Latest news from around the group:
Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
It’s Mental Health Awareness week from 9–15 May (mentalhealth.org.uk/campaigns/mentalhealth-awareness-week) and we talk to Louise Makin, Head of Internal Communications & Engagement to hear about her experiences of
Stress Awareness Month 2022 – What actually is stress?
Stress Awareness Month is used to raise awareness and challenge the common themes associated with stress. Last year, we focused on how stress can affect us in
Meet our Managers: Frank Cahill at Oswald House and Whalley Road
Back in August 2021, we welcomed the Pathways Northwest services to Active Care Group. The three services are no longer referred to as ‘Pathways’ but have retained
Gunnersbury Avenue and Thornton Avenue receive ‘Good’ and ‘Outstanding’ Headway reaccreditation!
We are proud to announce that both Gunnersbury Avenue and Thornton Avenue have been reaccredited by the approved provider scheme, Headway, with an overall ‘Good’ rating, awarded ‘Good’ in five domains
Active Care Group Appoint New Clinical Leads
Active Care Group, which provides complex care services for children, young people and adults, has appointed clinical leads across mental health, neurological conditions, autism and
Financial tips to survive the January Blues
It’s that time of year we all dread again, checking our bank balance after a heavy, yet fun-filled Christmas packed with festive parties, buying presents
Coping with Mental Health at Christmas
Widely celebrated as ‘the most wonderful time of the year’, for some of us Christmas can certainly feel like the hardest time of the year.
UK Disability History Month
UK Disability History Month 2021 takes place from 18th November until 18th December, with the joint themes of Disability, Sex and Relationships and Disability and Hidden Impairments. At Active Care Group, we are inspired by
Is being a Support Worker right for you? Everything you need to know
At Active Care Group, we recognise that entering a career in care can be a little overwhelming, especially with the endless amounts of career pathways
Black History Month 2021: Stacey’s Story
For Black History Month 2021, we want to give black people in healthcare a platform to share individual stories on their background, racial disparities in
Black History Month 2021: Wiz’s Story
For Black History Month 2021, we want to give black people in healthcare a platform to share individual stories on their background, racial disparities in
Is the ‘worst cold ever’ going around?
You may have heard from friends, colleagues or through social media that people are coming down with the ‘worst cold ever’ or have even been
Black History Month 2021: Joyce’s Story
For Black History Month 2021, we want to give black people in healthcare a platform to share individual stories on their background, racial disparities in
Why should I become a healthcare assistant?
Whether you’re looking for a career change or are leaving college or school and thinking about a future in health and social care, there are
Frontline Leader Award Nominee: Beth Wilkinson
We recently chatted with Beth Wilkinson, our Deputy Manager based at neurological rehab service The Laurel’s, all about her career with Active Care Group. We are
#WeThe15: A movement for an inclusive world
Persons with disabilities are 15% of our world. They are part of human diversity. WeThe15 aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to
The risk of brain injury in football and other sports
With the sudden surge of high impact sport overtaking our lives and television screens throughout the EURO Championships 2020, and now most recently the end
Christchurch Group’s Service Evaluation Report
Christchurch Group’s Clinical Psychologist Inge Elliott has written the below piece on the service evaluation implemented across all 4 neuro-rehab units in the Northampton area
How did we find RehaCom? – Active Care Group’s story
Dr Jyoti Evans, our Principal Clinical Psychologist at Hunters Moor, sourced RehaCom independently after exploring the possibility of cognitive remediation software as an ultra-modern alternative
COVID-19: Neuro side effects and how we can help
As more research is published on how COVID-19 can affect the body, it has become clear that this perplexing respiratory illness can have several effects
RehaCom: The future for cognitive rehabilitation
Healthcare as we know it continues to advance to new heights and revelations daily, as a complex care provider we have acknowledged our duty to
