Care e-learning module available in Scotland
Equal Partners in Care’s (EPiC) e-learning module is now available and covers the knowledge and skills for level 1 of the EPiC core principles: Carer Aware. The module is for
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Equal rights pledge for Wales’ 370,000 carers
Carers in Wales will have equal legal rights to those they look after when a landmark Welsh law comes into force in April 2016, the Deputy Minister for Social Services,
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Yes vote would up carers allowance by £575
More than 100,000 carers could get almost £600 a year more in benefit payments in an independent Scotland under the SNP, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. An expert
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Young carers face fewer job and education opportunities
Research by Carers Trust and Nottingham University shows that young people providing unpaid care for friends and family have many fewer opportunities in education and the workplace as a result.
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Webwatch – Matter
Matter is an online community for young adult carers which has been created by Carers Trust. The Carers Trust works to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with
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Carers UK launch Jointly – an app for families caring for loved one
Carers UK has made a pioneering move into the app market with the launch of Jointly – a tool to help families manage care for loved ones alongside increasingly complex
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The case for care leave: families, work and the ageing population
As society faces the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population, longer life expectancies and extended working lives, more and more people are trying to manage work alongside caring for
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Carers angry at break down in communication with Health Board
THE Health and Social Care Board is under fire after it failed to properly inform disabled people and their carers about a meeting to discuss their needs. Bangor woman Isobelle
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Supporting Working Carers: The Benefits to Families, Business and the Economy
The Employers for Carers and Department of Health Task and Finish Group was set up in 2012 to explore ways in which carers – people looking after a family member
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Webwatch – Life Changes Trust
The Life Changes Trust (LCT) has been founded to transform the life chances of: ? young people leaving care ? people newly diagnosed with dementia and their carers. In Scotland,
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