Care Development East, the not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting excellence across the social care and health workforce in the region, has appointed Bramacare’s Laetitia Beaujard-Ramoo as the new Chair of the Registered Manager’s Network, following Laetitia’s advovacy for mental health and eating disorders.
Care Development East’s services include the provision of impartial advice and support to the health and social care sector. Through its Registered Manager’s Network, Care Development East runs meetings and conferences for the sector with training, support and events for managers of care services across the region.
It also promotes careers in care through Care Careers Suffolk and an Ambassadors scheme with Skills for Care where care workers inspire and motivate other people to understand more about working in social care.
Laetitia Beaujard-Ramoo says: “Care Development East, as an independent, non-profit-making organisation, has a vital role, especially in today’s very difficult financial climate. Working with the support of partner organisations including the Councils and Clinical Commissioning Groups, we are raising the profile of the health and social care sector locally as a great career choice, and supporting employers to seek and secure funding for the sector.”
Laetitia and the Bramacare team gave a talk about eating disorders at a Care Development East Registered Managers Forum event in June held at Wherstead Park
Bramacare first opened in Ipswich, Suffolk, in 2017 to provide residential and supported living for adults with eating disorders. The service helps adults who are leaving hospital, some for the first time in many years, to reintegrate with the world and establish a way of living safely with their eating disorder as they work towards recovery. The service also helps to prevent hospitalisation by providing tailored care packages with access to a range of medical specialists, therapists, psyciatrists and dieticians.
Bramacare is also opening a Day Care service in Ipswich town centre, providing a range of services including counselling, support groups, supported meals for adults with eating disorders and healthy eating groups, alongside a small number of supported living appartments. There will also be an educational programme for healthcare professionals, families/carers and the wider community to promote greater awareness of eating disorders and mental health.
