Wirral Autistic Society’s head of training honoured with award

The head of training at a charity that employs more than 800 staff across Wirral and Cheshire has been named Best Care Trainer at the North West heats of the Great British Care Awards. Yvonne Crowhurst began work at Wirral Autistic Society (WAS) 28 years ago as a craft instructor, admitting that she knew nothing about autism, and worked her way up the career ladder in a range of roles. The Care Trainer award looks for a person who has shown incredible enthusiasm and determination in identifying training and development needs of care staff, establishing rolling training programmes and proving