Independent Living News

CIC celebrates Dignity Action Day
CIC held a series of events across the country on February 1st to mark Dignity Action Day.Dignity Action Day is a national initiative led by the Dignity in Care Campaign, which aims to create a national culture of respect and safeguarding for people with care needs.To celebrate this important day, C...
Catherine Murray-Howard - CIC Director of Business Development and Partnerships
CIC Group appoints new Director
CIC Group is pleased to announce that it has appointed Catherine Murray-Howard as its Director of Business Development and Partnerships.Catherine joins CIC Group from mental health charity Making Space, where she held the position of Director of Development.In her new role (commencing February 6th),...
National Autistic Society accreditation - Strothers Road
Autism Accreditation success for CIC
Two of CIC's Independent Living services have recently achieved reaccreditation with the National Autistic Society (NAS) – Merseyside based supported employment service Vocational Support and supported living home, Strothers Road in Gateshead.The NAS's Autism Accreditation programme is international...
CIC Annual Review 2011
CIC Group 2011 Annual Review Out Now
The CIC Group 2011 Annual Review is now available on-line or to download.Showcasing a full and exciting 12 months within our charity, our Annual Review demonstrates the many ways in which, as an organisation, we continue to deliver improvements, integration and inclusion, at all levels of our charit...
CIC carers win at Great North East Care Awards
CIC win big at Great North East Awards
CIC have scooped three top awards at the prestigious Great North East Care Awards. The awards, which are supported by the Department of Health, are part of the Great British Care Awards, a series of regional awards which celebrate excellence in social care and pay tribute to those who work in the se...
CIC Director Jane Worsley wins at Great North West Care Awards
Outstanding Contribution Award
Jane Worsley, Director of Operations for Widnes based national charity CIC Group (Community Integrated Care), has collected the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Social Care Award at the Great North West Care Awards. The awards, which are supported by the Department of Health, are part of the...
Introducing CIC's new Chief Executive
CIC Group Chair, Simon Attwell, welcomes Mr Neil Matthewman to the post of Chief Executive of CIC.Neil, who took up his new post on the 8th August 2011, has held various senior roles within the NHS, leaving his current position as Managing Director for Health Services, NHS Blackburn with Darwen Care...
You First magazine edition 29
Autumn Edition of You First Out Now!
The Autumn edition of the award winning You First magazine is out now, featuring all the latest stories and news from the CIC Group community. In this edition:- Meet CIC's new CEO Neil Matthewman as he shares his experiences of the care sector over the last 30 years.'Race to Glory' – CIC enter...
You First magazine
Summer Edition of You First Out Now!
The Summer edition of the award winning You First magazine is out now, featuring all the latest stories and news from the CIC Group community. In this edition:- The CIC Time to Change Challenge – 453 people, 1496 miles and one very special baton….read all about our epic event to raise awar...
CIC Time to Change Challenge mental health awareness campaign
The CIC Time to Change Challenge Begins!
On Saturday 18th June the ‘CIC Time To Change Challenge’ was officially launched! This exciting event will see hundreds of people from across the CIC community  pass a symbolic Time to Change Baton over 600 miles down the UK, by any means possible to help raise awareness of the government’s m...

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