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Assistant Case Manager:  Emma Bralee

We were very proud of Emma, who was recently promoted to a part-time Assistant Case Manager role. We wanted to find out more about her experience working at AKA Case Management and the aspects of her job that she loves best. Background and Experience Emma began her career in care in 2005, focusing on helping […]

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Update on the Broadway Bears

We were pleased to receive another update about the Broadway Bears. We get these from Elaine Ricketts as her grandson, Leo is on the team, and we sponsored their winter kit last year. As you know, the team has been up and running for just over a year. The first season was amazing, and the […]

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From Management Accountant to Business Leader: My Journey with AKA

Dawn Abernethy, one of the Directors at AKA Case Management, wrote this as part of our series of articles about team members. We think it’s important for our clients, associates and business contacts to learn more about everyone within the company. In 2008, I embarked on my professional journey as a management accountant, primarily working […]

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Embracing the Future of Work: AKA’s 4-Day Work Week

Embracing the Future of Work: AKA’s 4-Day Work Week In January 2022, AKA Case Management took a bold step to improve the work-life balance and well-being of its employees by taking part in the first-ever UK trial of a four-day working week. Whilst AKA received a lot of help and support from 4 Day Week Global, […]

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Sarah Longshaw: Assistant Case Manager

We wanted to share an overview of Sarah’s professional journey and personal insights, highlighting her contributions and experiences working at AKA Case Management. She recently transitioned from a part-time Assistant Case Manager to a full-time Assistant Case Manager and has taken on many more responsibilities since. Background and Career Sarah started in care in 2006 […]

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Focusing on the well-being of our team

Over the past few years, we have focused on the well-being of all our team. There are several reasons why we think prioritising the health and well-being of the whole team is so important, especially when the team works remotely, and it isn’t always possible to check in with everyone daily. Having a well-being programme […]

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Embedding kindness in everything we do

In this month’s article, we spoke to Andrew Rose, Director and co-owner of AKA Case Management. He recently took part in a six-week Kindful Leadership Course, and we were interested in learning more about the course and how it will help him and the company. Can you tell us about your background and current role? […]

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Our Operations & Finance Officer

We have been sharing information about different members of our team at AKA Case Management. In this article, we interview Dominic Hobdell, our Operations and Finance Officer. Dominic is pivotal in supporting everyone to ensure the business runs smoothly. Can you tell us about your background? I moved to Nottingham for an internship in strength […]

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Bringing Music Therapy expertise to the team

This month, we have interviewed Catherine Watkins, a case manager who recently joined the team and has been able to utilise her previous experience as a music therapist when supporting her clients. Can you tell us about your previous roles? I began my career as a project manager working within the pharmaceutical industry.  I worked […]

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Louise Arnold: Events organiser extraordinaire

In this article, we find out more about Louise Arnold, our Office Manager. Louise shares information about her previous experience, her current job and how much she loves bringing her dog to work with her. Louise has been using her events organising skills to bring the team together at different events throughout the year, which […]

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