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In this issue: • Carers Receive the Pamper Treatment • e Revamped Website • Carers Rights Day • Are You Following Us? • e Added Value of a Carers’ Champion • Fly the Flag for Carers.
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CONNECTThe Carers’ Champions Newsletter -issue 4
In this issue: • CarersReceivethePamperTreatment• TheRevampedWebsite• CarersRightsDay• AreYouFollowingUs?• TheAddedValueofaCarers’Champion• FlytheFlagforCarers.
Carer’s Rights Day
Carer’s receive the pamper treatment
AfunandrelaxingtreatwasonofferascarersgatheredatBolsoverMethodistChurchforawellearnedfreepamperdayorganisedbytheDerbyshireCarersAssociation(DCA)andfundedbytheBolsoverLocalStrategicPartnership.Holisticandaromatherapyexpertswereonhandofferingfreesessionsandcarerswereabletotaketimeoutandspoilthemselveswithanumberoftreatmentsin-cludingmassage,nailtreatments,facialsandpedicures.Withgentlebackgroundmusicplaying,lotsofchatandteaandbuffetforall,plusthearomaofnailpolishandaromatherapylotions,thedaywasagreatsuccess.Manypeopleattendedtheeventandgavegenerousandpositivefeedbackafterwards.Onecarerstatedthat,‘…thetherapieswereexcellentandeveryonewaskindandfriendly.Itwasamuchappreciatedbreakandsomespaceforme.ThankyouDerbyshireCarers!’Overall,thedayappearstohavebeenagreatsuccess.Theday,organisedbytheTransitionTeam,waspartoftheDCA’slineupofannualeventsthatsupportcarersnewandoldintheCounty.Thereareahostofeventsplannedfor2013sogivetheDCAacallon01246222373oremailtransition@derbyshirecarers.co.uk.Web:www.derbyshirecarers.co.uk
Revamped website
The new look DCA website now includes a transition section where information about the project, downloads, contact details and news can be found. Log on to www.derbyshirecarers.co.uk
Follow the Transition Team’s progress: @CarerTransition
The added value of a Carers’ Champion
Sinceour2012launch,TheTeamingUpforTransitionTeamhasworkedwithmanysurgerieswhohaveinplaceorhavedevelopedadedicatedCarers’Championusuallyfromtheirfront-deskstaff.ACarers’Championtakesontheroleinadditiontotheirusualdailytasksandisavitallinkinthereferralprocess.
Themaintasksareusually:
• Tobeacontactpointforcarersinthesurgery;• TomaintainaCarers’noticeboardinthesurgery;• Tochampioncarers’issuesinthepractice;and• Toencouragecarerstoregisterontheirpractice’sCarers’Register.
Continueddevelopment,trainingandsupportforCarers’Championswillensurethatcarers’registernumberscontinuetoincreaseinDerbyshire.Thiswillenablecarers’provisiontobebetterimprovedandmoreintelligentlytargeted-forexample,ensuringthatcarershaveaccesstoinformationandadvice,ensuringthatcarers’receivehealthchecksand‘fluvaccinationsandincreasingawarenessofcarers’needsamongGPsandwithinsurgeries
CarersinDerbyshireneedapivotalpersonwithinafamiliarsettingtoofferthemadviceandguidance.That’swhereCarers’Championscomein.IfyouwouldliketobecomeaChampionpleaseletyourPracticeManagerknowandgetintouchwiththeDerbyshireCarersAssociationsowecanupdateourrecordsandsupportyou–01246222373.
IfyouwanttogetinvolvedandflytheflagfortheTransitionprojectasavolunteerpleasegetintouch.Wewanttoworkwithyou,theCarers’Champions,togetourmessageoutthereandsupportcarersinallareasofthecounty.
TheTransitionTeamarefollowingaplannedroutethroughoutDerbyshireofferingadviceregardingcarers’breaksandrespitecare,theEmergencyCardSchemeandsupportofinteresttocarers,includingusefullocalkeycontacts.Pleasegetintouchbycalling01246222373ext3.
Connect,issuedquarterly,istheproject’sCarers’Championsnewsletter.IfyouwouldliketosubmitanarticleforConnect,thenpleasegetintouch.Thenextdeadlineis3rdJune2013.
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