Carers
www.carers.org
The Princes Royal Trust for carers
www.youngcarers.net
The Princes Royal Trust’s young carers.
www.carersuk.org
Carers UK is a UK organisation for carers, with information on practical, financial and emotional support. Carers UK seeks to improve recognition and support for carers, through informing and creating dialogue with policy makers and professionals working with carers. There are regional offices in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
www.thecarersnetwork.org.uk
The Carers network
www.carersinformation.org.uk/
Carers Information
www.carers.org/
The Princess Royal Trust for Cares
www.carersuk.org/Home
Carers UK
www.crossroads.org.uk
Crossroads
www.mind.org.uk/Information/Factsheets/Carers/
Mind
www.rethink.org/living_with_mental_illness/caring/index.html
Rethink
http://pamshouse.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/index.html
‘Carer Experts’ is a carer led website with information, advice and carers’ personal stories
www.ace-ed.org.uk
Advisory Centre for Education (ACE) – independent advice centre for parents.
www.bmecarers.org.uk/
BME Carers
www.afiyatrust.org
National Black Carers’ and Carer’s Workers Network
020 7582 0400
The National Black Carers and Carers Workers Network (NBCCWN) work with others and with the Department of Health (DH) to ensure that views of Carers from BME communities are heard and integrated.
Information about taking a holiday
www.carers.org/taking-a-holiday,54,TP.html
The commission for social care inspection can give information about home care from social services:
www.csci.org.uk/
and you can do a quick search for services here: www.csci.org.uk/registeredservicesdirectory/rsquicksearch.asp
When caring ends
Here are links to information about when the caring role comes to an end
http://www.carersuk.org/Information/Whencaringends
www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
Cruse Bereavement Care promote the well-being of bereaved people and supports anyone bereaved by death to understand their grief and cope with their loss. The organisation provides support and offers information, advice, education and training services.