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Carers and Social Workers Recognised in Reed Carer of the Year 2010 Awards

Launched this month, the Reed Carer of the Year Awards 2010 will recognise outstanding contributions made by exceptional individuals working in Care and Social Work.

Created in 2009 to recognise some of the fantastic contributions made by individuals working in these challenging areas, the Reed Carer of the Year Awards are run by Reed Social Care, in association with Sue Ryder Care. The awards are open to anyone working within Social or Domiciliary Care, and each national category winner - the Reed Carer of the Year 2010 and the Reed Social Worker of the Year 2010 - will receive £1,000 of holiday vouchers.

Members of the public, clients, service users, fellow carers and social workers can nominate any individual who they believe has demonstrated extraordinary commitment in a caring capacity. For each Award nomination1 received by Reed Social Care up until the 31st May closing date, the recruitment specialist will donate £8.70 to the Sue Ryder Care charity towards an hour of care.

Regional Winners will be announced in early June, and these outstanding individuals will each receive a prize hamper, certificate and progress to the national final of the Reed Carer of the Year 2010 Awards. This event takes place on 2nd September 2010 in London at The Waldorf Hotel, which this year is celebrating it’s 100th anniversary – just as recruitment specialist Reed is celebrating it’s formation 50 years ago.

“The high level of interest in the Reed Carer of the Year Award, which last year was won by Halima Barbe (a support worker in Newcastle), highlights just how many fantastically committed and talented people there are performing real, quality of life-improving work within the social work and caring arenas,” commented Reed Social Care divisional director Leslie Weare.

Laurence Helgesen, Senior Business Development Manager at Sue Ryder Care, added: "Carers are at the very heart of the specialist services Sue Ryder Care delivers to people living with long-term and end of life conditions. We are delighted to continue our association with the Reed Carer of the Year Awards, which provide an excellent platform to celebrate the superb work carers are doing up and down the country."

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Notes to Editors

1 Nominations can be made online at www.reedcareroftheyear.co.uk, at Sue Ryder Care and at branches of Reed Social Care

Supporting imagery - a Hi Res photo showing 2009 Reed Carer of the Year Halima Barbe receiving her award is available upon request..

Reed Social Care is part of Reed Specialist Recruitment

About Reed Specialist Recruitment

Founded in 1960, Reed is a specialist provider of permanent, contract, temporary and outsourced recruitment solutions, as well as IT and HR consulting.

Reed operates in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific and has more than 3,000 permanent employees working out of 350 offices worldwide across more than 30 specialisms.

reed.co.uk is the UK's biggest jobsite and receives over 1.5 million job applications per month. reedglobal.com enables clients around the world to interact with our recruitment services, while also enabling jobseekers globally to search for opportunities across multiple industry sectors.

Reed is passionate about the environment, has an award-winning environmental programme and continues to maintain its Carbon Neutral (R) status and commitment to being Carbon Responsible.

About Sue Ryder Care

Sue Ryder Care is a charity providing four million hours of compassionate care each year to people living with long-term and end of life conditions such as cancer, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease, stroke and dementia.

They deliver specialist caring services in people's own homes, in the community and within Sue Ryder Care hospices and care centres - enabling people to manage their treatment and live their lives to the full.

Through innovation and research, Sue Ryder Care works to improve standards in long-term and end of life care, and recently received government recognition for improving end of life care for people with long-term conditions. A research partnership with the University of Nottingam is extending skills and knowledge across the sector. The charity has piloted leading hospice at home services and holistic care management programmes for people with complex physical and psychological needs.

For further media information please contact Adrian Linden, PR Manager, Reed Press Office:

t: 0845 241 9249

m: 07919 967 865

e: press.office@reedglobal.com

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