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Teams are staying safe while trying to help others

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NHS and social care staff in Perth and around the world.”

Another team working hard is the Perth Floating Housing Support Service at Turning Point Scotland Perth and Kinross.

It has been on the go since October last year and aims to aims to enable individual­s to develop the skills required in order to independen­tly maintain and sustain their tenancies.

The team is: Jodie Gordon, service manager; Sharon Nicoll, service coordinato­r; Dan Lidbetter and Paul Greenwood, lead practition­ers; support practition­ers Nikki Hume, Carri Gardiner, Fiona Anderson, Janice Muir, John Ferguson, Kerry Taylor,

Lorna Roberts, Louise Torbet, Stacy Clephane, Tracy Kerr, Jamie Lamond and Corrie Guthrie; the team’s two Glasgow members of staff Nicky Miller and Jodie Moore; and admin Joy McQueer.

The team also paid special tribute to Robert Tomlin, who went“above and beyond in so many ways”.

He hooked up with his old boss at Costa and, even though he was busy and overloaded with his own work, made sure NHS staff had bags of treats to keep them going and show appreciati­on.

Support practition­er Nikki Hume was keen to praise everyone for their ongoing efforts.

She said:“Every staff member goes above and beyond and in this tough time have shown even more.

“We would just like to thank our managers and staff for not only showing tremendous support to their service users but also to their staff.

“It may be stressful but we are all very proud to work for Turning Point Floating House, everyone is valued.”

If you want to pay tribute to a key worker hero throughout the coronanvir­s pandemic, feel free to get in touch.

Just send their picture, who they are, where they are from and job they are doing to news@perthshire­advertiser. com

 ??  ?? Stay safe Robert Tomlin from Perth Floating Housing Support Service at Turning Point Scotland Perth and Kinross
Stay safe Robert Tomlin from Perth Floating Housing Support Service at Turning Point Scotland Perth and Kinross
 ??  ?? Heroic Margaret McVean from Perth wanted to pay tribute to daughter Karen and granddaugh­ter Megan
Heroic Margaret McVean from Perth wanted to pay tribute to daughter Karen and granddaugh­ter Megan

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