Carers Week 2024 Putting Carers on the Map
Carers Week 2024
With a General Election coming up, this is an important time for carers, so the messages of Carers Week are even more important.
The organisations involved this year are calling on all political parties to commit to including specific policies in their manifestos that would lead to increased support and recognition for unpaid carers.
Specifically, we want all political parties to commit to:
- Developing a new, ambitious and funded National Carers Strategy
- Reforming and increasing the level of Carer’s Allowance
- Ensuring that all carers are able to take meaningful breaks
- Providing sustainable funding for social care
- Making the NHS the most carer-friendly healthcare service in the world
- Introducing two weeks of paid Carer’s Leave for working carers
- Investing in support to aid carers’ health and wellbeing
You can add your message about Carers in Barnet to our message wall below by emailing us here.
Carers Week What’s On
Monday 10th June (10.30am to 11am – or longer)
Tell us what you want in 2024
Join me and the Barnet Carers Team to talk about what should be our carers priorities for 2024. Barnet now has a carers strategy, but we want to hear from you about what you would like us to concentrate on. This meeting will be held on Zoom.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82641160631?pwd=Vtf7wWdEg7DGRXkUlaIhxue6bCGzUZ.1
Meeting ID: 826 4116 0631 Passcode: 074875
Tuesday 11th June (11am to noon)
Carers Coffee and Cake Get Together
Anyone for Elevenses? Join us and other carers for some face-to-face chat on Tuesday morning at our offices in Finchley. We look forward to seeing you for some informal socialising. No need to book, just drop in.
Thursday 13th June (12.30 to 2pm)
Carers Week Lunch
We are hoping for some sun so that we can have lunch on the terrace at our office on Thursday. We look forward to welcoming you for lunch and a good chat. (We do not have wheelchair access to our terrace so please let us know if you need support and we will re-consider the venue. We do have wheelchair access to our office). Because it is lunch, we would appreciate it if you could let us know whether you are coming so that we can make sure there is sufficient food! Please feel free to bring the person you care for as well. Please let us know you are coming here. If you have any dietary requirements, please do let us know.
Carers Week Events
Carers Week Events are going on from 10th to 16th June. There are many online events that you can join. Use the button below to search events.
Get involved
Carers Week is a great opportunity to get involved and support carers. Use the button below to find out more about how you can make a difference.
How we can help
Carers Needs Assessments
A Carers Needs Assessment can help you get the support you need. It takes less than an hour and can be done over the telephone. Book one today at a time that is convenient to you.
Events for Carers
We run lots of events for carers so come and get involved. From Yoga and Mindfulness to coffee mornings, there is something for everyone – and if there is something that you would like us to put on, just let us know and we will do our best to accommodate your wishes. Check out our events calendar.
Expert support
Our expert Adult Carer support staff have years of experience in helping carers get the help they need. Whether you are brand new to caring or have been doing it for some time, if you need a hand, contact them and arrange a call.
