We want to say a big ‘thank you’ to staff from the Field Lodge Care Home in St Ives who raised £1,022.34 to help carers. They achieved this having set themselves the challenge of taking part in a 160ft bungee jump and organising a delicious cream tea. Their fundraising will help Caring Together support more […]

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Speak Out Council from Voiceability are inviting people who care for someone with a learning disability to an online listening session on Monday 27 February, 12.30pm – 14:00pm. They are keen to hear view your feedback on the following services: imaging – For example: CT, MRI and X-ray […]

Fenland Group Practice has been awarded our Carer Friendly Tick Award – Health in recognition of their work to identify and support unpaid carers across their five GP practices. Catherine Carman, social prescriber at Fenland Group Practice (pictured right) said, “Carers are the unsung heroes of healthcare, they always put others needs before their own. […]

We want to say a big ‘thank you’ to the Butterfly Legacy Project who have raised £600 for Caring Together by selling beautiful handmade goods on their stall at events across Cambridgeshire. Their donation will help us support more people who look after family member and friends across Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Peterborough, by providing them […]

Are you a parent carer to a young person aged 11 -25 years old with additional needs? You are invited to join us, Pinpoint Cambridgeshire and Voiceability for a Cambridgeshire County Council event ‘Preparing for Adulthood’ on Friday 24 March, 10.00am – 2.00pm at the Burgess Hall, St Ives, PE27 6WU. The event will give you […]

Peterborough College is the latest education setting to be awarded our Carer Friendly Tick Award – Education, in recognition of their work to identify and support young adult carers. The college has seen its accreditation renewed by a panel of carers and has once again met the standards for the Carer Friendly Tick Award. The […]

Are you a young person helping to look after a parent, brother, sister or grandparent? Carers Trust are really keen to hear about the pressures you face in your caring role. If you are aged under 25 years old, you can share your experiences and what support would help you in a short survey. All […]

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) invites you to their first 2023 Medicine for Members lecture – ‘Improving the diagnosis of dementia in memory clinics – can machine learning help? on Wednesday 25 January, 6.30pm – 7.30pm. The lecture which is open to the public takes place online via Microsoft Teams. Dr Timothy Rittman, CUH neurology consultant […]

Do you care for someone living with dementia and live in the Huntingdonshire area? Huntingdon library in Princes Street has a monthly dementia community group where you and the person you care for can go along and meet other people, have a chat and join in fun activities, if you wish. The drop-in group takes […]

Staithe Surgery in Norfolk, has been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Health, in recognition of their  work to identify and support carers. Phoebe Starling, management assistant at the GP surgery in Stalham said: “We applied for the award because it benefits so many people knowing the support we can provide to carers. […]