Fresh from winning the Change Management category at the Personnel Today Awards, we're joined by our Chief People Officer James Westwood-Beere who shares how he walked his cowboy boots from the corporate HR world into social care and how Head of HR Theresa Hyde was able to ditch her purple shell-suit to embark on a career that makes a difference in a care setting.

This honest and open conversation sheds light Lifeways' approach to HR as part of the company's ongoing, award-winning transformation.

About Lifeways:

Lifeways is the UK’s largest team of support professionals providing support for adults in the community.

We support adults with diverse and complex needs, including learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and mental health conditions.

As the supported living sector’s largest team of professionals, Lifeways’ extensive experience and national reach mean we deliver extraordinary support to adults, enabling them to live fulfilling and independent lives in the community.

Our 10,000 colleagues currently support 4,000 individuals across 1,100 supported living, mental health and residential services throughout the UK.

Find out more about how we change people's lives at: www.lifeways.co.uk

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In this episode of Yes to You, the Lifeways social care podcast, our host Paul is joined by Mark Spraggs, the Managing Director of Mental Health at Lifeways.

On the occasion of World Mental Heath Day, Mark talks about:

· how we still need to repeat that mental health is a universal human right

· why we need to talk about our own mental health a lot more

· the power and importance of having a life purpose

· occasions when we need to be more ‘interventionist’ while supporting others

· the potential for apps to support mental health

· the one sentence he'd like to tell the whole world about mental health

About Lifeways:

Lifeways is the UK’s largest team of support professionals providing support for adults in the community.

We support adults with diverse and complex needs, including learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and mental health conditions.

As the supported living sector’s largest team of professionals, Lifeways’ extensive experience and national reach mean we deliver extraordinary support to adults, enabling them to live fulfilling and independent lives in the community.

Our 11,000 colleagues currently support almost 4,500 individuals who live in our 1,500 supported living and residential services across England, Scotland, and Wales.

Find out more about how we change people's lives at: www.lifeways.co.uk

Follow us on:

· Facebook

· LinkedIn

· X

· Instagram

· Youtube

About Lifeways:

Lifeways is the UK’s largest team of support professionals providing support for adults in the community.

We support adults with diverse and complex needs, including learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and mental health conditions.

As the supported living sector’s largest team of professionals, Lifeways’ extensive experience and national reach mean we deliver extraordinary support to adults, enabling them to live fulfilling and independent lives in the community.

Our 10,000 colleagues currently support 4,000 individuals across 1,100 supported living, mental health and residential services throughout the UK.

Find out more about how we change people's lives at: www.lifeways.co.uk

Follow us on:

· Facebook

· LinkedIn

· Instagram

· Youtube

In this episode of Yes to You, the Lifeways social care podcast, our host Paul is joined by Jo Lourmpa, Lifeways' Lead Specialist Support Manager, who is our in-house expert on Positive Behaviour Support. Jo trains teams in understanding how to better support people, particularly those living with Acquired Brain Injuries, using Positive Behaviour Support as a tool.

About Lifeways:

Lifeways is the UK’s largest team of support professionals providing support for adults in the community.

We support adults with diverse and complex needs, including learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, acquired brain injuries, and mental health conditions.

As the supported living sector’s largest team of professionals, Lifeways’ extensive experience and national reach mean we deliver extraordinary support to adults, enabling them to live fulfilling and independent lives in the community.

Our 10,000 colleagues currently support 4,000 individuals across 1,100 supported living, mental health and residential services throughout the UK.

Find out more about how we change people's lives at: www.lifeways.co.uk

Follow us on:

· Facebook

· LinkedIn

· Instagram

· Youtube