In 2019, Surrey Choices committed to being a Mindful Employer. Surrey Choices are creating a supportive and open culture for employees where everyone is able to talk about mental health confidently, and aspire to appropriately support the mental wellbeing of all staff. We sat down with Laura, an Activity Facilitator told us about her experience…
Christmas has come early this year for our team at Short Breaks Banstead! In their latest inspection from the Care Quality Commission in October 2019, we are delighted that the team have received a ‘Good’ rating. Short Breaks Banstead provide respite for those with care and support needs, working with families to create a personalised…
Matt Labbett was awarded an Active Surrey Award in the Reigate and Banstead Sports Awards 2019 for the Inclusive Sport Award Category. Matt has made a significant impact on disability sport in Reigate and Banstead. Matt has completely changed the lives of disabled people through his commitment, determination and perseverance to the people that he…
Each year Surrey Care Association hold the Surrey Care Awards to celebrate and recognise exceptional individuals and teams who have contributed towards the care workforce across Surrey. We are delighted to announce that Carers from our Shared Lives Scheme have been shortlisted as exceptional finalists as well as someone who our EmployAbility team have supported…
Surrey Choices has recently launched their new 6 monthly newsletter, where you can find out all about what is happening around Surrey Choices and the exciting things ahead for the people they support, colleagues, parents and Carers, and the public! Easy Read Surrey Choices News – Issue 1 – November 2019 To view in full…
Disabled people come together for a bowling competition to raise funds for The Fountain Centre. On Tuesday 12 November the Surrey Choices Farnham Community Group held a bowling tournament in aid of their Local Charity of The Year, The Fountain Centre. The Fountain Centre is a charity for cancer patients, their families and Carers located in the…
In July this year, students from Cordwalles Junior School worked in collaboration with Surrey Choices Rhythmic Collision Dance Company to perform Rhythm of Life, an annual dance show which this year celebrated friendship and inclusion. Cavan has participated in Rhythm of Life for two years at her former school, Cordwalles Junior School. She has now…
Surrey Choices has recently signed the Mindful Employer Charter to take lead in supporting the mental wellbeing of their employees. What is Mindful Employer? Mindful Employer is a country wide initiative run by Devon Partnership NHS Trust. The initiative provides employers with workplace mental health training, information and advice with the main goal of helping…
This year, the annual British Association for Supported Employment (BASE) Conference was held in Manchester from Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 November. Some of our colleagues attended and a very special award was highly commended by our colleague Martin Woodward, EmployAbility Team Administrator. Although Martin was not at the event, he was highly commended the…
This month, we sat down with Jill, our Senior Operations Manager here at Surrey Choices. In September, Jill celebrated 40 years of working in social care! When did you start working in Adult Social Care? After leaving school, I attended a pre-nursing course at Guildford College and had a placement at the age of 17…
