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How we aim to protect communities
By Basit Javid Solihull Police
Policing across the UK has been significantly challenged of late due to the exceptional demands placed on us as a result of the recent incidents in Manchester and London. WMP is working closely with the Metropolitan
Police and other organisations. The message from our chief constable, David Thompson, has been “West Midlands Police will take any steps necessary to keep people safe”. Across Solihull we have increased patrols at
key and iconic sites such as the NEC, Resorts World and Touchwood. The public response has been one of reassurance and confidence in their local Police. While there has not been a negative impact on crime within Solihull, our ability to respond to business as usual has been somewhat reduced due to our primary focus, which has been to increase our policing visibility and to respond to the increased security threat at a national level. Once signed up on line to WMNOW (our new
online messaging tool), users can receive messages bespoke to their selected interest - one of many options being ‘Business’. Messages will be sent from local neighbourhood officers as well as force and regional information, allowing our community to adapt and respond to current crime trends, information and advice. WMNOW provides a two-way communication enabling users to message their neighbourhood team. Please sign up at
www.wmnow.co.uk
Hospital celebrates
£9m refurbishment Spire Parkway private hospital in Solihull has completed a two-year £9m development programme that has included the opening of a specialist care centre for cancer treatment, a brand new operating theatre, an endoscopy suite, and a new stand-alone new pre-operative assessment unit. It has also seen the total refurbishment of the hospital’s 39-bedrooms, day-care unit, wards and nursing stations. The Spire Specialist Care Centre offers
systemic anti-cancer therapy (chemotherapy) and supportive treatments with consultants and oncologists now running their clinics from the new centre. A ‘rapid access breast clinic’ together with haemato-oncology treatments are also part of the service. Hospital project manager Steve Goodchild
said: “It has been a long road and not without its hurdles. But it has all been worth it. I realise it has required the need for patience from a lot of our staff, but we have now got the hospital that we wanted and that our patients deserve.”
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Tragic son inspires charity foundation
The founder of Solihull Chamber’s adopted charity, Help Harry Help Others (HHHO), has spoken about how her son’s battle with cancer gave her the drive to set-up a successful business. Georgie Moseley, mum of 11-year-old Harry, set
up the charity to continue the work started by her son before he lost his fight against the disease five years ago. Harry launched a fundraising campaign to
help children suffering from cancer, and managed to raise an incredible £265,000. Today, the charity is fighting its own battle, as
it faces being evicted from its home in Stechford, to make way for a re-development project.
‘I measure my success on the people that we help’
HHHO is hoping to move to new centre in
Solihull and Georgie spoke about this and what has been her motivation during her business career at an ‘Enterprising Women’s Lunch’ at Hogarths Solihull. She said: “My talk was focused around
‘leading via change’, and ‘defining success’. After all, I never aspired or dreamed years ago to establish a cancer charity. “Through our experience with cancer I knew
more support was needed and I just couldn’t walk away once Harry had passed. I had to implement more support for families. “Leaders have the potential to spot where
change is needed and then create the vision and the goals in order to achieve this. After never having worked within the third sector prior to setting up HHHO cancer charity, I had to be resilient through the change and just remain focused on that end goal.
Inspiration: Georgie Moseley (left) with Joan Smith
“In all I do, I measure my success on the
people that we help. To date, we have helped over 800 families and our flagship Cancer Centre helps many people on a weekly basis. “I wanted to remind small business owners not
to have fear, to hold onto the vision and with the passion, hard work and dedication they can achieve anything.” Chamber director Joan Smith said: “Georgie is
an amazing lady. The ladies who attended the lunch couldn’t fail to be inspired by her. She has turned a tragedy into something amazing, to give something back to the community.”
Plum Personnel leads HR event
The first ever conference for human resources professionals to be hosted in Solihull has taken place, thanks to recruitment consultancy Plum Personnel and Solihull Chamber of Commerce. The venue was Solihull College’s Conference
Centre, and the keynote speaker was Kevin Green, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Mr Green outlined his vision for the future of
the recruitment industry, and suggested some new strategies to use in tackling talent shortage. He also discussed the impact of changing
demographics, artificial intelligence, the difference between skills and talent, and why many people are now preferring to work on an independent freelance basis in the thriving ‘gig economy’. He said that one area often overlooked in staff
recruitment and retention was the need for the recruitment team to bring the brand of an organisation to life when they talked to candidates. “Companies are very interested in why people
leave but what they don't do enough is try to understand why they stay,” he said. Plum director Susie Ankrett said: “The
increasing importance of strategic HR thinking was emphasised in Kevin’s presentation and how embedding the principles of the REC’s ‘Good Recruitment Charter’ could give organisations a competitive edge.” Chamber director Joan Smith said: “This
workshop was a great platform for Solihull Chamber to partner with Plum Personnel to raise awareness for the importance of recruiting the right staff to build a world-class job market.”
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