Retain Skills

World Blood Donor Day 2026 falls on Sunday, June 14, 2026, and is celebrated under the official campaign theme:-

“One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives”

Your simple act of kindness can save lives around the world 🌍 Let's make a difference together! "

🚀 Invest in Your Workforce with Retain Skills Training 🚀

Are you looking to strengthen your team’s skills, improve compliance, and deliver outstanding care?

At Retain Skills, we provide high-quality training solutions for care providers, healthcare organisations, and support services, helping employers develop confident, competent, and compliant staff.

Our training includes:

✅ Care Certificate Training
✅ Diploma Qualifications and Adult Social Care Certificate level 2
✅ Mandatory and Statutory Training
✅ Health & Social Care Development Programmes
✅ Workforce Upskilling and Continuous Professional Development (CPD)

By partnering with Retain Skills, your organisation can:

✔ Enhance staff knowledge and confidence
✔ Support CQC compliance and quality standards
✔ Improve staff retention and career progression
✔ Deliver better outcomes for those you support
✔ Build a skilled and motivated workforce

Whether you need training for new starters or development opportunities for experienced staff, we can tailor solutions to meet your organisation’s needs.

📩 Contact Retain Skills today to discuss how we can support your workforce development goals.
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This picture was painted by one of our customers,
H is a tatented artist whose work Is displayed throughout her home. Following a stroke, she was unfortunately unable to continue painting. With our support, H has been able to return to her passion…

This is a painting she recently completed for the ofice team in Chippenham, North Wilts.

Thankyou so much we love it.

"To all the loving mothers out there, happy Mother's Day!Today is for you, enjoy every moment.

Found 25 Jobs | Retain Healthcare | Highly trained staff throughout SW England Found 25 Jobs

🌼 A Gentle Reminder: What You See Isn’t Always What’s Felt 🌼

It’s natural to assume that someone’s outward appearance reflects how they’re feeling inside, but the truth is often much more complex. Many people are carrying unseen struggles, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (C-PTSD), even if they look okay on the outside.

PTSD and C-PTSD affect people in deeply personal ways, and their symptoms aren’t always visible. If you or someone you care about is living with PTSD or C-PTSD, here are some of the challenges they may be facing:

✨ Re-experiencing Symptoms
Flashbacks that feel as though the trauma is happening again.
Intrusive thoughts, memories, or distressing dreams.
Sudden waves of fear, panic, or physical discomfort.

🌿 Avoidance Symptoms
Avoiding places, people, or conversations.
Feeling emotionally numb or disconnected from others.
Struggling to remember details of the trauma.

🔥 Alertness and Reactivity Symptoms
Always being on high alert, feeling unsafe even in safe places.
Difficulty sleeping or concentrating.
Feeling irritable, overwhelmed, or easily startled.

❤️ Changes in Mood and Emotions
Trouble trusting others or feeling disconnected.
Persistent feelings of fear, sadness, guilt, or shame.
Loss of interest in things that once brought joy.

💙 For those with C-PTSD, additional challenges may include:
Struggles with regulating emotions, leading to intense emotional highs or lows.
A distorted sense of self-worth, often feeling 'not good enough' or broken.
Difficulty forming or maintaining relationships due to trust and attachment issues.

💛 Kindness and understanding go a long way.
Just because someone looks okay doesn’t mean they aren’t struggling. PTSD and C-PTSD can be isolating, but a moment of patience, a listening ear, or a compassionate gesture can mean everything to someone fighting battles you can’t see.

💙 Be kind. Be understanding. You never know how much it might help. 💙

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Find out more about the symptoms of PTSD and C-PTSD here: https://www.ptsduk.org/what-is-ptsd/symptoms-of-ptsd/

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More details to follow…..
If you are a care establishment or looking at this for a loved in their own homes - get in touch for more information.

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If you need urgent help for your mental health, you can call 111 and select the mental health option.

➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/where-to-get-urgent-help-for-mental-health/

🌤️ Join us for Joyful June and discover daily actions to appreciate what's good, even in tough times

https://actionforhappiness.org/calendar