TWO childhood friends have launched a new homecare business in a Nottinghamshire market town.
Ghulam Murtaza and Fawad Chishty are opening SureCare Mansfield which will provide a range of regulated and non-regulated care services.
Ghulam is a qualified anaesthesiologist who worked in medical practice for more than 20 years in Pakistan before moving to the UK.
Fawad came to the UK as a student to study accountancy and now runs his own practice in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
Ghulam said: “While I was in Pakistan, my mother became very ill with diabetes and Parkinson’s disease and, as the only son, I took on the responsibility of caring for her. I saw then just how difficult it is to care for a relative and in Pakistan there is no such thing as home care services.
“After moving to the UK, I wanted to set up a business that made a difference in our community and with my medical background and first-hand experience of caring for a loved one, I knew I wanted to set up a home care business.
“There is a huge and growing demand for home care in this country. Everyone will need care at some stage of their lives. In the last few months I have worked in care and learned so much about people’s needs and the type of services that are required.”
Fawad added: “My older brother provides our mum with round-the-clock care in Pakistan and every time I visit them I see just how hard it is to be a carer.
“As soon as Ghulam started talking about setting up a home care business, I knew it was something I wanted to be involved with.
“We are both passionate about providing people in the Mansfield community and surrounding areas with home care services of the highest quality.”
Ghulam will be responsible for the operational side of the new business with Fawad overseeing finance and HR matters.