Welcome
If you live on the Wirral and you look after or care for someone, this website is for you. Welcome!
CARERS WEEK ACTIVITIES 8TH - 14TH JUNE 2009
Click here to view news on Wired activities during carers week.
Click here for details of the Wired Competition for carers week.
WEB FORUM NOW LIVE
We have launched a web forum so that the community can share thoughts, knowledge and comments with like minded people. This should not be used as a crisis service nor to lodge complaints. For all emergencies/crisis requirements please call our Carers Helpline on 0151 670 0777
NEW NATIONAL CARERS HELPLINE & WEBSITE
National Carers Helpline Carers Direct can be reached by calling 0808 802 0202
Please click here for the link to the National Carers Website
Both of these services went live on 1st April
PRESS RELEASE
‘Carers get together’. New carers’ support group for Pensby. |
What this site offers:
- A source of information about organisations and services that can support you
- A message board where you can discuss issues and share opinions with other carers
- A calendar that advertises events and activities
- A quarterly newsletter containing the latest information affecting carers in Wirral
The site was created by Wirral carers, and redeveloped with funding from Neighbourhood Renewal. We hope you find the features and topics relevant. If you would like to have some input into the site then please contact us.
| If you’re browsing during office hours and want to speak to a real person who can talk you through things, please call the Carers Helpline on 0151 670 0777. |
Brief Introduction
Across the country over 6 million people have responsibility for looking after someone. On Wirral alone there are 37,500.
It’s estimated that nationally the work of unpaid carers saves the country a staggering £57 billion – that’s equal to the entire cost of the NHS. Yet it often feels that the job of caring is simply one that we’re left to get on with.
Everyone we’ve spoken to has said that finding information about services, about benefits, and about the people that can help isn’t easy, and since it’s only too easy to be overwhelmed by too much information we’ve divided the site into different sections. Just click on the bit that interests you or type a word into the “Search the Site” box.
Survey
Carers are invited to take part in the 2009 Carers Week survey, which can be completed at www.carersweeksurvey.org.uk
The survey will bring to the fore the issues carers say are the most important to them, and will give carers the opportunity to share their experience of caring; the personal stories of the stresses and strains; the ups and the downs.
The stories and experiences that carers describe will together create an overall picture and a set of results, which will be at the centre of Carers Week 2009. All information provided by carers will be private and confidential.
Message Boards
Click here to go straight to the message boards to find events, organisations and info.
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