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It’s hard to believe that I have been in post as manager at
CareShare now since January. The time has flown by but I am
really enjoying the new role and have settled in well. This has
been made easier by having such a wonderful team of staff who have
been very welcoming and supportive.
It has been a pleasure to meet some of you for whom I have been
out to do a visit, either for a review or to observe our staff at
work. The visits have given me a real insight as to the needs of
people we support and how important CareShare is to carers. I aim
to get out to meet as many of you as time will allow.
Charges
You may or may not be aware that CareShare will continue to
receive funding from Gloucestershire County Council for another
year – phew! However, from September 2011 we are being asked to
re-tender for a new contract for 2012, which of course we hope to
win in order to continue to be able to provide a “free service”.
Since starting here, one thing that has become very apparent is
that demand exceeds supply and unfortunately the funding from our
County Council contract is not infinite/enough to support
everyone. In order that we respond to local demand, CareShare is
now expanding its services to offer a charged service. The
charged service is for those who may still be on our waiting or to
those who are currently receiving the free service but may wish to
purchase extra hours, in addition to those already funded,
either on a regular basis or as and when needed. This may also
include weekends or overnights.
If you are interested in the charged service or would like more
information then please do contact the office.
Mileage
In response to the recent fuel increases we have now increased our
mileage charge for any trips made by the Carer/Support Worker
whilst on visits from 40p per mile to 45p per mile. I do hope you
understand our reasoning behind this increase.
Staff
I am delighted to inform you that Catherine Hattersley, our Senior
CSW, has now completed her NVQ level 3 award in Health & Social
Care!
All staff recently attended a training update on Safeguarding
Adults with the County Council and are also now booked on a
medication training course in July.
The training is provided by accredited external training agencies
and you can be sure
you are in safe hands with CareShare!
Fundraising
We continue our efforts with fundraising. I would like to
personally thank all those who send donations to CareShare. All
donations make a huge difference and help us to continue to
provide services.
We are currently investigating an application to the Barnwood
Trust for possible funds but it will be some time before this
application is ready for submission.
You will notice I have included a CareShare Lottery application
form. If you already support our lottery then you may know a
family member or friend who would like to join.
As part of Carer’s Week we are holding:
A Strawberry Tea Party
on
Friday 17th June 2011 2.00
– 4.30
To be held at The Ashcroft Centre, Ashcroft Road,
Cirencester
Please do
come along if you can.
We will
also be at The Roadshow in Fairford at the Community Centre
on Wednesday 15th June if you want to pop along and say
hello between from 11.00am though to 3pm
You may have ideas or suggestions for fund raising. Please tell
us. You may feel you could join in with events or help with raffle
prizes for some of the future fund raising we are planning. There
is no obligation and we will not mind at all if you do not feel
you can do so.
Helen Baker
Manager
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