Outstanding Social Care Manager Receives MBE

A NATIONAL CARE GROUP registered manager has received her MBE from HRH Princess Anne, as part of The Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2022 for her outstanding services to social care

Julie Shield registered manager at Abbeyvale Care Centre – part of National Care Group’s Essential Care and Support services in County Durham – attended the ceremony at Windsor Castle on 28 February 2023

Becoming a Member of the Order of the British Empire is the latest and most prestigious in a number of awards presented to Julie throughout her career She was named National Care Group s Pandemic Star of the Year was one of the first to receive the Silver Chief Nursing Officer Adult Social Care award from the UK Government in 2021 and won Employer of the Year at the Caring UK Awards in the same year

The MBE reflects her dedicated service to the residents at Abbeyvale Care Centre and the social care sector as a whole in which she has worked since 2000 In particular Julie’s efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic ensured her service was kept completely Covid-19 free, selflessly putting the health and wellbeing of the people she supports above her own

Julie said: “I’m honoured to receive such an award for work that I love to do and to be included on a list of incredibly well-deserving people

The commitment of the passionate and hard-working team around me along with the wonderful people we support has made Abbeyvale and National Care Group such a fantastic place to work over the past 23 years I m excited to see the progression of Abbeyvale and to continue leading such a vital community service for the elderly and those with a diagnosis of dementia

James Allen CEO of National Care Group said:

Establishing a service that caters to a wide range of complex needs is a challenge but Julie has done this exceptionally at Abbeyvale creating a care home that offers a positive and comfortable environment for the people we support