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Please send us some respite
A poem written by a carer
*** ‘Just a little Peace’***
We don’t need any help, we’re managing fine,
Pile it on…pile it on…never look for a sign.
Carers work on with not much of a break,
They continue to care for a loved ones sake.
As the caring goes on and the load does increase,
God send us some respite, just a little peace.
Some time to go walking, kicking leaves in the park,
even just sleeping when everything’s dark.
The caring continues deep into the night,
we struggle and strive and continue to fight.
For help it is out there or so we are told,
but trying to find it…you need to be bold.
First university in the UK to have a policy for student carers
Student Carers ‘first’ at Glasgow University
The University of Glasgow is to formally launch its policy for student carers, the first of its kind for a UK university, at an event on Tuesday 6th December. The policy was instigated and developed by the University’s Students’ Representative Council (GUSRC).
The Student Carers’ Policy supports students who, at any point during their studies at the University, provide emotional or practical support to a relative, close friend, or neighbour, who is unable to manage alone. Also contained is guidance for University staff who have a role in advising or supporting students who already are or who anticipate becoming carers.
Plans for an online “good care guide” for care homes and providers
Plans for greater scrutiny of elderly care in England
Care Services Minister Paul Burstow: “We’re absolutely determined to shine a light on bad practice”
Plans to “radically drive up” standards of social care in England to protect the elderly have been unveiled by the government.
They include an online “good care guide” to allow family members to rate and review care homes and providers.
Committees featuring relatives of care users will also be formed to scrutinise services that do not meet standards.
