce the symptoms relating to Multiple Sclerosis, the department now receives a high number of clients with non-neurological conditions. Claireâ€s husband Chris had been using the pressurised barochambers since May to help aid recovery after his hip replacement.

Claire said; “I was shocked when the doctors suggested I could be off work for up to six months. I knew Chris had found oxygen therapy helpful so I booked to see the Centreâ€s Clinical Lead, Melissa King who said I could start oxygen as soon as the cast was off. She also gave me some exercises I could do at home. Initially I was having 2-3 sessions a week, I would have come every day but it was a bit of a struggle when I was using a wheelchair. Now I am only using a stick I come four times a week.

“The Centre is incredible, until Oxygen Therapy was recommended to Chris by a friend. I was unaware the Centre can support people with conditions other than MS. I have bumped into old school friends and neighbours and had the most wonderful support from the staff and volunteers.  I have seen how much of a lifeline this place is for people whose condition means they are not going to get better, it has made a huge impact on me which is why I wanted to put the charity forward to benefit from this donation.”

Reuben Jenkins, one of Carers Breakâ€s two founding Directors, said; â€œWe are delighted to present Merlin MS Centre with this financial gift with full confidence that it will be used to sustain the vital services offered by this wonderful centre.”

If you would like to find out more about Oxygen Therapy please contact the Centre on 01726 885530.

http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/moments-cafe-dementia-hub/

http://www.ghp-magazine.com/2017-carers-break-community-interest-company

GHP Announces Winners of the 2017 Social Care Awards

United Kingdom, January 2017 – GHP has announced the winners of the 2017 Social Care Awards.

The 2017 Social Care Awards have been designed to give recognition to the individuals, teams and companies responsible for showing the highest level of care, compassion and courage in one of the most important, yet challenging, industries.

GHP is rewarding outstanding service and innovation within the field of social care to celebrate the industryâ€s finest and bravest. It recognises those who selflessly and generously donate their time and effort to look after others, without ever asking for recognition or commendation. We need your votes to reward these generous individuals and show them how much their diligence and enthusiasm is appreciated.

Speaking about the awards, Coordinator Eleanor Homes commented: “In social care the need for excellence in care is ever more pressing, and as such it has been a real honour to be able to showcase the hard work and dedication of every one of our award winners. I would like to wish them the best of luck going forward and hope they stay in touch.”

GHP prides itself on the validity of its awards and winners. The awards are given solely on merit and are awarded to commend those most deserving for their ingenuity and hard work, distinguishing them from their competitors and proving them worthy of recognition.

To learn more about our award winners and to gain insight into the working practices of the “best of the best” in the health and pharma industries, please visit our website (http://www.ghp-magazine.com/) where you can access the winners supplement.