News Former Four Seasons Health Care, Barchester


Healthcaredirector unleashesWippet Wippet’s due diligence checks prior to being listed, providing the assurance to customers that they are buying from known and trusted supplier brands. Wippet has already signed up some of the


A former director of Four Seasons Health Care and Barchester Healthcare has founded Wippet, an online marketplace offering products and services from a wide choice of vetted suppliers. Wippet chief executive Matt Oxley


(pictured, centre, with commercial director John Barrowcliffe, left, and marketing director David Meikle, right), who until September 2020 was chief commercial officer of NHS Supply Chain, said the free-to-use platform will allow providers to source equipment via one website, with a single consolidated invoice. Launched at the Care Show at the NEC,


Wippet sells a wide range of care products ranging from beds and mobility to detergents, uniforms and food. All suppliers on Wippet must go through


biggest players in care supplies and services. Two of the biggest suppliers to the care sector, Care Shop and Renray Healthcare, are already onboard. Oxley said the Wippet allows care


providers to reduce their administrative burden, costs, inefficiencies and errors that can arise from managing a fragmented supplier base. “From the smallest residential home to the


largest healthcare group, we know that time spent on unnecessary admin is ultimately time that cannot be spent delivering care – and that’s a major problem,” he added. “Wippet offers a simple one-stop


shop, where you can consolidate all your transactions into one place. We can even accommodate your existing suppliers. “Operators can ask their suppliers to upload


their existing catalogue and pricing, safe in the knowledge this sensitive information will only be visible to the specific customer.”


Essex provider enters market with


different Principle Care provider Principle Care Homes says it is keen to avoid the “somewhat formulaic” approach to building and operating luxury facilities as it revealed plans for homes in Hampshire and Essex. Founded by Ashish and Nisha Goyal –


nephew and niece of Hallmark Care Homes founder Avnish Goyal - Essex-based Principle Care Homes is to launch its first homes in Fleet and Chelmsford. Opening in spring 2023, Heron Manor


in Fleet will be the flagship care home for Principle, with a 139-bed development in Chelmsford to follow shortly after - along with other sites already secured in its pipeline. Ashish Goyal said Principle will focus on


care delivery to deliver a “truly peace of mind” solution rather than standard hotel-style facilities. Heron Manor will provide residential and


dementia care and include a hydrotherapy pool, exercise studio and physiotherapy suite.


12 “Fancy facilities have fast become


the norm and it’s been great to see care businesses push the boundaries over the years. But the vast research we’ve conducted shows that residents and their families, now more than ever in a post-pandemic world, crave reassurance and guidance more than they do a cinema or the feeling of living in a hotel, for example,” he added. “It seems obvious to say we’ll focus on


the care and our team - a given for most operators. But for us, getting those two elements right is key to providing safe and happy homes for our future residents”. Principle Care Homes is also looking


to redefine what it means to work in social care. They have committed to pay the real living wage and, among other initiatives, provide its care teams with meals as well as a complimentary uniform laundry service.


www.thecarehomeenvironment.com • November 2021


WestgateHealthcare plants Chestnut Manor in eastLondon


Care provider Westgate Healthcare has opened the 60-bed Chestnut Manor home in Wanstead in east London. The new luxury home offers ensuite


wet rooms, ergonomic furniture and specialist medical beds hand-selected for comfort and practicality for its residents. The home has been purposely


designed to accommodate a range of healthcare needs, from residential and respite care through to dementia and complex nursing care. The various healthcare needs are


divided among its four floors, each specialising in their specific care provision. Chestnut Manor features panoramic


views of London, which can be admired from its penthouse suites and rooftop balcony.


Residents at Chestnut Manor


Care Home will benefit from a vibrant programme of activities which including movie nights in a state-of-the-art on-site cinema, pampering sessions at their salon and nail bar, quiet time in their library and dinner parties in their elegant private dining room. Outsourced programmes are bespoke


and person-centred, selected by the residents during their monthly resident committee meetings. “We are delighted to finally open the


doors to the brand-new Chestnut Manor Care Home, which we have designed to support the mind, body and soul of our residents,” said home manager Daniela Danciulescu. “We aim to provide our residents


with excellent, physical and mental care, supported by our professional team of clinicians. We are committed to empowering our community by encouraging our residents to embrace their passions and take the lead in evolving their lifestyles,” she added.


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