Rosemary_1706 wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 05, 2019 1:44 pm

I tried to search the Daily Mirror as well when LBC cited it, but didn't find anything.

Hi Rosemary - here's the link to the Mirror article
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics ... 0-13952618

Thanks Rosemary - we'll put some more of our 'Looking after someone' guides in the post for you.

Michael

Dear Carers UK members This morning Carers UK has published some new research which reveals that 2.6 million people have quit their job to care for a loved one who is older, disabled or seriously ill, with nearly half a million (468,000) leaving their job in the last two years alone - more than 600 ...

Hi Maxine You can find out about local carer services on Teeside through the link below on the Carers UK website. https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/get-support/local-support Having had a quick look, Carers Together look to have offices in Redcar and Middlesborough. http://www.carerstogether.c...

Hi Maxwell_1602 You may not be able to send a private message if your 'Sent messages' folder is full or if the 'Inbox' of the person you are trying to contact is full. If your Sent messages folder is full, just delete a number of old private messages and you should then be able to send. I hope this ...

Thanks Chris for raising this question about our disclaimer. When we wrote the Community Guidelines we did consult with the forum teams of a few other charities, but it's also helpful to see the disclaimer from Scope that you've shared. I think the paragraph at the end of our Community Guidelines th...

Hi Jacqueline_1808

I would also suggest copying your post from the beginning of this thread into an email and send it to the Carers UK helpline at advice@carersuk.org

I wish you well with taking this forward

Michael

Hello Adam As well as the supportive suggestions from other members, I hope you'll find this page on Carers UK's website helpful. As others have said, you will have developed some valuable skills in your caring role which can be applied to many paid working roles. https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-a...

Hi Leia Up until around five years ago (when Carers UK members had the option to pay a subscription for their membership) we did issue membership cards. However, since making membership free to all members we have around 550 carers, former carers and supporters joining each month and it would be too...

Lizzie and I are back at work tomorrow and will try to retrieve the deleted posts then.

Thanks very much to the moderators for all they have done to maintain the forum over Christmas and New Year.

Michael