Tag Archives: Proud to Care Devon

Council leader and Chair holding the gold award

Gold for ‘green’ #WeAreDevon County Show marquee

Waste from the equivalent of more than 2,000 single use plastic water bottles was saved in just three days, in this year’s county show gold award-winning #WeAreDevon marquee

Posted on: 21 May 2019 | Posted in: Community
Domiciliary Care Worker, Phoebe, walking arm in arm with an older lady, along the sea front.

School and college leavers encouraged to earn while they learn

While universities remain a popular destination for school and college leavers before embarking on the working world, more young people are seeing just as attractive the opportunity to gain professional qualifications while on the job.

Posted on: 11 March 2019 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing
Picture of an elderly lady at home receiving care and support. The lady is in the kitchen and her care worker is stood with her as they prepare a meal.

Stark warning leads to call for more home care workers across Devon

As the Government announces measures to reduce the impact of additional winter pressures on critical front line health services, local Councils are taking steps to prevent people from going to hospital with preventable complaints or to help them return home as quickly as possible after treatment.

Posted on: 16 October 2018 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing

Care job vacancies rise to 110,000

The Department of Health and Social Care this week announced that it’s going to run a recruitment campaign to help employers attract people with the right values into social care.

Posted on: 27 September 2018 | Posted in: Health and Wellbeing