International Nurses Day – the strengthened solidarity and camaraderie shown amongst nurses following the COVID-19 pandemic Amidst the gloom being cast by the coronavirus crisis, gleams of positivity are emerging. One of the brightest is the renewed sense...
Staff at a Fenland care home complex have been praised as “incredible” by bosses as they continue the fight to keep the coronavirus at bay. Aliyyah-Begum Nasser, Director at Askham Village Community in Doddington, cannot speak highly enough of the...
The mental health of 81% of care staff in the UK has been affected by their work environment, according to the National Association of Care and Support Workers; a high percentage that inevitably impacts on staff recruitment, retention, and work quality. For us...
I look around… Schools are closing, offices are shutting, events are cancelled, flights are being grounded, countries in lockdown, international borders restricted… But Askham is still open. We are still caring. We talk, we take vital signs, we interact....
