adult social care

View article Free virtual workshops on offer this National Safeguarding Adults Week

Free virtual workshops on offer this National Safeguarding Adults Week

18th November 2022

East Riding and Hull Safeguarding Adults Boards are joining forces with the Ann Craft Trust this National Safeguarding Adults Week (NSAW) to raise awareness of important safeguarding issues. They want to help more people and organisations feel confident in recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and reporting safeguarding concerns. NSAW is a week where […]

View article Lift up your everyday this Occupational Therapy Week

Lift up your everyday this Occupational Therapy Week

11th November 2022

Hull City Council is shining a spotlight on a rewarding career in Occupational Therapy for this Occupational Therapy Week. Occupational Therapy Week is a national awareness campaign designed to celebrate and raise awareness of occupational therapy work and giving people the knowledge to make changes that will have a positive impact on their lives. Occupational […]

View article New supported living service opens in Hull

New supported living service opens in Hull

17th October 2022

A new 14 single occupancy Supported Living service at Sutton House in Hull opened last month, which has been adapted to suits the needs of the people who live there. Working in partnership with Warwick Investments (property developer) and Priory Group (care provider), this great design has seen a historic listed building being reformed into […]

View article Hull student social worker shortlisted for top national award

Hull student social worker shortlisted for top national award

4th October 2022

A student Social Worker from Hull has been shortlisted for a prestigious award in recognition of their extraordinary practice. Denford Duri, Student Social Worker at the University of Hull, has been selected as a finalist for Student Social Worker of the Year in the annual Social Worker of the Year Awards. He was jointly nominated […]

View article Celebrating five years of Extra Care in Hull

Celebrating five years of Extra Care in Hull

29th September 2022

Last month, Hull City Council, Riverside and the residents at Redwood Glades, Cecil Gardens and Harrison Park celebrated five years of Extra Care in Hull. There are 316 extra care apartments at the above three locations across the city which have been built to provide an environment where vulnerable adults over the age of 18 […]

View article Celebrating National Approved Mental Health Professional Day

Celebrating National Approved Mental Health Professional Day

29th June 2022

Today is National Approved Mental Health Professional Day (AMHP), a day to raise awareness of the AMHP role across our communities in Hull. AMHPs are mental health professionals who carry out duties under the Mental Health Act, which include coordinating assessments and admissions to hospital. These roles include social workers, nurses, occupational therapists or psychologists. […]

View article Hull City Council celebrating Shared Lives Carers

Hull City Council celebrating Shared Lives Carers

15th June 2022

This week, we are pleased to be joining in the celebrations of Shared Lives Week (Monday 13 – Friday 17 June 2022), recognising the fantastic work of Shared Lives carers in Hull. A shared lives carer supports adults with additional needs to support them to live a full and independent lifestyle in their own family […]

View article Hull City Hall lights up gold for Autism Acceptance Week

Hull City Hall lights up gold for Autism Acceptance Week

30th March 2022

It’s Autism Acceptance Week this week and Hull City Council are lighting up City Hall gold in support from 1st to 3rd April. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition that affects how a person communicates with and relates to other people. It also affects how a person makes sense of the world around […]

View article Hull City Council appoints Director of Adult Social Care

Hull City Council appoints Director of Adult Social Care

29th March 2022

Hull City Council has appointed Tracy Meyerhoff as its Director of Adult Social Care. Tracy previously served as Interim Director of Adult Social Care and has now been appointed to take on the role on a permanent basis. Tracy first began working for the council in June 1993 and throughout that time worked in and […]

View article Local social care to receive pay uplift ahead of government plans

Local social care to receive pay uplift ahead of government plans

23rd February 2022

NHS Hull CCG and the Humber Coast and Vale Integrated Care System (ICS) have agreed to fund the National Living Wage (NLW) increase of all staff working in regulated social care four months earlier than planned by the national government. In October 2021, the government announced that the NLW would increase from £8.91 to £9.50 […]