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...Whatever your role as a carer, we want to hear from you. We want to have carers of all ages, and from all parts of the community involved in our new carer council. The council has been set up to ensure the voice of carers is heard throughout the work of Caring Together. Chair of […]
Read more...On the eve of International Women’s Day (8 March), we are highlighting the challenges women face when caring for a friend or family member. Caring is still often thought of as being part and parcel of women’s lives, and women are still most likely to be providing care and most likely to be providing more […]
Read more...Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust (CUH) are looking for current and past cancer patients and carers to join a new Cancer Patient Network. The network will be involved in the project to develop a new Cancer Research Hospital on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus. CUH has had a Cancer Patient Partnership Group (CPPG) for 10 years […]
Read more...Are you someone who has experienced stroke or are you caring for someone affected by stroke? Do you have an interest in improving health care and a passion for improving patient experience and developing excellent public participation? If you are, the new East of England Stroke Patient, Public Voice and Carer Assurance Group are keen […]
Read more...We are delighted to be joining Healthy You, H.A.Y (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough) and Making Space for a carers health and wellbeing event. If you are looking after a member or family friend, then come along and take part in free activities and receive advice and information about how you can look after your own health […]
Read more...The Cambridgeshire County Council Libraries Team has been awarded our Carer Friendly Tick Award – Communities, in recognition of their work to identify and support carers. The Council has 33 libraries across the county, including three mobile libraries, which are staffed by a team of 188 people. The panel of carers, who assessed the submission from the […]
Read more...Carer’s passports are coming to Norfolk and we have joined with Carers Voice Norfolk and Waveney for an online workshop to tell you what they are and how you can get involved in plans for introducing them across health organisations. Carer’s passports are way to help improve identification and support for carers, they also stop […]
Read more...In the lead up to Random Acts of Kindness Day on Thursday 17 February, we are asking you to take action and carry out a random act of kindness to someone looking after a family member or friend, or a care worker. You may know a neighbour, friend or family member who is looking after […]
Read more...If you live in the Peterborough and carer for a family member of friend with dementia, then we have news about groups that are could well be beneficial for you. Two new weekly support groups are taking place at the Quaker Meeting House, 21 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AB. The two new groups are: Memory […]
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