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Kate’s story – My experiences as a carer

Caring Together want to see carers given improved rights to leave from work. Many carers face significant challenges trying to juggle work and their caring responsibilities. We spoken to one carer, Kate, to find out more about her views and experiences as a carer. If you had one message to give to the Government around […]

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New App for young carers

Young carers need proper support around them to make sure they’re able to care for their loved ones whilst taking care of their own physical and mental health, and working towards a bright and healthy future. The new Young Carers Support app enables young and young adult carers in the UK to find information and […]

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Recognition for our support for carers work in Norfolk

This week the winners of the ‘System Led Support for Carers’ award will be announced at the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards ceremony and we are delighted to have been shortlisted for this award. We are delighted to have been shortlisted as a finalist for our work to create carer-friendly communities for young carers in […]

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Caring Together a finalist in the 2021 HSJ Awards

We are delighted to announce that our work to create carer-friendly communities for young carers in Norfolk has been shortlisted for the ‘System Led Support for Carers’ award at the HSJ Awards 2021, recognising the project’s outstanding contribution to supporting the health of carers – in what has been an exceptional and challenging period across […]

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State of caring 2021 – give your views and experiences

Carers UK have launched their State of Caring survey 2021 and are inviting everyone looking after a family member or friend to take part. The survey is the UK’s most comprehensive research into the lives and experience of carers and many professionals who work with carers find the results provide a useful evidence base for […]

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Ruth’s story

At Caring Together we provide information and advice, run services in our local communities and campaign so that carers have choices. The people we support are carers like Ruth and her family. This is Ruth’s story. Ruth and her family I am mum to Josie 15 and triplets Jamie, Phoebe and Amelia 13. Phoebe and […]

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Our thank you to everyone who supports our work

At Caring Together we provide information and advice, run services in our local communities and campaign so that carers have choices. We can’t do that without your help, and with the contributions of so many people we are able to do so much more to help carers. Please see below a video we have put […]

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Carers UK campaign for breaks for carers

Ahead of Carers Week 2021, Carers UK have launched a new campaign to highlight the urgent need for carers to be better supported to take breaks from their caring responsibilities. Millions of carers have gone to extraordinary lengths over the past year to look after and support those they care for, with many caring around […]

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