New home care business launched in Nottinghamshire

Two childhood friends have established a new home care business in a Nottinghamshire.

Ghulam Murtaza and Fawad Chishty are opening SureCare Mansfield, which will offer both regulated and non-regulated care services.

Murtaza is a qualified anaesthesiologist with over 20 years of experience in Pakistan and moved to the UK to pursue further opportunities.

Chishty came to the UK as an accountancy student and now runs his own practice in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.

In their new venture, Murtaza will manage operations, while Chishty will oversee finance and human resources.

Murtaza, 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.”

Chishty said: “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.”