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Charity honours Southport
spinal injuries specialist
A leading spinal injuries charity has
honoured specialist doctor Bakul Soni from the North West Regional Spinal
Injuries Centre at Southport hospital.
He received the Liz Martin Award for Achievement from the Spinal Injuries
Association (SIA) at a ceremony in Birmingham this month. The award was
announced on video-link by BBC1 Match of the Day host and former Everton FC
player Gary Lineker.
Dr Soni has treated more than 1,000 spinal injured patients since moving to
Southport in 1985. He has published more than 300 research articles on the
subject.
He said he took pride working for patients at the centre, saying:- "It is
a privilege to work with such a dedicated team and improve the quality of life
of the individuals we treat."
The award he received is given in honour of former SIA trustee Liz Martin who
helped others and got the most out of life despite her tetraplegia. It is given
to a healthcare professional who has shown dedication to enabling a better
quality of life for high level tetraplegics.
Nugent Care crosses the
Mersey to Collaborate with Wirral Charity Charlotte's Brightside
LIVERPOOL charity Nugent Care is using
their experience from 134 years of helping people by joining up with
Wirral based charity Charlotte's Brightside.
One of Nugent Care's projects, Epsom Community and Volunteer Project, mirrors
the aims of Charlotte's Brightside, which started in 2011, in providing a safe
and fun after school arena for local children, some of whom are vulnerable.
Although the collaboration is in the early stages, the managers from each
charity are eager to share their skills and resources to enable both to work
more efficiently. Already the Epsom Project has lent some of their library to
the children at Charlotte's Brightside.
The 2 have even visited each other's centres with some of the children who
regularly attend.
Mandi Tambourini Moore, who heads up Epsom Project for Nugent Care, said:-
"It's great to meet a similar project on the Wirral and talk about how we can
help each other and work toward the same goals. Charlotte's Brightside is a
fantastic charity and we can't wait to work closely with them in the future."
Angie Churchill, who founded Charlotte's Brightside after her daughter Charlotte
was killed in a car accident, said:- "Meeting Mandi and the team at Epsom
Project has been really useful in seeing what we can learn from one another and
use this information to grow awareness of Charlotte's Brightside throughout the
Wirral and Liverpool."
For more information on the Nugent Care Epsom Project contact the Community Team
on:- 0151 261 2000. To find out more about Charlotte's Brightside contact Angie on:-
07818 005 010. |
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£10.5 million announced to
improve learning and training across the City Region
AT last week's Liverpool City Region
Combined Authority meeting, £10.5 million of funding was given conditional
approval for co-investment in a range of capital projects. The funding will be
used to upgrade to skills training facilities across the area, helping to meet
employer demands for skills training by improving the quality of the learning
experience and enhancing the job prospects of learners across the City Region.
The funding is part of the Liverpool City Region's £232 million Growth Deal that
was secured by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) last year. Working
together, the City Region will invest the Skills Capital Investment Fund,
consisting of £41.1 million across 2015/16 and 2016/17 as an integral part of
the overall Growth Deal.
Robert Hough, Chair of Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership,
said:- "When we bid to Government for Local Growth Funding last year we
identified skills as one of our priorities, and I am extremely pleased to see
the 1st tranche of our Growth Deal being allocated to our City Region Colleges.
This funding will now enable our educational establishments to enhance and
develop their facilities ensuring our future workforce is equipped with the
necessary talents and training for the jobs of today and tomorrow."
This award is the 1st under the scheme (Strand 1 - Sites and Premises). It
will be used by successful Further Education Colleges and other approved
training organisations in the region to invest in major capital programmes of
work to either improve existing buildings or adapt/build new facilities that
will lead to new curriculum areas or innovation in teaching and learning
delivery.
Projects submitted within this 1st round were subjected to a rigorous
appraisal process resulting in the Skills Capital Investment Panel (a panel
specifically constituted to oversee skills capital investments) presenting their
recommendations to the Liverpool Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Combined
Authority for approval in June 2015.
Richard Else, Operations Director at Jaguar Land Rover Halewood and Chair,
Liverpool City Region Employment and Skills Board, added:- "I am pleased
to see the responses that have been developed by colleges and providers, and how
these link to our Skills for Growth priorities. It is important to note that
this is just the 1st round of calls for projects so we are expecting to announce
further awards in the coming months."
The detailed applications approved (subject to a due diligence process) for
which funding will be available from July 2015 onwards are:-
► Refurbishment works to Wirral Metropolitan College's 12 Quays Campus to create
a Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) Centre.
► Refurbishment of the Tony Leigh Building at Southport College. The project
will upgrade provision for the following curriculum areas: Engineering and Motor
Vehicle, IT and Business Provision and Catering.
► Refurbishment of the City of Liverpool College's existing Clarence Street
campus located in Liverpool City Centre to provide STEM provision with a focus
on the Knowledge Economy, SuperPort, Low Carbon and Health and Social Care.
► Refurbishment of Hugh Baird's Pembroke Centre in Bootle to create a physical
hub for the Port Academy, which is a one-stop-shop for SuperPort and related
training including engineering, construction, business, law, ICT, science and
advanced manufacturing.
The following Expressions of Interest (EOIs) applications were approved:-
"in principle" and will be requested to submit a detailed bid in the Autumn for
further appraisal:
► Riverside College – development of a STEM Centre.
► North Liverpool Regeneration Company – development of a
"green deal"
technology college.
► Maritime and Engineering College North West – refurbishment of engineering
facilities.
► Knowsley and St Helens College – development of a northern logistics academy.
Cllr Phil Davies, Chair of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, said:-
"We are committed to ensuring we provide skills training which is aligned
to the City Region's priorities. Through the Skills Capital Investment Fund, we
can ensure our establishments offer the best environments and opportunities for
learners across the City Region, and ultimately benefitting our businesses who
will recruit highly skilled and trained staff."
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