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Listening all year round
We listen and act on feedback from colleagues all year round through surveys and Workplace. Another way we listen is through our Colleague Engagement Forum. With members representing teams across Anchor, it’s a great way to involve people in projects and new initiatives. This year, the group has been involved in lots of projects. These included the launch of ONE Plan - our plan for improvements across People, Process and Technology, testing the new People Hub - the new home for everything people-related on our intranet and the Care Services intranet pages, reviewing the manager communication guide, feedback on our Being Well colleague wellbeing offer and coming up with great ideas for our intergalactic #OneSmallStep survey campaign. Each quarter, the team also meets
involved in the projects that matter to colleagues. We also get the opportunity to influence decisions earlier in the process before things are launched.” We’re currently looking for colleagues to represent Care Services, Property and Governance teams on the forum. If you’re interested or would like more information, please email InternalCommunications@ Anchor.org.uk
with a member of the Executive Committee to ask questions and hear business updates. Liz Marriott, Administrator at Prior Bank in Sheffield said: “It’s great to be involved in the Colleague Engagement Forum. It gives me the opportunity to ask questions and get
A big welcome to the Anchor family
Our care home numbers have grown substantially – with the addition of 11 residential care homes. The deal to acquire the Halcyon Care Homes in the Midlands and South and East of England is part of our Business Plan aim to create more and better homes where people love living in later life. As well as the 11 purpose-built
buildings, over 500 colleagues have joined us. Rob Martin, Managing Director - Care Services, said: “A big welcome to the Anchor family for all those colleagues. I’m looking forward to learning from each other on how we continue to provide the best possible person-centred care.” The number of care homes we operate will increase to 128 when
four new homes are completed. Three are due in spring 2023: Skelton Court, Cleveland; The Mill House, Skipton; Malmesbury in Wiltshire. The Manor House, Roundhay, Leeds is due for completion in summer 2024. We’ll be advertising roles for these homes, so why not recommend a friend to work there through our Refer a Friend scheme (see page 13)?
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