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Carers Trust Media Ambassadors

November 27th 2023, By April Black

Our Media Ambassadors launched their 2023 film at Carers Parliament. The Media Ambassadors are a group of young carers, aged 16 – 18, who have taken part in filmmaking training over the summer and attended the Festival to create films on issues important to them. This year, the group have created 4 films around the themes of transitions, mental health support, financial support and greater awareness of who young carers…

 

Unpaid Carers - Short Breaks Landscape Review

October 10th 2023, By April Black

We engaged with a range stakeholders groups across Scotland during 2022/23 to understand the current short breaks planning landscape. The purpose of the research was to gain an understanding of the current short break strategic planning and commissioning landscape and perceived readiness for the new legal ‘right to a break’.This report is intended to be used as a discussion tool for all stakeholders to identify next steps in improving the…

 

Carers Social Therapy Sessions

September 25th 2023, By pkavs

Unfortunately, due to funding cuts our Social Therapy sessions have now ended. For more information please contact the carers hub on 01738 567076, option 2 or email carershubadmin@pkavs.org.uk

 

Perth and Kinross GP Premises Survey

September 12th 2023, By April Black

Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership is keen to hear patients’ views about their GP premises. To ensure you continue to have access to the best possible health care we are planning some changes to the way services are delivered in primary care, which includes your GP practice. These changes are needed for a number of reasons which include: · Nationally, GPs need to provide increasingly more complex…

 

Let’s Be Heard: Sharing Scotland’s COVID Experience

August 1st 2023, By April Black

Scottish COVID-19 Enquiry: The Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry has launched its listening project, Let’s Be Heard: Sharing Scotland’s COVID Experience. Let’s Be Heard is inviting everyone who was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022 to share their experiences with the Inquiry. Let’s Be Heard is the main way in which people can contribute to the work of the Inquiry and aims to…

 

Amazing News about the Carers Leave Bill.

May 29th 2023, By April Black

Carers Leave Bill gains Royal Assent! Amazing News

 

CAREFIT - Support for professionals and Carers of somebody with Dementia

May 15th 2023, By April Black
 

New Perth Dementia Café

May 2nd 2023, By April Black

Come along and enjoy refreshments in a relaxed and informal setting at our Dementia Café. Held in the Perth DRC in 7 George Street Perth, PH1 5JY.

 

Independent Age - Advice and Guide

March 30th 2023, By April Black

Stay in the know with Independent Age free advice and guides for older people, their families and carers.

 

Thank you! Perth Festival of the Arts

March 20th 2023, By April Black

PKAVS Staff and Carers so appreciate these tickets.

 

PKAVS has a valued team of over 80 staff and 100 volunteers whose skills and expertise enable us to reach our objectives and have the positive impact that we do.

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PKAVS relies on over 100 dedicated volunteers who help with all aspects of our work.

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