Caring magazine issue 34 – April-July 2024
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough carers magazine issue 28.
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Caring for Yvonne
Richard cared for his wife Yvonne from 2016 until she passed away in April 2023. This is his story. Yvonne’s presence is everywhere in the family home she shared with Richard and their two children in Cambridgeshire. Her quirky collectables sit on shelves and hang from walls. There are colourful wooden flowers, duck ornaments with […]
Read more...Children who are young carers say more recognition is essential
We at Caring Together Charity and young carers are calling for more to be done to help children and young people who are looking after a family member. There are almost 4,000 children and young people under the age of 18 across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk who are caring for someone. But it is years […]
Read more...Do you care for someone who may have dementia?
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) invites you to their first 2023 Medicine for Members lecture – ‘Improving the diagnosis of dementia in memory clinics – can machine learning help? on Wednesday 25 January, 6.30pm – 7.30pm. The lecture which is open to the public takes place online via Microsoft Teams. Dr Timothy Rittman, CUH neurology consultant […]
Read more...Do you care for someone with autism?
Do you care for someone with autism? Is going to the doctor or being admitted to hospital a worrying experience for them? Autism Bedfordshire invite you and the person you care for to their listening group for autistic adults in the East of England, ‘Hear Me, See Me’. The ‘Hear Me, See Me’ online Zoom […]
Read more...Do you care for a family member or friend or support those that do?
The East of England Association of Directors of Social Services (ADASS) is inviting you to their free annual online carer’s event “Connection, Purpose and Meaning” on 6 December from 9.50am to 2.35pm. The event will give you an opportunity to: Hear what it’s like for carers, carer organisations and local authority commissioners across the East of […]
Read more...Planning for an emergency – have peace of mind
If you are caring for a family member or friend, knowing you already have a plan for how you will manage in an emergency can help alleviate unnecessary stress. Caring Together can support you with a What If? Plan for if something happens to you. This covers situations when you are unable to look after […]
Read more...Anna’s story – how our helpline team support people like you
In a year the Caring Together carer helpline team will speak to carers on more than 14,000 calls. Each of those calls sees our team helping someone looking after a family member or friend. Anna, one of our advisers, sat down to tell us more about how she and the team do this. Connecting with […]
Read more...“By helping people it makes you feel better” – Niky, care professional
Niky, one of our care professionals, talks about her role and how she enjoys making a difference to lives of people looking after family members or friends. If you would like to join our friendly team of care professionals, please visit our vacancies page.
Read more...Share your views on outpatients department
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUHs) invite patients and carers to join an outpatients listening session on Wednesday 14 September from 12:00pm – 1.30pm via Zoom. During the session, they would like to learn about your experiences of the hospital’s outpatients department – what’s going well, what’s not going so well and what can be done for […]
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