The Outstanding Society CIC (OS) has launched a new app to share and celebrate best practice in the social care sector. 

Originally developed by James Rycroft, a board member of The Outstanding Society and managing director at specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare, The OS App has been established as a free resource for the sector.

The app is available to anyone wanting to learn more about the nursing and career opportunities that are available within social care, and to share lessons that can help everyone continue to improve. 

Rycroft said: “I launched the original version of the app in 2020 to keep families, staff and residents at Vida’s three care homes connected during the pandemic. The app has proven to be a significant success, raising the morale of everyone and providing a greater feeling of connectivity and reassurance. After speaking with my fellow board members of The OS we felt that the app would work really well as a free resource for anyone in social care to share best practice, drive positivity, and encourage people to work in the sector.”

The Outstanding Society was originally founded in 2015 of whom Rycroft and Zoe Fry were part of the core team and had achieved Outstanding ratings following the introduction of the CQC inspection standard ratings in 2014. The organisation was established as a positive move to create a collaborative society that shares best practice and debates how service providers can best adapt in order to deliver outstanding care. 

Since 2021 The OS has been operating as a Community Interest Company, providing a free platform for everyone to share, celebrate and learn more about the amazing opportunities within the sector. Fellow directors Samantha Crawley, Sanjay Dhrona, Ruth French and executive administrator Alan Fry look forward to celebrating with you.

Executive director at The Outstanding Society, Zoe Fry, added: “The directors of the Outstanding Society are delighted to announce the release of The Outstanding Society App (OS). We are looking forward to sharing the app and the impact that it will have on enabling care providers to achieve their Outstanding ratings and attracting new talent to the sector.”

The app is available to download free for android and iOS for anyone working in the sector or who’s interested in joining.

You can see the app in action by clicking here.

You can download the app using the QR code below.

For more information, please visit theoutstandingsociety.co.uk/.