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Campaign for Torbay carers takes to the road

Torbay raising awareness for Carers

Friday, January 04, 2013
  1. Carers

    Paul Lucas (Non-Executive Director at Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust), Caroline Taylor (Torbay Council’s Chief Operating Officer and Director of Adult Services), Janet Helmore (Carer), Pat Goss (Chair of Torbay Carers Register), Kevin Dixon (Carer)

​Stickers are springing up on car windows around the Bay with the message ‘Join Torbay Carers Register Now’ as part of a new campaign to raise awareness of the free help and support that is available to the thousands of unpaid carers across Torbay.

Torbay and Southern Devon Health and Care NHS Trust runs carers services for people living in the Bay. Torbay’s Carers Register is one of the most successful of its kind in the country, supporting over 3,500 carers a year. It offers unpaid carers a range of services including a Carers’ Emergency Card; discount scheme; a regular carers’ newsletter and a host of useful information and support including drop-in centres in two of the Bay’s towns.
The striking car window stickers feature an image of the purple and yellow Carers Register card and encourages people to sign up to the register to access help and support. This latest campaign was launched on National Carers’ Rights Day which also aims to raise awareness of the needs of unpaid carers across the country.

Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia Hails Launch of New Website for the South of England

Media release                                         

 

                                                                                            Thursday 3 January 2013

Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia Hails Launch of New Website for the South of England

A pioneering online public information service is today being launched across the South of England.

The ‘Our Health’ website is the first of its kind in England. It aims to transform the way that patients, their carers and health professionals access and share the latest information on a range of key local health and care services across the South.

The Our Health website was developed in the South West, initially providing information on local stroke and dementia services.

The website received the Prime Minister’s backing in March 2012, when David Cameron launched his ‘Challenge on Dementia’ and set out the need to promote local information on dementia services.

Carer Services Prescription in Cambridgeshire

Are you a Carer and need a Break?

Are you caring for someone and feel emotionally or physically overwhelmed? Would a break make a difference to your well being?

You can visit your GP and explain your situation.  It is important that your GP acknowledges you are a carer and that your details are logged on their Carers Register which will try to improve the ongoing support available to you.

If you and your GP agree that more support is required, you will be issued with a free Prescription.  Your details will be passed to Crossroads Care Cambridgeshire with your consent, so that you can be supported with information and the opportunity of a carers assessment.  We will visit you to discuss the most appropriate form of support, which could include a free short break.  We can point you in the right direction to where you can find out more about caring, your rights, free services or benefits you may be entitled to.

You may choose to have a short break for some “me” time away from it all to support your own health or to keep an appointment.

http://www.crossroadscarecambridgeshire.org.uk