Carer Friendly

We commit to creating carer friendly communities: where unpaid carers are recognised, supported and given the information that matters to them.

– We will have a positive, meaningful and long lasting impact on our communities.
– We will connect with and strengthen our communities, working in partnership with them for the benefit of
unpaid carers.
– We will value diversity and work proactively to ensure that all unpaid carers are respected, appreciated and supported throughout our communities.
– We will support local communities to identify, recognise and understand unpaid carers.
– We will increase the support that is available for unpaid carers within our communities.
– We will celebrate the work that our communities are doing to support unpaid carers.

Commitments

Sefyll

Sefyll recognise that carers play a vital role within our communities, and that carers can be engaged in a careing role whilst simultaneously having to deal with their own mental ill health. Sefyll offers people who use mental health services ...
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RCV UK

We recognise that caring is an important issue that affects our staff, volunteers and clients. Our staff know about the issues carers may face and the local support available to them. We will actively help people understand who carers are ...
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Coleg Gwent

All the staff at Coleg Gwent aim to both support and inspire all our young adult carers to ensure they will be empowered by high quality teaching to learn, achieve, and progress as rounded, confident individuals.
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Glan Rhyd Surgery

As a surgery we recognise the importance of our carers and the caring roles they undertake. We have a dedicated Carers champion as well as the GP Carers Engagement Service, that offers practical and emotional support to any carers within ...
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Jenny Park

Working within the health and social care sector for 17 years, you would have thought I’d seen it all by now… I haven’t and that’s because each carers life, situation and support needs are unique and different from ...
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Elizabeth Prosser

I commit to continue working with carers to ensure their voices are heard, they have a life alongside caring and work with other professionals to develop initive services to support the ever changing needs of carers.
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The Mapping, Education & Carer Service (ABUHB)

The Mapping, Education & Carer Service (MECS) within ABUHB is a newly formed team consisting of dementia coordinators from various professional backgrounds, based within Gwent. One of the main aims of the service is to promote and facilitate carers’ education ...
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Linda Smith

My commitment to carers: • I will actively work to help my: colleagues, service users and the wider public understand who carers are and the issues they may face • I will ensure that there is good quality and accessible information available ...
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Lisa Howells

As an unpaid carer myself, I understand the complexities everyday life can bring, the important role unpaid carers have for their loved ones and in society. I continue to work and raise awareness of unpaid carers of all ages, having ...
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Cardiff Council - Social Care Training and Development Team

“We will listen to what matters to carers and what will make a difference, and we will support carers to engage in personal development opportunities if this is their wish. “ “We understand how important it is to ensure that everyone ...
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