A new community service for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has been set up for the people of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to call if they require support living with a life limiting illness. This is for patients, families, carers, and healthcare professionals too who might require palliative or end of life care advice for patients in the […]
Read more...At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for adult carers. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we have carried on giving carers a range of ways to meet together and ensure that they are able to stay in contact with people in ways that work for them. As well as digital group meetings we also […]
Read more...If you look after your child we are continuing to develop the support we have available to you. We recently asked your input to help us put together a brand new approach for transition plans. A transition plan helps families be prepared when their child is approaching adulthood, including a focus on the needs of the […]
Read more...A research team from Deakin University, Australia, are looking for people who have had a stroke for a research study that identifies carers’ needs and experiences in supporting people how have had a stroke and their technological knowledge. They would like to identify the needs of carers, including in Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk, and to […]
Read more...At Caring Together we offer a range of activities for adult carers. Throughout the coronavirus pandemic we have carried on giving carers a range of ways to meet together and ensure that they are able to stay in contact with people in ways that work for them. As well as digital group meetings we also […]
Read more...Growing up with a disabled brother or sister can be a complicated and challenging experience, particularly during the time of the coronavirus pandemic – you are not alone. The charity Sibs are asking for adult sibling carers to have their say on the impact the pandemic has had, which will help support shape their services. […]
Read more...To mark one year since the first national lockdown was announced, a day of reflection has been created to allow us time to pause and acknowledge what we have lost and what we have found throughout this past year. The National Day of Reflection is a day where we remember those we’ve lost. Caring Together […]
Read more...Raymond Lanham has praised the free support available from Caring Together in helping him get to his first Coronavirus vaccination We helped Raymond, from Ormesby Norfolk, travel to his appointment, he said he would have struggled to make the appointment on his own due to his mobility issues. We are providing free support for people looking […]
Read more...Whether you are in Norfolk, or Cambridgeshire and Peterborough details of how carers are able to get their COVID-19 vaccination are now available. Please also see below about how we are able to help carers to get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. In line with national guidance, appointments for COVID-19 vaccination are now being offered to […]
Read more...On 4 March 2021, Rochelle Bugg releases her book, ‘Handle with Care’, which is about her memoirs as a carer. There are 7 million carers in the UK, and 700,000 of those are classed as young carers. Handle with Care, part-diary, part-guide, is the story of 25-year-old Rochelle as she nurses her mum through a […]
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