Tag Archives: carers
Event aims to provide support to carers
Spreading awareness for carers in South Norfolk
Norfolk’s carers are being targeted at an event taking place later this month as part of a campaign to spread awareness of the services available.
It will have more than 20 carers groups and organisations, with a range of information, advice and expertise available.
Charity unleashes Easter egg chicks
HAND-knitted Easter chick covers for Cadbury crème eggs
by Lesley Tate, Senior Reporter
HAND-knitted Easter chick covers for Cadbury crème eggs have proved a run-away success for Craven charity Carers Resource.
For the past seven years, an army of volunteer knitters have produced more than 10,000 gaily decorated covers in time for Easter.
Benefits assessment led to woman’s suicide says watchdog
The way a woman was assessed for benefits led to her suicide less than a month later, according to a mental health watchdog.
- From the section Scotland
The woman had a history of depression and was on significant medication, but scored zero points in a Work Capability Assessment (WCA), carried out by Atos.
