On Monday 4 July the Greenwich Home Support service started in Greenwich. The three main Provider will be working in the following areas
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Locality |
Council Ward |
Home Care Provider |
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Eltham |
Eltham North, Eltham West, Eltham South, Coldharbour and New Eltham, Middle Park & Sutcliffe |
Care Outlook |
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Greenwich |
Peninsula, Greenwich West, Kidbrooke with Hornfair, Charlton, Blackheath & Westcombe |
London Care |
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Woolwich |
Abbey Wood, Thamesmead Moorings, Glyndon, Woolwich Riverside, Woolwich Common, Shooters Hill |
Eleanor Care |
As part of the new service we will expect the Provider in your area and the care workers to work in a slightly different way. Rather than thinking in terms of the number of minutes available in a standard visit to support service users with personal care tasks, the care workers will work to meet service user outcomes, such as improving independence or maintaining the independence service users’ have now.
Royal Borough of Greenwich and the Greenwich Clinical Commissioning have made a commitment to develop a skilled, local workforce for Greenwich Home Support and improving terms and conditions of employment for care workers. As part of the declaration, the Royal Borough of Greenwich and its care providers have committed to:
- The payment of at least London Living Wage to all staff working on the contract
- The payment of travel time for staff to and from appointments
- Access to flexible working practices, including the offer of a flexible permanent contract
- The payment of statutory sick pay
- The adoption of the other terms of Unison Ethical Care Charter
- The Providers will demonstrate the above staff conditions throughout the contract
The contact details of the three Providers:
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Care Outlook (Eltham) |
020 8699 5494 |
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Eleanor Care (Woolwich) |
020 38057334 |
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London Care (Greenwich) |
033 31219501 |
Introducing the new Greenwich Home Support service
If you are a current home care service user, click here to view some frequently asked questions on the new service.