The crucial Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) Dementia Carers Support Service (DCSS) has been awarded our Carer Friendly Tick Award.
CPFT DCSS provides support to unpaid carers of family members or friends with a diagnosis of dementia at particularly challenging times throughout their caring journey.
Carers eligible for support from DCSS are then matched to volunteers who often have first-hand carer experience.
Paige O’Brien, CPFT DCSS co-ordinator, said: “We are delighted to have been awarded the Carer Friendly Tick Award, recognising our commitment to identifying and supporting informal carers of people living with dementia.
“We applied because carers deserve to feel acknowledged, understood, and empowered, and this award strengthens that commitment.
“Our passionate, dedicated team of volunteers and staff strive to ensure carers feel seen, valued and supported, and we are deeply grateful for their ongoing contribution.”
Jill Nooij, Caring Together Charity carer awareness and voice delivery lead, commented: “It’s been a pleasure working with so many teams across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust.
“We’re delighted to celebrate the Dementia Carers Support Service on receiving the Carer Friendly Tick Award. It’s fantastic to see a service within the Trust dedicated solely to supporting those caring for a loved one with dementia.
“All our Carer Friendly Tick Awards are assessed by a panel of carers. The panel said ‘This is a very strong application and are very much looking forward to seeing how it develops over the years’.”
The Carer Friendly Tick Award celebrates organisations that identify and support unpaid carers. If your organisation would like to learn more about being carer friendly, and the difference you can make to carers, please get in touch at carerfriendlytick@caringtogether.org.
