26th April 2024
Hello Everyone - What do you do with your caring role when on long-term sick? As some of you know I have been off sick for a few weeks but I am pleased to let you know I am back at work and easing back into my workload. I do hope you are all well as you can be and...
1st March 2024
Hello Everyone - I am learning circus tricks ... I really feel that I am a qualified juggler these days hence, my quip about learning circus tricks. I have heard it often at the Carers Centre that carers feel like they are spinning plates and they are rushing from...
23rd February 2024
Hello Everyone - Did you Know? Did you know that when you are a carer you can tell your GP that you are and they should record your carers status and this is recorded under Snomed CT. Coding Unpaid Carers: SNOMED CT The coding wants to record any unpaid carer who is...
16th February 2024
Hello Everyone - Self Advocacy .. I wanted to talk about self advocacy and how it can equip you as carers to help better manage your caring roles. I have pondered on this since yesterday as my Mum had apparently told the care home staff that she was having chest pains...
9th February 2024
Hello Everyone - Dealing with frustration .... I popped into see Mum last night and we had a lovely time, we had a laugh like we do most times as it is something we have always had in common our shared sense of humour. One thing did make me take a step back though.......
2nd February 2024
Hello Everyone - Dealing with challenging behaviour .... Last weekend I went with my partner to see my Mum on the way to a birthday party. My sister had asked if I could take a few items as Mum had run out. I showed Mum what I had got and everything was apparently...
26th January 2024
Hello Everyone - Managing difficult questions ...... I hope everyone is well as can be expected and I have two things to talk about today one about a caring role experience and one about attendance a group activities. So, when I visited my Mum this week on the way...
19th January 2024
Hello Everyone - Consultation is key .... I wanted to thank all the carers would attended the first Carers Forum of 2024 as we had many of you either in person or zooming in with our wonderful hybrid approach and thanks to the OWL. You might thinking 'what's he on...
12th January 2024
Hello Everyone - Another year, new hopes and a new you.... I want to wish you a Happy New Year and I hope you are all looking after yourselves? There are lots of winter bugs going round and of course we do not want them, pass them onto our vulnerable loved ones but it...
22nd December 2023
Hello Everyone - it's Christmasssss This is the last blog of 2023 and its been a hell of year for me and for some of you also. Personally I'm looking forward to next year as it could not be worse, well I bloody hope not but you never know. My sister and I...
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