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Local care home managers nominated for national awards

Four managers from local care home operator Spellman Care have made the finals of this year's Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards.

Group Operations Manager Philippa Young, Lisa Noble and April Howie from Springbank in Silsden and Nichola Harrison from Ghyll Royd at Guiseley will find out next month if they are overall national winners.

Philippa is nominated in the 'Care Home Businesswoman of the Year' category, which she was also a finalist in last year.

Lisa and April are shortlisted together in the 'Girl Power Team' category, for their work on Antipsychotic Medication Reduction and Smiling Matters initiatives.

Nichola is nominated in the 'Social Care Superwoman' category for her long service at Ghyll Royd Care Home, where she was worked since the age of 17. After starting as a domestic assistant, she re-trained to become a nurse and then has worked her way up to be Care Home Manager.

Philippa Young, Group Operations Manager, said: “We’re all immensely proud to have four members of the Spellman Care team reach the WAGS finals. At Spellman Care, we believe that ‘the little things are the big things’, and this achievement shows our team's hard work and commitment to goingthe extra mile. Led by our core values of Kindness, Dignity and Compassion, providing our residents with the very best care is at the heart of everything we do, and reaching the finals highlights the hard work put in by our teams to make this possible.”

The judging panel is headed up by Dr Cecilia Akrise Anim CBE, former President of the Royal College of Nursing, carer of a child with complex needs and disability rights activist.

The awards will be handed out in a ceremony in London on 21st November hosted by Good Morning Britain presenter Ranvir Singh.

Spellman Care is a family-run group of residential and nursing homes which has been operating the local area for over 30 years. The group includes Craven Nursing Home in Skipton, Ghyll Royd Nursing Home in Guiseley, Springbank Care Home in Silsden and Steeton Court Nursing Home.

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