If you would like to share resources electronically with unpaid carers, please download them using the links below.
If you would like us to send you printed copies of resources for you to use, you can order these free by using our order form.
We have leaflets, posters, postcards, factsheets and PowerPoint slides to help you let unpaid carers know about the support available to them.
Leaflets |
A guide to the support we have available for people who are looking after someone. Download Looking after someone? leaflet [PDF, 747KB] |
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Information on our face-to-face and online carers hubs for adult carers and parent carers. Download Opportunities to meet others looking after a family member or friend leaflet [PDF, 744KB] |
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Opportunities to learn skills and about subjects, such as benefits, that can help you in your caring role. Download Carer Thrive leaflet [PDF, 457KB] |
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Opportunities to learn skills and about subjects, such as benefits, that can help you in your role as a parent carer. Download Parent Carer Thrive leaflet [PDF, 691KB] |
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How you can identify and support carers within your organisation, including information on the Carer Friendly Tick Award, and the support and resources we have available to help your organisation. Download Being carer-friendly – Is your organisation aware of unpaid carers and their needs? leaflet [PDF, 604KB] |
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Postcards |
Ideas to help unpaid carers look after themselves along with information on the support provided by Caring Together. Download Carers’ guide to keeping well postcard [PDF, 348KB] |
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Information on the What If? Plan which can be in place to provide cover for an unpaid carer in the event of an emergency. Also contains a list of support provided by Caring Together. Download What If? Plan postcard [PDF, 277KB] |
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How to sign up for the latest information for carers in our regular Caring magazine and email newsletters. Download Keeping you informed postcard [PDF, 407KB] |
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Fact sheets |
Information for carers on their rights. Including rights at work, rights to a carer’s assessment and protection from discrimination. Download Carers’ rights fact sheet [PDF, 71KB] |
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Have you thought about what would happen to the person you look after if you are taken into hospital or your car breaks down? Information on emergency planning, including the What If? Plan and other emergencies to think about such as power cuts and interruptions to water supply. Download Emergency planning fact sheet [PDF, 74KB] |
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Information on the new legislation which will make it compulsory for employers in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to offer people who have caring responsibilities up to one week of unpaid Carer’s Leave each year. Download Carer’s Leave Act 2023 fact sheet [PDF, 429KB] |
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Posters |
General looking after someone poster about the support and services available from Caring Together (with photo of an older adult carer looking after an older adult). Download Looking after someone? poster (purple) [PDF, 342KB] |
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General looking after someone poster about the support and services available from Caring Together (with photo of adult daughter caring for mum). Download Looking after someone? poster (red) [PDF, 394KB] |
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General looking after someone poster about the support and services available from Caring Together (with photo of parent carer and son). Download Looking after someone? poster (parent carer) [PDF, 291KB] |
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Realising you’re a carer A4 poster with a quote and photo of a carer. Download realising you’re a carer poster [PDF, 575KB] |
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Young carer poster for primary-age settings. Download young carer poster – primary-age [PDF, 484KB] |
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Young carer poster for secondary-age settings. Download young carer poster – secondary-age [PDF, 401KB] |
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PowerPoint slides |
Looking after someone? PowerPoint – 1 slide. Download Looking after someone? PowerPoint – 1 slide [PPT, 3MB] |
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Looking after someone? PowerPoint – 3 slides. Download Looking after someone? PowerPoint – 3 slides [PPT, 6MB] |
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Social media |
Image for social media about Caring Together. Download image for social media about Caring Together [JPG, 175KB] |
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Video for social media about Caring Together. |