Ambition 24Hours Founder Wins CBI 'Entrepreneur of the Year Award' UK 2003.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2003 Ambition 24hours founder and managing director Penny Streeter Penny Streeter OBE is the managing director of Ambition 24hours. Founded in 1996 in the UK, Ambition 24hours is a multi-million dollar temporary recruitment agency and business process outsourcing organisation operating in the United Kingdom and South Africa. has won the 'Entrepreneur of the Year Award' in the CBI's 'Growing Business Awards 2003'. Ambition 24hours provides private nursing care at home at any time, day or night, and was the fastest growing company last year (source: Fast Track 2003). Further information is at www.A24homecare.co.uk . Penny Streeter, 36, set up Ambition 24hours seven years ago and revenue has grown to GBP GBP In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the British Pound. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 80 million. Growth has all been organic - at 256 per cent each year - and there are no outside shareholders or borrowings, other than for immediate cash-flow purposes. Ambition 24hours offers private nursing care at home throughout the UK - for example following an operation, for respite care Respite Care Short-term or temporary care of a few hours or weeks of the sick or disabled to provide relief, or respite, to the regular caregiver, usually a family member. Notes: and home support for children and for the elderly - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at fees from under GBP14 per hour. A specialist healthcare personnel agency, with some 13,500 qualified nurses and care assistants, the company has worked with major hospitals and GP practices to meet their needs for experienced medical personnel, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. managing director Penny Streeter. The home care service offers professional medical assessment by qualified nurses, through a home visit, in consultation with each patient's medical practitioner and any nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. family members. Following this, a schedule of care is agreed - which can be provided on a daily or weekly basis, for example - and may be varied or cancelled by the patient with just 24 hour's notice, as needs change. A wide range of nursing care is available: respite care, discharge and post-operative patient support, as well as pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. , geriatric geriatric /ger·i·at·ric/ (jer?e-at´rik) 1. pertaining to elderly persons or to the aging process. 2. pertaining to geriatrics. ger·i·at·ric adj. 1. , stroke, cancer, and mental health care at home. The web www.a24homecare.co.uk site provides advice on the support available - whether with a qualified nurse or a care assistant. Note to Editor: Photos of Penny Streeter at: (ref: A24006 - A24010) www.ambition24hoursgroup.co.uk/photo.htm |
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