Resources
Carers Trust offers a wide range of resources and information for anyone who works with unpaid carers. To find a resource, please use the search options in the right hand column or search through the list below. If you have any queries about our resources, please contact web@carers.org.
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Carers Trust Knowledge Hub
Carers Trust Network Partner local carer organisations can access our Knowledge Hub where you can find resources on best practice, innovation, and shared intelligence from other Network Partners.
Become a network partnerA Road Less Rocky – Supporting Carers of People with Dementia
This report found that carers of people with dementia are not getting the support and advice they often desperately need. The report also highlights key points where professionals and services can and should ensure carers are receiving the necessary information, advice and support.
Time Away From Caring: Good Practice in Carer Breaks
Carers Trust developed this report and resources as part of the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, alongside Carers UK. The project, supported by the Department of Health and Social Care, looked at good practice in delivering carer breaks and using these good practice examples, in depth interviews with experts, developed Top Tips for commissioners and providers.
Aberdeenshire Young Carers
Welcome to the new Digital Education Hub for all staff in Scotland working with young carers in schools. These resources are for Aberdeenshire.
Adnoddau i gefnogi meddygon teulu i adnabod gofalwyr hŷn
Mae’r Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr wedi lansio cyfres newydd o adnoddau, i helpu staff meddygon teulu a gofal sylfaenol i nodi a chefnogi gofalwyr hŷn.
Mae'r adnoddau'n cynnwys taflen, cerdyn cyswllt, a phoster, sydd i gyd ar gael yn ddigidol ac fel adnoddau y gellir eu hargraffu. Maent wedi cael eu cynhyrchu fel rhan o brosiect ar y cyd rhwng Age Cymru ac Ymddiriedolaeth Gofalwyr Cymru, a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru.
Resources To Help GPs Identify Older Carers
Carers Trust Wales have launched a new series of resources, to help GP and primary care staff to identify and support older carers.
The resources consist of a leaflet, a contact card, and a poster, all of which are available both digitally and as printable resources.
Carers Week 2021 - Resources for GPs
Developed for Carers Week 2021, these resources for GPs and those working within primary healthcare settings aim to identify older carers at key points of contact. Although these resources were developed specifically for carers week, they can be used at any time to help carers, particularly older carers, to identify themselves to primary care professionals.
Engaging with Young and Young Adult Carers during the Covid 19 Pandemic in Scotland
This resource details Carers Trust Scotland’s work with young and young adult carers and the services that support them during the pandemic.
South Ayrshire Young Carers
Welcome to the new Digital Education Hub for all staff in Scotland working with young carers in schools. These resources are for South Ayrshire.
West Dunbartonshire Young Carers
Welcome to the new Digital Education Hub for all staff in Scotland working with young carers in schools. These resources are for West Dunbartonshire.
Working With Further and Higher Education Providers: Top Tips
The Going Further, Going Higher project worked with four Carers Trust Network Partners across England to empower young adult carers with the skills and confidence to approach their colleges and universities to ask for recognition and support. This resource provides top tips when training young adult carer ambassadors and engaging with education providers.