Funding boost for Age UK Bury
Bury Council has agreed to extend the funding it gives the Age UK Bury Befriending Service for a further six months.
Bury Council has agreed to extend the funding it gives the Age UK Bury Befriending Service for a further six months.
Social workers in Bury who support children, young people and adults are to mark World Social Work Day tomorrow with personal and team commitments to “leave no-one behind”.
The manager of a Bury nursing home has received a prestigious award for his “brave and heroic leadership” during the coronavirus pandemic.
Hundreds of hospital visits have been avoided during the coronavirus pandemic thanks to the CareLink Service and Support at Home staff.
Thousands of the lowest-paid social care and other workers are to get a pay rise, most of them employed in the private sector.
No cases of coronavirus have been reported in Bury’s care homes for the last 28 days, according to the latest figures.
Care providers across the borough have all won a High Sherriff Special Recognition award for their frontline heroics during the coronavirus pandemic.
This Sunday marks the 72nd birthday of the NHS – and people across the borough are being asked to come together one more time to offer thanks to key workers.
Rainbow tributes to our heroic NHS and key workers such as social carers have been installed outside Bury Town Hall for all passers-by to see.
Increased levels of testing for health and social care staff are being delivered at a town centre location in Bury, enabling much needed members of the key worker population to be tested for Covid-19 and safely return to work as quickly as possible.
Social care bosses have brought in a range of measures to ensure that the borough’s care homes can continue to look after the most needy in Bury.
Residents are being urged to apply for a range of jobs in social care to ensure there are enough staff to look after people during the coronavirus outbreak.
Local people are invited to an event to find out about changes happening to health and social care services to transform health and wellbeing in Bury.
Residents of Bury Council’s flagship housing and extra care scheme have spoken of their delight with their new homes, and how living close to other likeminded people is helping them beat isolation and loneliness.
Local people are invited to an event on Friday 5 October to find out how devolution of health and social care is making a difference in Bury and across Greater Manchester.
The needs of vulnerable people who need social care were prioritised by Bury Council when it set its budget and council tax tonight (Wed 21 Feb).
A £2 million refurbishment of a rehabilitation centre for people who need to regain their confidence and skills to manage everyday living tasks has begun.
Bury is seeking to recruit foster carers who can offer a safe, nurturing and stable home to teenagers who may have previously experienced severe neglect or trauma.
Caring families and individuals are being urged to make a real difference to a child’s life by becoming a foster carer.
An under-used bowling green and pavilion has been transformed into a community hub, cafe and training centre.
Bury Council consists of six towns, Bury, Ramsbottom, Tottington, Radcliffe, Whitefield and Prestwich. Formed in April 1974 as a result of Local Government re-organisation it was one of the ten original districts that formed the County of Greater Manchester. The Borough has an area of 9,919 hectares (24,511 acres) and serves a population of 187,500.