Category Archives: Carers

Scotland: New mental health and wellbeing information is a piece of cake

March 22, 2013   Carers, mental health, Scotland

Accessing East Lothian’s new mental health and wellbeing information is a piece of cake

Eastspace launch 2

ONE in four people will experience some form of mental health issue in their life* and for many individuals and their families, it can be a lonely, frightening and worrying time.

Residents living in East Lothian are now able to access information about local mental health and wellbeing services from a new website, www.eastspace.org.uk.

Jamie Morris, from NHS Psychological Therapies, commented:

“If someone is worried about themselves or a friend or if they are a carer, a health professional or simply want to find out more about mental health and wellbeing services in the area, the website will signpost them to appropriate services and help them to make informed choices.”

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University of Sunderland raising the profile of unpaid family carers

March 21, 2013   Carers, disability, family, health, Older care

Exhibition focuses on Sunderland’s carers

Published on Thursday 21 March 2013 10:02

THE precious breaks which carers take from looking after loved ones have been captured on camera.

And the exhibition – Time Well Earned – is now on display at the University of Sunderland’s Showcase Gallery in the Priestman Building, City Campus.

The university has joined forces with the Sunderland Carers’ Centre to raise the profile of unpaid carers – people who look after family members or friends who have a long-term illness, a disability or who are elderly and frail.

Many carers juggle care with employment, and the level of care they give can often exceed a full-time job and for some it can be a 24/7 role.

The photographs show carers taking well-deserved breaks from their caring roles and the idea for the project came from Daniel Dale, who is studying a photography degree at Cleveland College of Art and Design.

Daniel first approached Sunderland Carers’ Centre to sound out his ideas and to put him in contact with carers who now feature in the exhibition.

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Carer’s Celebration Day looking after unpaid carers and young carers

March 20, 2013   Carers, young carers

Wednesday 20 March 2013

A day to look after hardworking carers

CARERS DAY … as part of a special event for carers, Annerley Lord of Wizardora pulls a rabbit out of a hat.
Published on Wednesday 20 March 2013 11:22

THERE are 16,000 people in South Tyneside who are classed as carers, according to a census carried out last year.

Together, with others across the UK, they save the economy £119bn per year.

Yesterday, almost 200 people of all ages who give up their time to care for relatives, gathered at the Little Haven Hotel in South Shields for Carer’s Celebration Day.

The event, which has been running for the past five years – two years at the Little Haven Hotel – celebrates the work of carers and gives them a day of their own to feel special.

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