We successfully passed our external audit for the ISO 27001 Information Security Management System accreditation, with the UKAS accredited British Assessment Bureau. On 30th March 2022, Unwin House passed our ISO 27001 Information Security Management System stage 2 audit and became ISO 27001 Accredited. A sign of our ongoing commitment to ensuring a culture ofContinue reading “We Passed Our ISO 27001 Audit!”
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Setting the Standard Accreditation
Unwin House have passed the final stage of the accreditation process and received the Setting the Standard – Supported Living accreditation. On 11th February 2022, we passed the Commissioning Alliance’s Setting the Standard Accreditation scheme, with Unwin House being added to the list of the Commissioning Alliance’s accredited providers. What is Setting the Standard? The CommissioningContinue reading “Setting the Standard Accreditation”
We’re Cyber Essentials Certified!
In November 2021 we passed the Cyber Essentials self-certification and received our first Cyber Essentials Certificate
Supported Living is Changing!
An ambitious reform programme has been planned for the supported/semi-independent living sector, as new national standards are due to come into force later this year. We’re excited to see the Supported Living sector is changing. At Unwin House we love change, because to us, change is growth and a chance for improvement. For a longContinue reading “Supported Living is Changing!”
Have Your Say! – Leading Change
Our Have Your Say! series has been created to give you more information on how you can contribute to some of the major changes in health and social care policy. Within the Health and Social Care sector there are several forums, networks and organisations designed to provide a space where stakeholders like you, can offerContinue reading “Have Your Say! – Leading Change”
Overcoming Communication Barriers
At Unwin House, it is essential that our service users are able to take part in discussions about their own support needs and contribute to their own Personal Development Plans. It is important for support workers to consider the many barriers to communication that service users may face. Environmental Barriers Noise – can cause distractionContinue reading “Overcoming Communication Barriers”
A Guide To Supported Living
Part of our welcome series, this blog post explains what supported living means, both to our service users and in the wider community. You may have seen our About Us section where we say that Unwin House is a supported living provider. But what does that mean exactly? Don’t worry if you haven’t heard ofContinue reading “A Guide To Supported Living”
Staying Safe During Covid
In this blog post we’ll be talking about all the ways that we have been working to keep our young people safe during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging experience for all of us. Managing changes to ways of working, dealing with the emotional and mental tole of the pandemic, andContinue reading “Staying Safe During Covid”
Welcome to Unwin House
Welcome to Unwin House! This is our first blog post in a series of posts created to give you a little bit more information about who we are and what we do. We’re excited to launch the Unwin House Blog. For those who don’t know us yet, or are interested in finding out a bitContinue reading “Welcome to Unwin House”
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