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One of the best advantages of being an agency Nurse with New Directions Health & Social Care is the opportunity to work with Sam Marriott, an industry-specific specialist with a passion for helping you to make the most out of your career. Sam is always on hand to offer advice and guidance, using the insight and expertise she’s gained over the past six years of working in Nursing training and recruitment. Read our Q&A with Sam and learn about her role to see how she can support yours… Tell us about your role. …
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 at 5:04 pm.
As you’ll be aware, the UK left the EU in January 2021 and as a result free movement ended for EU/EEA Nationals who plan, or wish to continue, to live and work in the UK. If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply for FREE to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living and working in the UK, however you must apply before the 30th June 2021. Find out more and start your application today. Already applied and…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Thursday, May 6th, 2021 at 12:06 pm.
Last week a group of us from the Social Care and Marketing teams joined around fifty other people to take part in the ‘Sleep Out 2018’ organised by 1625 Independent People. The charity supports young people aged between 16 – 25 who are either at risk of becoming homeless or are homeless already. The aim of ‘Sleep Out 2018’ was to provide us with a small introduction into what it would be like to be…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 at 3:34 pm.
“World Mental Health Day is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma. It was first celebrated in 1992 at the initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health, a global mental health organisation with members and contacts in more than 150 countries.” People often get confused between Mental Health and Mental Illness. “Mental Illness, also called a mental or psychiatric disorder, is a behavioural or mental pattern that causes…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Wednesday, October 10th, 2018 at 1:44 pm.
The Gloucestershire police has recently teamed up with the Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) to raise awareness against domestic abuse. GDASS offers a range of bespoke support packages which help victims to live safely and move on from abuse. The packages are tailored to each victim and their individual needs. On the 18th June, GloucestershireLive published a story on the correlation between people watching football and domestic cases reported. Their findings show that when…
Posted in Bristol News on Thursday, July 5th, 2018 at 3:18 pm.
Ok in line with Mental Health Awareness week I decided to focus on a topic which is close to my heart, I am a mum to an impressionable 14-year-old boy which is extremely fun… sometimes…ok now and again… ok occasionally when he reverts to be a friendly individual! This 14 year has all the techy gadgets that are the norm with teenagers these days an iPhone, iPad etc, although I will add I am not…
Posted in Bristol News on Thursday, May 17th, 2018 at 12:22 pm.
I wanted to write this blog about Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) as it strikes a personal chord with me. As I get older I seem to be more self-conscious and less happy with the way I look; this may have something to do with the fact that my once slender size 8 figure has turned somewhat curvier over the years to a full size 12 and as much as I try to blame the clothes…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Monday, April 23rd, 2018 at 10:58 am.
Every year since 1992 April has been Stress Awareness Month. Every year experts aim to increase public awareness about stress. This includes highlighting the causes of stress, the negative effects stress can have on the mind and body and how to relieve stress. Most people will experience stress at some point in their life, but constant or extreme stress is bad for both your mental and physical health. Stress can be caused from a number…
Posted in Bristol News on Tuesday, April 17th, 2018 at 9:26 am.
There are an estimated 11 million people in the UK who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Every country has its own sign language. Here in the UK most people use British Sign Language (BSL) which is not simply the English language with hand signs, it has its own grammar and sentence construction. So, whist we would say “what is your name?” in BSL it would be signed “Your name, what?” Deafness is the third…
Posted in Bristol News, Cardiff News, News & Events, Swansea News on Tuesday, April 10th, 2018 at 2:27 pm.
The very topical issue of healthy eating was my first consideration when I was approached about writing a blog for our website. As a self-confessed (and proud) healthy living enthusiast I decided to investigate the bigger picture; and what I discovered shocked me to the core. Public Health England recently published new data detailing the state of the nation’s diet: The results show some startling statistics into the nation’s health. Nearly two-thirds of adults (63%)…
Posted in Bristol News, News & Events on Tuesday, April 3rd, 2018 at 11:11 am.