Our impact report for 2019/20 is available to read now. The time for change. In our trustees’ annual report 2018/19 we were not shy about our ambitions to help more carers and the changes that were needed to do so during the year. Because it is urgent. Because the need is growing. And because carers […]

We want to make you aware of the hours when you can contact us through the Christmas and New Year period. This includes through calling our helpline on 0345 241 0954. Our opening hours are changed on the following days: Thursday 24 December – 9am-4pm (closing one hour early) Friday 25 December – closed Monday […]

Norfolk and Suffolk Care Support have organised an event for carers on to be held on Monday 30th November 10am – 12pm. This covers: 10am – Introductions and Welcome. Using Microsoft Teams 10.05am – I-Stumble, Kate Wyatt 10.25am – ReSPECT Awareness, Andy Sumpner 10.45am – Assistive Technology, Amber-Marie White, Norfolk County Council 11.05am – Wellbeing, Claire Brockwell 11.25am – Support for […]

This year’s Carers Rights Day is on Thursday 26 November. It is an important opportunity to make more carers aware of their rights, help them know how to get the support available to them, and to raise awareness of the needs of carers. Caring Together, a charity that supports carers across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk […]

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is the first hospital in Norfolk to have been awarded Caring Together’s Carer Friendly Tick Award – Health in recognition of their work to identify and support carers. And the hospital has been praised for the work it is doing to recognise the important role played by people who look […]

If you look after a family member or friend in the Cambridgeshire or Peterborough area there is support available for you. Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council commission a range of services for carers. For Carers Rights Day, which is on Thursday 26 November, they have produced a video hosted by Helen Duncan. In […]

If you are a carer knowing what to expect, and the support available to you and the person you look after, if they go into hospital can be very valuable. Peterborough City Hospital have a range of sources of information for carers. For Carers Rights Day on Thursday 26 November they have also produced a […]

A series of sessions for carers are being held in Norfolk to mark Carers Rights Day on Thursday 26th November. The Zoom sessions will give people who look after a family member or friend the opportunity to find out more about what support and services are available to them, to ask questions, and more. These […]

One of the fastest growing age groups of carers is young carers. This means that having the right support in schools is invaluable for first of all identifying young carers who may be helping to look after a brother, sister, parent or another family member. Magdalen Gates Primary School have the Carer Friendly Tick Award […]

If you look after a family member or friend, it is important you understand your rights as a carer, and where you are able to access support when you need it. If you would like a PDF of this information please click here to download a copy of our carers rights guide [PDF, 73kB] Right […]