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AHS FRANCHISE PARTNERS LTD AWARDS FIRST FRANCHISE


AHS Franchise Partners Ltd, the franchise arm of Avant Healthcare Services, which has been trading since 2012 has recently awarded its first franchise.


Avant Healthcare Services, which provides quality social care, support and companionship services to customers and their families who require care and support in their homes, is now seeking more hardworking, ambitious people to build profitable and sustainable businesses by joining the expanding franchise organisation.


Franchisor Sally Graham owned and operated a multi-award winning healthcare franchise with her father for 17 years, before founding Avant Healthcare Services in 2012 and franchising it through AHS Franchise Partners Ltd in October 2015.


Sally Graham, Founder of AHS.


SUFFOLK CARE HOME PARTNERSHIP WINS PRESTIGIOUS


NATIONAL AWARD A project to deliver ten brand new care homes for Suffolk residents has taken the top award at a recent health and social care ceremony.


Care UK and Suffolk County Council were jointly named as the Best Public and Private Partnership of the Year at the Health Investor Awards in London.


Judges at the Health Investor Awards commented how Care UK’s innovative approach and commitment to quality and expertise in delivering social care, helped them beat of stiff competition to win one of the most highly- contested awards of the ceremony.


Over the last five years, Care UK has invested £80 million in the development of 10 new purpose-built care homes and day clubs, significantly enhancing the breadth and quality of services available to older people in Suffolk.


Care UK was selected by Suffolk County Council in 2012 to help deliver its vision


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The company’s first franchisee Melinda Bailey, owner of Avant Healthcare Services (Worcester),


for older people’s care in the county. Five years since the organisations started working together, the alliance has now been hailed as a shining example of how the independent and public sectors can work together to improve social care and bring much- needed investment into the industry.


Councillor Beccy Hopfensperger, Suffolk County Council’s cabinet member for Adult Care, said: “We are thrilled that our partnership with Care UK has won Public / Private Partnership of the Year at the Health Investor Awards 2017.


“Our partnership and the investment it has brought into the county, has provided a strong foundation to address the challenges facing adult social care both in Suffolk and nationwide and will continue to prosper.”


Andrew Knight, Care UK’s Managing Director of Residential Care, said: “We are delighted that our partnership - which we believe is one of the most important and successful in the sector - has been recognised with this national award. Suffolk County Council approached us over five years ago and, aſter a competitive tender process involving


comes from a successful corporate background, previously working in sales for BT. The new franchise has been successfully reviewed by the CQC (Care Quality Commission).


On awarding her first franchise, Sally said: “Everyone at AHS Franchise Partners and Avant Healthcare Services is delighted to award our first franchise and welcome Melinda to the Avant family.


“She already has a great team in place in Worcester and, with the support of my highly experienced head office team, who have proven track records in the industry, we will help her and all future franchisees to grow ethical, profitable, sustainable care and support businesses across the United Kingdom. We look forward to hearing from more hardworking, motivated people like Melinda, with a desire to grow large successful businesses and, ultimately, to help them achieve their dreams.”


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over 20 different providers, our innovative solution was identified as being the most effective for the local area.


“The programme was based on replacing the existing homes with modern, thoughtfully-designed homes to meet the requirements of older people in the county and deliver more places for the growing number of people who will need nursing or dementia care.


“Winning this award really is testament to all the hard work that has gone into the programme by teams from both Care UK and Suffolk County Council.”


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