Parkhaven’s Christmas blog
As the year end approaches it is often a time of reflection and review. Social care has been in the news a lot over the past 12 months whether as a consequence of discussions about new ways of funding such services or because of the burgeoning numbers and interest in dementia care. The Trust approaches the New Year with great hope and optimism tinged with some anxiety about the consequences of forthcoming stringent financial times.
I have three hopes for the coming year. Firstly that social care services will receive adequate funding which enables charities like Parkhaven to provide excellent services to all; not just those with the ability to pay. Secondly that we are able to recruit the right calibre of staff; this is crucial to the delivery of high quality services and is of course dependent at least in part on the first hope, adequate funds, in order that staff can be paid reasonable wages which value their important contribution. Finally I hope that as an organisation we continue to be bold, innovative and sensitive and responsive to what the individual who uses the service really wants and needs. This should result in an array of bespoke services being provided so that they truly are personal.
As the year end approaches it is often a time of reflection and review. Social care has been in the news a lot over the past 12 months whether as a consequence of discussions about new ways of funding such services or because of the burgeoning numbers and interest in dementia care. The Trust approaches the New Year with great hope and optimism tinged with some anxiety about the consequences of forthcoming stringent financial times.
I have three hopes for the coming year. Firstly that social care services will receive adequate funding which enables charities like Parkhaven to provide excellent services to all; not just those with the ability to pay. Secondly that we are able to recruit the right calibre of staff; this is crucial to the delivery of high quality services and is of course dependent at least in part on the first hope, adequate funds, in order that staff can be paid reasonable wages which value their important contribution. Finally I hope that as an organisation we continue to be bold, innovative and sensitive and responsive to what the individual who uses the service really wants and needs. This should result in an array of bespoke services being provided so that they truly are personal.
I look forward to reporting on these developments in the coming year.
Happy Christmas to you all.
Hilary Rowland
Chief executive
21.12.09
Happy Christmas to you all.
Hilary Rowland
Chief executive
21.12.09
