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Dealing with change and uncertainty during a pandemic
February 23, 2021
Change and uncertainty can cause unease at the best of times, but the disruptions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic can lead us to worry about different aspects of our life a lot more than we usually would.It’s easy to get caught up in these worries and a spiral of “what ifs” – worrying about ou...
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Why it pays to work with an agency
July 07, 2020
Whilst lockdown measures are beginning to ease, we are still in the midst of the worst healthcare crisis of our time. Before the COVID-19 crisis, there were already approximately 120,000 vacancies for care home roles across the UK. With many care homes affected by staff absences of up to 25% due ...
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Times are changing, so are we.
April 30, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of how we work. Every business across the UK has had to adapt to meet demand. For some high street shops that has meant moving online; restaurants that didn’t offer takeaway services have now found themselves on delivery apps – and the same goe...
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Looking after your mental health and wellbeing during a pandemic
April 06, 2020
Government guidelines are telling us to stay at home and only go outside for food, health reasons or essential work, and to stay two metres away from other people whilst out. Our business of delivering care to vulnerable people is classed as essential work. By continuing to provide vital services...
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To all our wonderful Carers, Nurses and Support Workers
April 02, 2020
As Key Workers at such a challenging time, I want to Thank You on behalf of Nurseplus, our Branch staff and most importantly on behalf of all the vulnerable and elderly people across the UK that you care for. They and their extended families and friends could not ask for a more dedicated, commit...
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Autism and social distancing
March 31, 2020
This week is Autism week. It raises awareness of how we as a society can better understand and support autistic people and acknowledge that we are all different – and this is even more important during the current COVID-19 outbreak. The coronavirus outbreak is having an impact on everybody’s life...
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