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Carer Watch Testimony and Campaign Site Link
The open Carer Watch site gives carers the opportunity to share their testimonies with the general public, the media and politicians. It also has sections for carer-related news and updates on Carerwatch campaigns.
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 10:55 am admin |
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Your Data
An allegation relating to data sharing with other carer sites has been recently started and spread by a carer who is not associated with this site. Carerwatch is run by carers who would expect to have their data protected and who treat all carers' data with the confidentiality they would expect for themselves.
Carerwatch neither receives carers' details from nor shares carers' details with any other site.
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Introductions
Please take some time to introduce yourself.
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Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:31 pm rainbow warrior |
| CAMPAIGNS |
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Carer Watch Campaigns
Our ongoing and past campaigns.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 7:33 am frances |
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Carer Watch Direct Action
Carer Watch is planning a Direct Action Strategy, come and join the debate and share your ideas for gaining publicity through direct action.
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Sun Jul 13, 2008 3:57 pm Dugsie |
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How We Build Carer Watch
Lets discuss strategy.
Do you have any useful contacts that can be added or used?
How will we develop the website?
Moderators Cheryl, Dugsie, Belle |
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Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:20 am Cheryl |
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Other Organisations' Campaigns
Are you aware of other organisations' campaigns that Carerwatch might wish to endorse? This is the place to discuss and vote on them.
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Sun Oct 05, 2008 6:49 pm Dugsie |
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Parliamentary Debates and Early Day Motions
A place to post carer-related issues that have been debated in Parliament and Early Day Motions that members might want to ask their constituency MPs to support.
Moderator Belle |
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Tue Sep 30, 2008 9:40 pm Dugsie |
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Campaign for a Carers' Trade Union
The foundation of Carer's Union, register your interest and support.
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:38 am Dugsie |
| CARERS AND GOVERNMENT NEWS AND INFORMATION |
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What's Going On Out There?
A general chat and discussion forum about carer-related news and issues of interest.
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:52 pm PaulaH |
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What is the Government Up To?
What do you think they are really up to, what's good and what's bad, let us know if you know anything, do you have a theory, is it a cover up or genuine proposal?
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Mon Oct 06, 2008 12:57 pm Dugsie |
| CARERS' FINANCES |
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Financial Support for Working Age Carers
If you give up work to become a carer you will be expected to use up all your own assets and probably lose your home before the state will give you financial support. This is completely unfair.
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Sun Apr 27, 2008 10:44 am Dugsie |
| CARERS AND THE FAILURE OF THE CARE SYSTEM TO MEET SPECIFIC NEEDS |
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Older Carers
When pensioners become carers it is all too often a matter of those in need of care, caring for those in need of even greater care. Older carers need far more specialist support.
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Sun May 18, 2008 8:09 pm Cheryl |
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Sick and Disabled Carers
Were you sick or disabled when you started caring? Have you experienced illness or disability as a consequence of caring? Have you found that assessments have failed to take into account the limitations your illness or disability places on your ability to care? Have you been unable to access treatment because you're a carer? This is the place for sick and disabled carers to share their experiences of trying to get their illness or disability into account and to discuss ways of ensuring that their needs and the limitations on their capacity to care effectively are not overlooked.
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Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:20 pm rosemary |
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Working Carers
Are you a working carer? Do you feel that services have failed to take into account the difficulties you experience trying to hold down a job and care? Have you had to reduce your hours to accommodate your caring responsibilities? And are you finding the strain of trying to work and provide care unsustainable? This is the place for working carers to discuss the difficulties they face and suggest ways of changing systems so that the needs of working carers are taken into account.
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Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:38 pm parsifal  |
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Learning Disability and Autism (Children and Adolescents)
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Learning Disability and Autism (Adults)
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Fri May 09, 2008 11:57 am rosemary |
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Physical Disability (Children and Adolescents)
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Physical Disability (Adults)
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Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:04 pm Dugsie |
| MENTAL HEALTH |
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Mental Health Carers
Mental Health services are the Cinderella of the health service. They are already woefully under funded and the latest round of cuts is too much for them to bear. Mental Health carers often care for young adults at a critical crisis in their lives and then for many years after that. The support we get from the mental health services needs to be updated.
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Thu Jun 26, 2008 10:02 am frances |
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Cuts
Every day we hear of local authorities closing, withdrawing or cutting back on essential facilities and services. The already inadequate care system is dying on its feet. We have to halt that process, not next year, not the year after that, we have to halt it NOW.
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:56 pm rosemary |
| GOOD PRACTICE |
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What Does Work
To mount a successful campaign it's not enough to know what doesn't work, we also need to know what does, we need to be able to identify and build up a body of evidence to prove that good practice is a viable alternative to poor practice. If you've had a positive experience, if you're aware of services that work in your area or if you have suggestions to improve the experiences of carers this is the place to put them.
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Sun Apr 06, 2008 2:21 pm Cheryl |
| GENERAL DISCUSSION |
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Your Space to Chat
The place for general discussions.
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Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:28 pm rainbow warrior |
| LINKS AND LIBRARY |
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Links
A place to leave carer-related links with a short description.
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Library
Help create a library of links to documents, reports, consultations and policy papers.
Sub-forums: Social and Health Care
Welfare Benefits
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