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Carers Trust new wellbeing resource for adult unpaid carers, Caring For You is now live. The toolkit, which was co-designed by a group of unpaid carers, offers practical activities, advice and tips on how to deal with specific emotions which can arise from having a caring role. There is also a section on maintaining wellbeing which provides links to resources and ideas on how carers can maintain good wellbeing and…
Some resources for our Bereaved Carers. We all need support at times but especially when dealing with a bereavement of someone you love and have cared for. Please have a look at the below links to see what support is out there for you. Death and bereavement | NHS inform Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief :: Welcome (goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk)
We are delighted to bring you our impact report. 2023 was our best year yet, with plenty more ambitions for this year too. Some highlights to whet your appetite…. Over 1800 unpaid carers accessed a Respitality break Delivery partners confidence in delivering Respitality was rated 4 out of 5 Breaks were donated by over 200 businesses and charities! So why not put the kettle on, click on the link below to…
Our clients here at the Walled Garden and Wisecraft have created some beautiful mosaics using recycled tile pieces. We began by talking as a group to discuss what self-care means to us and what things we might do to create happiness in our lives. The clients came up with a range of examples, including things like listening to music, going for a walk and seeing flowers, chatting with friends, spending…
Hello and welcome to our special Carers Week 2024. Carers week is an annual awareness campaign to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s 5.7 million carers, and runs from 10th to 16th June, celebrating and saying “thank you” to our unpaid carers. The week is designed to make caring more visible and this year’s theme is “putting carers on the map”, aiming to make sure that…
The Neurological Alliance of Scotland has over 50 charity members, all of whom offer support for carers in some form such as, information, advice, support groups, helplines and other services. Our new resource, Information for Unpaid Carers and Professionals, is intended to give an overview of some of the most common neurological conditions and signpost readers to our members who offer support. The resource also includes information on carer centres and…
As part of Perth and Kinross Health & Social Care Partnership celebration of learning disability week, Perth & Kinross Disability Sport are delighted to invite participation from people of all ages with a learning disability to our ‘Come & Try Sport’ event on Thursday 9 May at the Academy of Sport & Wellbeing, UHI Perth. In partnership with the Centre for Inclusive Living Perth & Kinross, Perth Strathtay Harriers, Perth Eagles…
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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…
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