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Carers invited to visit Scottish Parliament
Local carers make parliament visit
TWO local MSPs, Graeme Dey (Angus South) and Nigel Don (Angus North & Mearns), welcomed a group of local carers to the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh last week.
Mr Dey had visited Angus Carers Centre in Arbroath earlier this year and invited them to come along and see First Minister’s Questions (FMQs). The carers came from Forfar, Letham, Arbroath, Kirriemuir, Carnoustie amongst a number of other towns and villages in the county.
Carers fighting to raise the profile for carers
Care champions at Age UK awards
Saturday 5th November 2011
Those who fight for the rights of the county’s 60,000 carers were yesterday honoured for their hard work.
Four people from across Oxfordshire were named as ‘Carers Champions’ at the Age UK Oxfordshire’s annual general meeting.
Among them were a woman who took in her disabled parents and a couple looking after their 48-year-old autistic son.
Carers are at their wits’ end and need more help
Desperate carers appeal for help
EXTRA help for adult carers is vital, a voluntary group leader claims, after a father killed his severely disabled son because he feared placing him into full-time care.
Chairman of Stafford Carers, Frank James, spoke out saying local people were “at their wits’ end” and said he feared that the tragedy of Christopher O’Rourke – who was killed by his devoted father Kevin – could be repeated.
Carers have the option of managing their individual budgets – providing them with an opportunity to pay privately for services specifically tailored to their needs.
