Local charity, Carers Support Centre, is today celebrating after being awarded National Lottery funding to support its work with unpaid carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
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Carers get to have their say on their experience of local hospitals
BNSSG (Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire) Integrated Care System are after your opinions.
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Amanda Threfall, volunteer with Carers Support Centre and former carer, talked to BBC Radio Bristol and featured on their website.
Continue reading “Bristol carer on BBC during Carers Week”Major report released for Carers Week 2024
The Carers Week report, ‘No choice but to care’, has been launched today, covering the impact of caring and what support unpaid carers need from UK Government.
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We are delighted to announce new funding to extend our Walk and Talk service until July 2027.
Continue reading “Walk and Talk boost during Mental Health Awareness Week 2024”Carers News Summer 2024 is out now
The latest edition of our magazine for carers in Bristol and South Gloucestershire is now available for you
Continue reading “Carers News Summer 2024 is out now”Help get more chairs for carers in local hospitals
Can you tell us about your experience using “carer’s chairs” at Southmead Hospital?
Continue reading “Help get more chairs for carers in local hospitals”Carers Week 2024 at Carers Support Centre
You’re invited to our free Carers Week Event – Caring Matters.
Continue reading “Carers Week 2024 at Carers Support Centre”Parkinson’s Society at the Hartcliffe Carers Support Group
To mark World Parkinson’s Day, a local representative from the Parkinson’s Society will be visiting our Hartcliffe Carers Support Group on Thursday, April 11.
Continue reading “Parkinson’s Society at the Hartcliffe Carers Support Group”Get active in Spring
Carers Active April is a campaign from Carers UK to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity for carers, and highlight the benefits to carers of moving more. Hard on its heels is the Bristol Walk Fest in May, bringing local accessible walks to all.
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Do you need a care assessment or are you on a waiting list for a care assessment?
Continue reading “South Gloucestershire Adult Social Care Project “Calling Bristol’s parent carers
Come along to Bristol Parent Carers’ free event on Wednesday 20 March, Together for SEND | Family and Practioner Support.
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The council is re-evaluating its strategy.
Continue reading “Help shape the future of South Gloucestershire.”Do you support the call for a new National Carers Strategy?
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Carers has launched a survey regarding its long-standing call for the UK Government to develop a new National Carers Strategy.
Continue reading “Do you support the call for a new National Carers Strategy?”Depression and anxiety in carers
In this blog, our friends at PMAC talk about depression and anxiety, why carers can be particularly prone to them and how carers can manage those twin threats to their mental health.
Continue reading “Depression and anxiety in carers”Could YOU become a Volunteer Telephone Befriender?
Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and experience?
Continue reading “Could YOU become a Volunteer Telephone Befriender?”New Year, new Carers Support Group
We have a new Carers Support Group starting in St. George, Bristol.
Continue reading “New Year, new Carers Support Group”First parliamentary inquiry into young carers reveals devastating impact on life opportunities
The first-ever parliamentary inquiry into young carers has revealed a lack of support is having a devastating impact on their life opportunities.
Continue reading “First parliamentary inquiry into young carers reveals devastating impact on life opportunities”Hospital Discharge Support Grant
The Discharge Support Grant is a payment to cover some minor costs that might be a barrier to you or the person you care for being discharged from the hospital.
Continue reading “Hospital Discharge Support Grant”Carers Rights Day 2023
Join us on Carers Rights Day for information, help and advice, a chance to question local authorities, to meet other carers and receive some well-deserved pampering.
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