Category Archives: carersweek

Hosted chat with Simon Wright MP for Carersweek

May 20, 2011   Carers, carersweek
We are delighted to have Simon Wright MP join us for Carersweek in our chatroom on Wednesday 15th June at 8pm.
He has a special interest in finding out the problems that carers face on a daily basis, which are not being dealt with by the appropriate services.
So we look forward to you joining us.
How to enter the chatroom?
Only registered site users can enter the chatroom. Please register at least the day before our chat.
After following the instructions on the email you receive, you can then enter the chatroom via pressing the chatroom button in our forum.
You will need to have Java on your computer. It’s a good idea to check if the chatroom is working for you beforehand, once you receive your login details.
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Understanding carers in the UK

March 15, 2011   carersweek, disability, family, health, Older care

Understanding carers

 

Everything you need to know if you know carers, work with carers or deal with carers in your daily life.

http://www.nhs.uk/carersdirect/understanding-carers/pages/understanding-carers-home.aspx

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DVD telling the stories of 10 Cardiff carer families

March 3, 2011   carersweek, dementia, disability, health, learning difficulties, mental health

Real stories of Cardiff families in digital project

Posted: 03 March 2011  

An innovative DVD – featuring the moving and inspiring stories of how 10 Cardiff families have coped with issues including autism, disability, drug use, and lone-parenting – was launched at Cardiff City Football Ground today by Cardiff Parent Network, which is run by children’s charity Action for Children-Gweithredu dros Blant.

The ‘What’s Your Story’ digital storytelling project aims to help improve local services for parents and carers by giving local parents and carers an unusual opportunity to describe their experiences of family services.

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