Carers Week 2010 - supporting the UK's six million carers
Carers Week 2010 will
highlight
- why supporting carers
is crucial
- how carers miss out on
things we all take for granted
- what needs to be
changed
The theme A life of my
own will enable carers to talk about many parts of life that most of us take for
granted e.g. family occasions, going on holiday, a meal out, even just chilling
out for an evening with no worries or responsibilities
Carers will speak about
what they need to have a life of their own, including:
- Access to relevant and
practical information, to help them with their caring role
- The opportunity to take
a break when they need it
Phil Hope MP, Minister for Carers, and Jonathan Shaw MP from the Department of Work & Pensions, joined carers for the Carers Week online Q+A event. Read More...