Hosted chat with CarersDirect 12pm Thursday 7th July 2011

[wendy]

We are delighted to invite you to a hosted chat with
Gemma
from
Carers Direct.
http://www.nhs.uk/Pages/HomePage.aspx

This will be at 12 midday Thursday 7th July
in our chatroom, which members can access through the button at the top of our private website.
If you aren't a member and wish to join in, please register the day before the event.
We are most excited to have Carers Direct join us and we hope you will get your questions ready.

[christal]

than999  than999  ill try and make it.
if not ill let you no my question.
gpr gpr gpr

[ann31bel]

Another hosted chat I can not make!! Have to be in work at 12!
Hopefully 3rd time lucky next hosted chat! :)

Ann

[Honey]

Wont be able to join in but my question is....
If our carees are of sound mind and  over 18 and refuse all services etc, why are we familily unpaid carers ignored?
My carers centre told me that unless my caree agrees to services, assesment etc, they cant help me and they dont.
(but if  I can find time to go to them, I can have a nice coffee morning, or watch a film, or have a nice chat with other carers who have lots of time to volunteer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Duhhhhh!)
My gp told me that unless my caree agrees to all services help etc , she cant do anything, Its all due to patient confidentiallity regs and right of choice .
Social services told me the same thing too.
So did the crisis team ,
So where does that leave family unpaid carers like some of us here?

[wendy]

we cannot promise that any questions sent in before the chat will be answered at the event, so it is possible you may have to wait for an answer after the event.
I try to pick a time which suits us all.  I apologise if I get it wrong.