I know that trust is what underpins and maintains our culture as an organisation, as colleagues working together as One Team in ubu, and as individuals. Together we strive to deliver genuine care and meaningful support to the vulnerable people we serve who otherwise find themselves relegated to the margins of our society. Following the…
It was recently World Friendship Day and with it was a message to just take a moment to reconnect with those around you, giving yourself a little break from the hustle and bustle of life. But did you know reconnecting with that old friend could have had a bigger impact than you ever thought possible?…
Getting fit When we think about getting fit it’s very easy to just think about physical weight or health, but what about mental health? Getting healthy isn’t just all about the way our body’s look it’s also about how the cogs in our head are turning. Below are some stories from people supported by ubu…
Waiting for the green man before your cross the road, watching where you walk, keeping electrics away from water. These are just some of the things that keep us safe in our daily lives and although these examples may seem like common sense to some, they can be extremely difficult skills for others to learn….
Life is a beautiful thing that everyone gets to enjoy and as each year goes by we create more and more memories of times with loved ones, special events, personal achievements and a plethora of other things that make our experiences in life unique to us. Here are some stories from the people supported by…
Yet another BBC Panorama team went undercover inside a so-called hospital, (“Whorlton Hall”) for vulnerable adults revealing patients being mocked, taunted and intimidated by abusive hospital staff. Somerset Council have also put their head above the parapet and joined many of us by taking the “Leap of faith” and calling for political action. Invest in…
Individuality is the ability to be yourself and model your future around the things that matter to you. It’s a fantastic thing that means no two people are alike and disability is a trait that can help to create it. Everyone should have the opportunity to be themselves whether that be independently or with a…
This week, following the shocking investigation by the Panorama programme into a specialist hospital in County Durham for adults with learning difficulties and autism I read comments made by Barry Stanley-Wilkinson, a former Care Quality Commission (CQC) Inspector. “I am disgusted watching this hospital abuse programme! Three years ago when I worked for CQC I…
Dear Dorothy, I feel compelled to write to say two things; Firstly I want to say how proud I am to work for ubu and thank you. Thank you for pushing us to do our best and to be the best at what we do. I am so proud of the way we support the…
When the Winterbourne View scandal was revealed over 8 years ago, we were told it would never happen again. But it has and it will continue. The undercover investigation by the BBC ‘Panorama’ programme shown this week, confirms our very worst fears about the safety of defenseless and vulnerable people incarcerated in hospitals and similar…
What a world it would be if everything went according to plan, that there were no obstacles in our way and we all had the ability to do as we please but in reality that just isn’t the case. Many of us have to find new approaches and methods of dealing with the barriers we…
In 1979 Joe Jackson released a song which was a minor ‘hit’ in the UK “It’s different for girls”. It was a sentiment that resonated with many women. Interviewed in 2012, Joe Jackson said “It was something that I heard somewhere that struck me as a cliché. The sort of thing that someone might say….