Clearwater Care

Looking to the future, by Martyn Ward, Non-Executive Chairman.

As Non-Executive Chairman, it gives me a privileged position to be able to look at both the long term government policy initiatives and the way in which they are developed and delivered on the ground within Clearwater. ‘Real world meets the model’ is the most appropriate phrase. I say a privileged position as it is the teams of carers and head office resource that have to do the hard work in making it a reality. My role is to challenge management to ensure that they deliver against the organisation’s corporate objectives and that the overall vision of Clearwater fit into the wider long term policy debate that we face as a country.

Care is a political issue. However, far from being just an emotive topic, it has to deal with practical delivery aspects. This government and successive administrations have to face up to the fact that real people are faced with real issues and need help,guidance and protection from those merely seeking a quick fix. I am excited at continuing to work with Clearwater and the new management team. The foundations have been laid for a company that looks at people first and then how best to serve them. Tony McLean and his team will take us to the next level by concentrating on understanding the needs of both the service users and the commissioners of those services. New offerings of care will be developed in partnership with the changing care agenda. Clearwater intends to be at the front of this debate. This is not a ‘window of opportunity business’ - this a lifelong care industry. It excites me to know that what we do now, that positively impacts on our service users and those charged with finding the best care, will make a real difference to people’s lives.