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<title><![CDATA[Advantage Attend BABICM Summer conference]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[On June 10th 2010, Advantage Healthcare attended BABICM's* summer conference. This conference aimed to debate the practical implications of balancing the risks and rights of clients post MCA and consider the roles and responsibilities of case managers in safeguarding clients. This would be Advantage Healthcare's first BABICM event and announced their arrival into the Case Management arena. It was discovered by the attending team that all the speakers were passionate about their work and worked closely as a team regardless of the fact they all worked for different companies. The Advantage Healthcare stand was well visited and a number of good, quality leads were gained, one of which has materialised into a 24 hour per week case and another into package which would require two care professionals 24 hours a day. Commenting on the event, Matthew Craig, Primary Care Specialist says; &quot;It was a privilege to be able to listen in on the speakers who gave a huge insight into issues such as mental capacity.&quot; Matthew was also pleased to able to pass on positive feedback from a case manager Advantage have been working with in East Anglia. They said &quot;I have had a really positive experience with Advantage. The case has run so smoothly it's been brilliant&quot;*BABICM - The British Association of Brain Injury Case Managers Limited ]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rochdale Branch Raise Â£475 for Bury Hospice]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Rochdale branch held a charity coffee morning for Bury Hospice on Friday 7th May to raise money as they want to build a new hospice in Bury as the current one has only five beds.&nbsp;Michelle Flynn, Branch Manager for Rochdale commented: &quot;We have looked after a lot of clients that have been in the hospice, or the community hospital next door, through Bury PCT, who are our biggest client, and we wanted to give something back. Helping support the hospice would also be a great marketing opportunity as the local paper, Bury Times, have agreed to publish a piece in the paper if we forward a photo.&quot;The Rochdale branch had a homemade cake stall, tombola, raffle, name the teddy and guess the weight of the cake. The cake was decorated with the symbol of the hospice and was made by one of their carers - Barbara Bamford. The branch raised a whopping &pound;475 including a &pound;50.00 donation from their landlord!! Michelle also said: &quot;I recruited my family to help on the day including my 86 year old grandma (The one on the picture) who ran the stalls. We had clients and workers who supported us on the day.&quot;Pictured above: Left: Chelsey Reed, Snr Branch Consultant, Middle: Michelle Flynn's grandmother, Muriel Burgess, Right: Michelle Wallis, branch Consultant. ]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare Opens New Satellite Branch in Telford]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Responding to a large number of enquiries from both candidates and clients in the West Midlands area, Advantage Healthcare are pleased to announce they have opened a new satellite branch which will operate from their head office in Telford. Previous to the opening of the satellite branch, the closest branch for West Midlands residents was Birmingham; the introduction of this new branch will provide much more convenient access to people in Shropshire, Staffordshire, The West of Wolverhampton, Telford and Wrekin, and up to Stoke on Trent. Tracy Nuttall, Chief Executive of Advantage Healthcare, says &quot;Since relocating the central office operation to Telford five years ago, we have always wanted to open a branch serving the local Shropshire community. The expansion of our existing branches and the growth we have encountered recently has given us the opportunity to do so. With Rebecca and her teams experience and the extensive support from central office, we are very confident about the success of our new venture and we wish Rebecca and her team every success in their new roles&quot;Rebecca who has worked for Advantage since it's interception in 2005 and has experience in both Advantage Healthcare's recruitment and commercial sectors, will be looking to recruit carers, nurses and support workers for agency work in local care homes, hospitals and in the community. Rebecca Lance, Branch Manager for the satellite Telford branch says &quot;The opening of the new satellite branch offers greater convenience to healthcare professionals in West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire, who may be looking for a position, with this new branch increasing the flexibility offered and us looking to increase the number of job opportunities throughout the area in coming months.&quot;Anyone who wants further information on employing healthcare professionals or would like to discuss the job opportunities available throughout the area, should contact Rebecca Lance on 01952 278 394 or email telfordbm@advantagehealthcare.comImage: Phil Burrows - Operations Director, Rebecca Lance - Telford&nbsp;Branch Manager, Tracy Nuttall - Chief Executive. &nbsp;]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare Radically Improve Out of Hours Service to Clients and Agency Staff]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare has recently overhauled the delivery of its out-of-hours service by introducing a new cloud-based telephony solution from NewVoiceMedia. Using the NewVoiceMedia telephony system, ContactWorld for Salesforce, Advantage Healthcare will be able to automatically re-route calls to its Telford head office and direct them to a specific handler. By ensuring all calls are dealt with by their own experienced staff, Advantage Healthcare will be able to provide clients with a fast, personalised and overall improved service. The functionality of the NewVoiceMedia solution means that call handlers will instantly know which branch a call has originated from and the client will be able to deal with the same agent if they call back. &quot;We provided a 24/7 healthcare service to our clients, so it's particularly important that we can manage enquiries effectively outside normal office hours&quot;, explains Dawn Lee, Process Implementation Manager. &quot;Bringing this function in-house gives us greater control over a critical aspect of our service. The virtual nature of the NewVoiceMedia solution gives us the flexibility to do this at a highly afford cost. We were especially pleased with the speed by which NewVoiceMedia was able to provide this soltution&quot;]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Halifax branch achieve 3* CQC Rating]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare is pleased to announce that their Halifax branch has recently been given a 3* CQC rating for both Domiciliary and Nursing care. Commenting on the branches achievement Claire Paley, Branch Manager for the Halifax Office says: &quot;This is recognition for the hard work off all branch staff and workers whose contribution has been invaluable and I would like to personally thank everyone.&quot;The Halifax branch joins a number of Advantage branches who have been awarded the &quot;Excellent&quot; rating including Birmingham, Colchester, Farnborough, Fylde Coast, Harrogate, Ipswich, Leicester and Nottingham. ]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Croydon worker celebrates 10 year anniversary]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Advantage Healthcare's Croydon branch has recently congratulated Registered Nurse, Moke Elenge on being registered with Advantage for 10 years. As a token of the branches appreciation for his commitment and dedication over the last decade, they presented Moke with a gift of &pound;100. Moke first heard of 'Bupa Nursing Agency' (as it was then) when he was doing his adaptation at the Central Middlesex Hospital. Over the years Moke has worked in Private and NHS Hospitals, Bupa Care Homes, Within the Flu Vaccination Programme, taken DNA samples and looked after Palliative Care Patients.&nbsp;When asked why Moke has stayed registered for 10 years, Moke told Christina (Branch Manager of the Croydon Office) 'The main reason I stay with the branch is because of the friendly team. I also feel I can always be myself and like having flexibility and not being hassled by the team if I changes my availability. I am also happy with my rate of pay'Moke was amazed that the Croydon team had marked his 10 years working with Advantage Healthcare and was grateful for the recognition&nbsp; given.]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ipswich branch achieve 3* CQC Rating]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare&nbsp;is pleased to announce that their Ipswich branch has recently been given a 3* CQC rating for Domiciliary care. Commenting on the branches achievement Gemma Mayo, Acting Branch Manager for the Ipswich Office says: &quot;We are delighted that Ipswich have achieved such a high standard. This new rating will promote new confidence amongst our workers and also existing clients. It should also go a long way to reassure potential clients of the excellent service they can expect from Advantage Healthcare&quot;The Ipswich branch joins a number of Advantage branches who have been awarded the &quot;Excellent&quot; rating including Birmingham, Colchester, Farnborough, Fylde Coast, Harrogate Leicester, Nottingham and Halifax. ]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Success at MMR Children U5's Vaccination Clinics for Colchester Branch]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare's Colchester Office managed to secure and supply to 3 MMR* vaccination drop in clinics for children under the age of 5 in the month of March. The program was run over 2 sites with 2 Advantage nurses attended. National Projects Manager, Debbie Horne coordinated a meeting with the Trust from which a workshop was then arranged for the Advantage nurses, ensuring they understood the days planned activities. The Trust generated a press release and organised local radio coverage from Heart and 107.4fm to muster support for the events. Commenting on the program, Tim Radford, Branch Manager of the Colchester office said: &quot;We understand that the trust was already considering Advantage for additional vaccination clinics on a local and potentially national level. This successful supply may well be the start of a very lucrative relationship.&quot;* The MMR Vaccination is an immunisation shot against measles, mumps and rubella ]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[HPV Programme success for Fylde Coast Branch]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare are pleased to announce that their Fylde Coast branch are starting their third set of immunisation for the HPV programme within Blackpool schools for Blackpool PCT. Jane Swift, Branch Manager for Fylde Coast comments; &quot;Many of the school girls are all now very used to our nurses and often refer to them by name! Its fantastic to see that because of being able to relate to our lovely nurses, most school girls seem to have lost their fear of needles! We are delighted to know that the young girls are very happy seeing our nurses for the third time&quot;]]> </description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advantage Invests in New Recruitment Technology]]> </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Advantage Healthcare is delighted to announce that they have signed up to use Broadbean to assist with their online recruitment advertising.With the systems ability to send adverts to a number of job boards at once and filter all responses back into the Broadbean engine which can then be reviewed and categorised easily on screen Advantage Healthcare are positive it will save a huge amount of central administration time. Being able to easily view response numbers to adverts quickly and accurately will provide a clear picture of what is and isn't working for Advantage online. Melissa Green, Support Services Manager for the group comments; &quot;We are confident that investing in the Broadbean system will provide Advantage with a very slick, time efficient way of managing all their online adverts in an accurate and time efficient way&quot;]]> </description>
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