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📢 We’ve released our latest Social Impact Report! 📢 Highlighting the progress we have made and the communities and organisations we have been able to support. Karen Nolan, PhD, Head of Social Impact said “Producing the report has given us the opportunity to reflect on just how far we have come and I hope you enjoy reading it and watching the short films we have included.” Click the link in comments for the report ⬇️ Jonathan Murphy Jayne Cottam Orla Ball Owen Roach Rob James Sarah Taylor Sian Taylor David Purcell Paul Warwick #HealthyCommunities #BCorp #BCorporation

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Everyone I think is motivated by my making a difference, being a responsible business, doing the right thing, supporting people's health and well-being. We are active in the healthcare space, we're supporting the NHS building and investing in healthcare buildings. And we thought, well that's fine, that's really important, that's a good thing to do, but could we do more to try and support the communities where our buildings are? So that was a conscious decision that we made five years ago and we've been working on that ever since. That's when we launched the community fund, That's when we went through all of our supply chain and said. Everyone that works with us, they've got to work the same way. People cannot be put in boxes. Health is about well-being and you cannot separate out the social aspect of a person and their health. So what we want to do is understand what matters to people and we're constantly talking to the community and asking if it's something that they want, if it's something that they need, if it's useful. And it's about providing those kind of non medical interventions so you might support. Gardening club or funded mental health counselling. We've funded walking groups, a lot of youth communities, mental health communities and it could be something like mentoring, volunteering at counselling, things like play activities, peer support clubs and activities for children and young people on the autistic spectrum. From climbing walls to football. Forming arts. 21st century youth provisions, grow support networks, create new artwork, create theatre, creating laughter, getting people out moving and making social networks. So it's all about supporting people on that journey. So, you know, if you want to work with us, you've got to believe in the same things. The bigger win is a sort of strategic partnership. How do we continue to develop? How do we make sure that what we do here stays relevant, stays state-of-the-art for the community going forward? And not only did we get, yeah, we'll, we'll support you financially, we also got a company there with people who really believed in what we were doing. Our kind of places wouldn't survive without them. So it's given us that chance to continue. On the road of it growing to allow it to evolve, but it's been a godsend it just gives them that lifeline to get out so it's it's utterly important that it's funded and and it's needed going through moving we're talking we're meeting new friends they go away feeling really really happy meeting friends learning new things having fun. Overall it looks like the three main things to childhood that you need and it it gives me as a mom and as a refugee and as. �� personne a�� lot of power�� and and now i�� can help people. Be. We all need that to be fair and I think if you're lucky enough to have all these opportunities, then you should actually give something back as well. And sure, it does that big time. Doing the right thing in the community is good for business. In the long runs. People used to think it was a nice to have. I don't think people think that way anymore. I think people understand we have to do this.

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Karen Young FCICM

Director at Hays - Recruitment expert and passionate about social purpose and sustainability

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I love this video - well done Assura plc and team - it is inspirational

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Karen Young FCICM

Director at Hays - Recruitment expert and passionate about social purpose and sustainability

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I connect charities in Warrington, Halton & North Cheshire with businesses and professionals to provide business skills, free of charge, to help support the charities.

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I was delighted to be asked by Karen Nolan, PhD from Assura plc to take part in the filming and can't wait to see all the short films. Thank you PERISCOPE PRODUCTIONS COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY for all your advice on the day of filming - loved it!

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Cheshire Connect

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Thank you Assura plc and Karen Nolan, PhD for asking our Business Connector Jill Maher to feature in your short films and for our mention in your Impact Report P10...

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