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Free carers wellbeing event
28 June 2022
Find Your Wild are inviting people caring for a family member or friend to connect with nature and join them at a friendly group for walking, talking, art and crafts. The free sessions for carers aged 50 and over and those in their care, run at The Othersyde Cafe, Cambridge on a Monday morning, 10.30am […]
Read more...Do you support someone to live well with dementia?
17 June 2022
Dementia Carers Count are inviting people to take part in their survey. If you offer, or have offered, help and support to a friend or family member living with dementia, they want to hear from you. They are keen to understand what pressures you face in your caring role, this well help them shape the services […]
Read more...Carers – join the call for the Government to publish a support plan for unpaid carers
24 May 2022
With Carers Week on the way from 6 – 12 June, Carers UK and six other UK national charities (Age UK, Carers Trust, MND Association, Rethink Mental Illness, Oxfam GB and The Lewy Body Society), are calling for the UK Government to publish a recovery and respite plan for unpaid carers. They want this to […]
Read more...Contacting us over the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday
23 May 2022
Please note that due to the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday we will be closed on Thursday 2 June and Friday 3 June and will reopen on Monday 6 June. Our opening hours on other days will be as normal and you can contact us in the normal ways. If you email over the Bank Holiday weekend […]
Read more...Support available for people looking after family members or friends
5 May 2022
Carers Week with the theme of ‘Make caring visible, valued and supported’, takes place on 6 – 12 June. During the lead up to the week, we thought it would be a good opportunity to highlight the range of support we offer to people looking after a family member or friend. If you or someone […]
Read more...You can feel confident about asking for support – a message from Dr Osman Bhatti
20 April 2022
NHS GP, Dr Osman Bhatti has spoken about why it is ok for people caring for a family member or friend to seek support from organisations such as Caring Together. He said, “There are factors that affect different communities accessing support…could be due to taboo issues, or it may not feel right or they are […]
Read more...The importance of carers and support – Imam Sejad Mekic of Cambridge Central Mosque
8 April 2022
Imam Sejad Mekic of Cambridge Central Mosque has spoken about the importance and value of carers, saying “taking care of someone is a unique and really excellent meritorious practice that is heavily rewarded for us in this life and in the next life.” He encourages people from his community who care for a loved one […]
Read more...A message from Shahida encouraging women to seek support
7 March 2022
Shahida Rahman, is a Trustee of Cambridge Central Mosque and Trustee and Chair of the Board of Trustee of the Karim Foundation. Shahida encourages women who are caring for a family member of friend to seek help. She said “Women have a huge role in looking after their ill relatives, whilst trying to maintain the […]
Read more...“My friend just tells me to stop and turn off my carer brain for five minutes”
2 March 2022
For a young person who has caring responsibilities, trying to transition to, through and beyond university, can be extremely challenging and for some a barrier. On University Mental Health Day, we asked 20-year-old Axel about coping as a young adult carer while studying away from home for a Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Studies degree. […]
Read more...Have you visited Addenbrooke’s Hospital A&E in the last 12 months?
18 February 2022
Have you visited Addenbrooke’s Hospital urgent and emergency care services (including A&E and same day emergency care clinics) in the last 12 months? If you have, Healthwatch Cambridgeshire, your local independent health and care champion, would like to hear about your experiences, the good and not so good. Your feedback will help the hospital provide […]
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