10th July 2020
Carers Trust supports unpaid carers with PPE deliveries
Carers Trust is continuing to support unpaid carers and their families through the Coronavirus pandemic with deliveries of much-needed PPE.
10th July 2020
Carers Trust statement in response to new ONS data on impact of Coronavirus on unpaid carers
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today released data from a survey conducted in April 2020 looking at the impact of Coronavirus on people in the UK providing help or support to family, friends and neighbours.
University of the Highlands and Islands
The ‘Going Higher for Student Carers Award’, introduced in 2017, was developed by Carers Trust Scotland to support Universities to build awareness, widen access and increase support for Students with Caring responsibilities.
18th June 2020
Carers Trust awarded £500,000 to tackle loneliness among unpaid carers
Carers Trust are thrilled with news that we have been awarded £500,000 by the UK Government’s Loneliness Fund to support unpaid carers.
11th June 2020
The Queen and The Princess Royal speak to carers in video call with Carers Trust
Carers Trust is thrilled that Her Majesty The Queen and Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal joined four carers and our CEO, Gareth Howells, in a very special video call to mark Carers Week.
10th June 2020
The government must stop using unpaid carers to provide social care on the cheap
In this blog written for Carers Week, CEO of Carers Trust, Gareth Howells, lifts the lid on how unpaid carers are driven to financial hardship and mental despair because they are all too often forgotten and taken for granted.
Carers Trust distributing £247,000 in emergency grants for hundreds of forgotten family carers
At the start of Carers Week, Carers Trust reports it is seeing huge demand for its Carers Emergency Fund grants from unpaid carers right across the UK.
8th June 2020
Princess Royal highlights 'vital' role of unpaid carers in video message recorded for Carers Week
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has recorded a special message of thanks and support for unpaid carers to mark this year’s Carers Week.
2nd June 2020
Organisations work together to improve unpaid carers’ access to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic
Carers Trust, in partnership with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society and Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), has developed a suite of resources to support unpaid carers and pharmacy teams to work together to improve access essential medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
6th May 2020
Alpha Club celebrities join ranks to raise money for carers through the Alpha Auction
Carers Trust is delighted to have formed a partnership with the Alpha Club to raise much-needed funds to help our work supporting unpaid carers across the UK.
29th April 2020
#Supermarkets4Change
Members of the Scottish Youth Parliament have started a campaign on the issue of supermarket access for young carers and young adult carers during this lockdown.
Sefydliadau’n cydweithio i’w gwneud hi’n haws i ofalwyr di-dâl gael gafael ar feddyginiaethau ledled Cymru yn ystod y pandemig COVID-19
Sefydliadau’n cydweithio i’w gwneud hi’n haws i ofalwyr di-dâl gael gafael ar feddyginiaethau ledled Cymru yn ystod y pandemig COVID-19
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