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Oakley looking after his newly born brother

One Woman…. It’s amazing how quickly one is able to acclimatize with the right frame of mind and a regular routine. Obviously, to be of any value, the routine needs to consist of regular exercise, chats with family and friends, now possible through zoom or WhatsApp, an occupation, something to laugh about each day (Michael…

Lockdown, a crisis of any kind, nor inexperience gives anyone the excuse to compromise either respect nor a sense of worth in the care and support owed to those we serve. When supporting anyone, all health and care workers must be competent in the job they hold from the outset. The fact that they have…

Friends I have loved and lost, friends I have lost, friends I have loved, lost and found again, this friendship thing goes on forever! My friends are people I talk too, I desire to be with them, I can depend on them and I enjoy them. I know a lot of people and a lot…

How do you know if community presence has ever been achieved let alone appreciated by the very same community? Well Elland Road in Leeds Know. Not only have domino Pizza been delivering free pizza for the people we support at Elland Road the local community has rallied round to say a very big “THANK YOU”…

My name is Aimee, I am 15 years old & live with my Mum Amanda. She has run her own business for 17 years working lots of hours which means we don’t always spend as much time together that we’d like. Since March, her business has closed & she started to work with ubu to…

I have worked with UBU for only a short time assisting with recruitment & any other tasks that need completing. In these strange unprecedented times, my business was put into lockdown & I needed to keep myself busy, most importantly, I wanted to make a difference. I have always admired the work UBU does in…

It’s a verb 1. make or become different. 2. an act or process through which something becomes different. When asked to create a narrative that fit the bill in relation to my own sunny disposition, I had to think of just what the last ten years has done for me and in turn what I…

On March 25th 2020 the world went into Lock-down due to the deadly Corona Virus. The lock down was a slow process where we work. We listened to the advice that was given which gradually changed, and in a way the people we serve were to a degree eased into the Lock-down. One gentleman we…

I normally work at the Hub but for the last 8 weeks I have been working from home. Last year we all worked from home for a week during the UCI event in Harrogate. This prepared us for having the technical means to work effectively and only lasted for one week. Now we are entering…

Our focus During Covid-19 is not nursing the dying, but saving lives for living I know many in our field of social care work have found it so difficult during this dreadful pandemic to cope with being unnoticed. Yet again social care in the community has been put at the bottom of the pile and…

Here is a selection of free resources to support people through the coronavirus pandemic Good Days and Bad Days During Lockdown Download Beating the Virus Download Jack Plans Ahead for Coronavirus Download When Someone Dies from Coronavirus Download When it’s not safe to stay at home Download