📣 Carers, we need your views to help us make positive changes in our service.

This survey will help us structure our 5-year strategy, ensuring we can identify & support more unpaid carers in Newcastle
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Our survey takes less than 5 minutes & is anonymous.

This morning we were joined by Rachel and Harriet from Alzheimer's Society who delivered the Dementia Friends training to our staff team.

Thank you Dementia Friends for visiting our centre to deliver this training!
Alzheimer's Society
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It was an honour to talk today at the 4th International Young Carers Conference, sharing best practice examples from Newcastle Carers🙂

4th International Young Carers Conference #IYCC2024 #YoungCarers

We're at the International Young Carers Conference! It is amazing to be with so many people focused on supporting #YoungCarers !
4th International Young Carers Conference
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1/2 The media today have shone a light on carers being pursued to pay back Carer’s Allowance overpayments after unwitting mistakes.

Carers UK is calling for urgent reform of carer’s benefits - find out more in the thread below.

The The Guardian article: theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

Yet more coverage of the disgraceful treatment of unpaid carers and the broken Carer’s Allowance system.

We echo @carersuk’s calls for @DWPGovUK to publish their study on the impact of fines on carers.

Full story here: bit.ly/49xIuK6

'It’s nothing short of cruel to ruthlessly pursue thousands of dedicated carers who have unwittingly over-claimed Carer’s Allowance.”

Carers Trust calls for reform of Carer’s Allowance, not punishments for hard-pressed carers.

Full story: bit.ly/3TSyQw4

This 👇 #CarersAllowance

🧑‍⚕️ As siblings, parents, carers, or guardians, you may feel unsure about what steps to take when the person you care for is poorly.

Explore the Healthier Together website for trusted NHS health advice (there’s also an app)
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Healthier Together North East and North Cumbria
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On average, 600 people a day leave work to care for someone. The Carer's Leave Act is a significant achievement made possible by the tireless campaigning efforts of Carers UK.

Learn more about the #CarersLeaveAct & what it means for working carers > tinyurl.com/bdf9w2r3

Feedback from a young person talking about how Healthier Together has helped them look after their siblings.

Visit the Healthier Together website (there's also an app) - a great place to find accurate & trusted NHS healthcare advice:
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Healthier Together North East and North Cumbria

🎳 Last week, our Men’s Social Group spent the afternoon playing tenpin bowling!

The group had a great time relaxing & socialising with others who have similar caring roles.

To stay up to date with groups & events, visit our website: buff.ly/44fIHQn

We need the views of unpaid #carers to help us make positive changes in our service.

The #survey will help us shape & structure our 5-year strategy, ensuring we can identify & support more unpaid carers in #Newcastle .
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📣 We are open today from 1pm after the Easter bank holiday weekend.

Newcastle Carers is closed for the Easter bank holiday weekend at 5pm on Thursday, 28 March, and re-open at 1pm on Tuesday, 2 April 2024.

Last week, a group of carers spent their day learning how to make crepe paper roses & tulips in a workshop led by Carrie Dennison.💐
See our future activities & workshops on the 'What's On' page of our website: buff.ly/44fIHQn
#ArtAndCrafts #PaperFlowers #NewcastleCarers