Widnes care group reveals £23m investment plan

A HEALTH and social care charity based in Widnes has announced its ambition to become the leading group in its field in coming years.
Community Integrated Care revealed the goal in its five-year strategy.

As part of the plan, it intends to grow by 30% over the time by investing at least £23m and developing its work.

It will also create several specialist care services across England and Scotland, including its ‘EachStep’ dementia programme.

Community Integrated Care is one of the UK’s largest health and social care charities.

It supports more than 4,500 service users with learning disabilities, mental health concerns, autism and age-related needs, such as dementia.

Its turnover in 2012 was £93m.

The charity was founded in Widnes 25 years ago and the town remains the base of its head office.

Neil Matthewman, the charity’s chief executive, said: “Our new, five- year strategy sets out a bold direction for our organisation, as we strive to become the leading health and social care charity in the UK.

“This is a commitment that we sincerely believe in and we will be uncompromising in realising this aim. Over the course of five years we will be enhancing all areas of our organisation and challenging ourselves to ensure that our work is truly best-in-class.

“As we become the leading organisation, it is important that we also give more people access to progressive services that we provide, which is why we are also prioritising growing our organisation.”

He added: “We feel confident that our five-year strategy is as sustainable as it is ambitious, and look forward to Community Integrated Care setting a higher standard for the UK care sector over the coming five years.”