Working to support the UK’s 11 million unpaid carers. Co-Founder @Mobilisecare
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It's #CarersRightsDay.
We've teamed up with @CarersTrust on a report, "Pushed From Pillar to Post," highlighting the realities carers have accessing our rights.
It includes powerful quotes and crowd-sourced recommendations.
Read it here bit.ly/CarersRightsReport
ALT Photo of Parliament Carers Rights Day 91% of carers said the Government is not doing enough to make sure carers can access their rights
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There were an estimated 1.4m sandwich carers in the UK, 2021 to 2023 caring for sick, disabled, or older adult relatives and dependent children. Of these:
• 61% were female
• 51% were aged 45 to 64 years
• 26% provided care for 20+ hours a week
➡️ ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
ALT Sandwich carers, UK: January 2021 to May 2023. An analysis of sandwich carers and different aspects of their lives, such as finances, food insecurity, employment, satisfaction and health, using data from the Understanding Society study. Read our new release.
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A few early thoughts on #Budget24 and #socialcare.
1. The headline figure of £600m extra (for children's and adults) is less than the £1.1bn the Chancellor saved by scrapping social care reform shortly after coming to power.
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This is a well researched and refreshingly balanced article on resilience in the context of unpaid carers. Well worth a read, particularly if you are a resilience-critic @SBourneCoach @MobiliseCare
linkedin.com/pulse/stop-tell…
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Oh wow, wow, wow. Now *this* is how to shift public attitudes to dementia. Congrats @NHSScotland 👏👏youtube.com/watch?v=82cLVZao…
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White paper proposes solutions to fix social care healthinvestor.co.uk/white-p… @BirdieCare @Max_Parmentier @rachaelacrook @homeinstead @MartinHI_UK @NHSEngland @CareQualityComm @AbbotsCareLtd @camilleleavold @RightatHomeUK @LucyGCampbell @MobiliseCare @Jimmytee @LogmyCare
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Some excellent advice for #UnpaidCarers struggling with suicidal thoughts, from @MobiliseCare.
mobiliseonline.co.uk/overloo…
#SuicidePrevention
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Very interesting to touch base with @MobiliseCare
who work with @gateshead council to provide online support for caregivers in the area.
Caregivers are unsung heroes at the heart of our communities. Really hope that this is a useful tool.
support.mobiliseonline.co.uk…
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@MobiliseCare provides a digital platform to support unpaid carers. It's reached agreement with @NEADASS for the largest roll out so far among 13 councils in North East England ukauthority.com/articles/nor… #localgov #socialcare
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Caring for others is probably the highest expression of humanity but it can come at considerable cost to the carer & families
Carers need more than just warm words, they need real and substantive support.
This #CarersWeek2024 let’s all do our bit to put #carers on the map.
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All things poo and wee (natural things we all do 😉)... Read tips from our community on dealing with "shituations". 🚽 From how to help our loved ones maintain their dignity to finding the right products. mobiliseonline.co.uk/post/th…
#UnpaidCarers #Incontinence
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It’s on!
General election called for 4th July by Prime Minister tonight.
Here are 3 things you can do as a carer right now ⬇️ 🧵
1. Make sure you are registered to vote 🗳️ gov.uk/register-to-vote
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If you only read one story on the @DWPgovuk #CarersAllowance scandal, read this one.
Most cases aren’t subject to independent review, but when they are… SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT are thrown out because there’s no evidence of carer wrongdoing.
theguardian.com/society/2024… #UnpaidCarers
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Really recommend giving this podcast with @emilykenway a listen - carer-catalysts.transistor.f…
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❓ Ever heard of micro habits? Keen to make use of 'expectancy theory'?
🔄 Dive into the world of transformative change with insights from our portfolio company, @MobiliseCare. This post is ideal for busy carers, but holds valuable advice for us all 👇
mobiliseonline.co.uk/post/po…
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Researching a post and just seen there are now 8,600 children living in temporary accomodation in Newham - that is 10% of all children in the borough. Horrendous situation.
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pleased to say to my fans that I am now officially back investing until my 2024 budget runs out.
Email [email protected] if you have early stage biz that will make me rich one day.
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New report from @ManMetUni highlights critical gaps in addressing domestic abuse killings. Essential reading for those supporting #unpaidcarers.
mmu.ac.uk/news-and-events/ne…
Explore @QueenWormy insightful e-learning resources.
Better awareness a key starting point. @profsaulbecker
This week I'm speaking at 2 NHS events about #Carers and #Domesticabuse. In the day job, I've developed a SWAY presentation for frontline staff across all sectors about supporting carers subjected to DA cambsdasv.org.uk/web/domesti… Free to everyone, pls share @CarersTrust @CarersUK
