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Young Carers help make safeguarding film

Congratulations to our young carers for helping to make this important and brilliantly designed film about Safeguarding. It’s a tough subject but who better to explain where you can go if you or a friend are in trouble than another young person?  
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New Rights for Carers!

On May 24, the Carers’ Leave Act became law and changed the working lives of carers who are also in employment.  The new law helps working carers remain in work by giving 5 days of leave each year to cover tasks such as accompanying the person they care for to
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When carers need support, it has to be local

In this year’s Carers’ Survey, carers told us they wanted support to be close to home where they live and they care for someone. The charity faced a decision, where to move to and how to answer carers’ preference to receive their support more locally. We decided to bring services
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North Tyneside Carers’ Survey Findings

As part of the events to mark Carers Week, Healthwatch North Tyneside has shared the results of the ‘Caring in North Tyneside in 2022’ survey. 681 carers took time to share their views and experiences of caring in 2022 in a survey conducted with ourselves on behalf of North Tyneside’s
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End of Life Caring in North Tyneside Q & A

Death and dying affects us all. The pandemic brought home the challenges carers faced supporting their loved ones through end-of-life care. North Tyneside Carers’ Centre has teamed up with Palliative Care Specialist, GP Dr Kathryn Hall, and the Sage Foundation to record a video in which Dr Hall answers questions