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Carers Week
A day in the life of our Carer Champions
Free courses for carers
Dementia Events and local Awareness Week groups and dementiarelated courses
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By signing up to the Triangle of Care membership scheme, mental health trusts must undertake rigorous self-assessments and develop action plans to demonstrate how they are involving and supporting carers as well as promoting the important role they have and further improving services for carers. The second gold star, which was achieved in a year rather than the required two years, recognises GMW’s work towards the Triangle of Care standards, commitment to ensuring carers are fully included and supported by services both now and in the future and is further accreditation of the Trust’s carerfocussed services.
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A new Care Act
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The Triangle of Care, developed in partnership with the Carers Trust as well as people with mental health problems and their carers, aims to improve communication between those caring for people with a mental health problem and mental health professionals.
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Newsletter for carers and their supporters (family, friends, loved ones and professionals).
We receive a second gold star for our commitment to carers
MW has become one of only four mental health trusts in the country to receive a second gold star for our commitment to the national Triangle of Care initiative.
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L-R: Rachel Thompson from the Royal College of Nursing, Jackie Marsh and Janice McGrory from Salford Royal NHS Trust, Tracy Collard and Gill Drummond from GMW with MP Hazel Blears (front row centre) at the Parliamentary reception for the Traingle of Care (dementia).
he Care Act 2014 came into force on 1st April 2015. It replaces all previous acts. The Care Act strengthens the rights and recognition of carers. It should improve access to support, enabling better planning and prevention of crises.
We have already led the way in our commitment to working with carers by becoming a national NHS demonstrator pilot site for carers where best practice from Bolton was shared locally and nationally to shape the support and information carers receive.
The Care Act introduces new responsibilities of local authorities towards all individuals. For the first time, carers will be recognised in the law in the same way as those they care for, so more carers will be assessed to establish their needs.
A carers charter and strategy has also been developed by the Trust to set out what carers can expect from the Trust’s staff and services. We have also employed dedicated Carer Support Workers to support carers both practically and emotionally and run carer awareness training for staff.
The new Act covers the impact caring has on the carer’s life: such as living arrangements, work life, education and social life. The local authority and the carer will agree a support plan which sets out how the carer’s needs will be met, for example: buying a laptop to keep in touch with family and friends, gym membership or education opportunities.
If you would like to know more about this project or if you feel your experiences as a carer could help us with this piece of work, please contact: Tracy Collard, Carer Lead, on 0161 703 1362 or email: tracy.collard@gmw.nhs.uk.
To see a list of FAQs in relation to the new Care Act, please visit www.carersuk.org
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Carers Week 2015
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arers Week is a wonderful opportunity to recognise, support and celebrate carers throughout the UK. Carers Week (8-14 June 2015) is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK.
This year the focus is on building Carer Friendly Communities. Communities which support carers to look after their loved ones well, while recognising that they are individuals with needs of their own. The campaign will be asking: what do carers need from parts of the community to improve their lives? Carers Week is brought to life by the individuals and organisations who come
together to organise activities and events throughout the UK, drawing attention to just how important caring is. Here’s the events we’ll be taking part in:
Saturday 6 June
Monday 8 June
Tuesday 9 June
Wednesday 10 June
Thursday 11 June
Friday 12 June
Saturday 13 June
11am – 3pm GMW’s Specialist Services Carer Event
10am – 2pm Carer’s Day at Buile Hill Park, Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 8GL
10am – 4pm Information stall on Bolton Market manned by Carer Champions
10am – 1pm Salford Carers Centre Information stand at Salford Royal Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD
All day Drop in for carers at the Octagon Theatre – information on benefits etc.
All day Carer Champions in attendance at Sainsbury’s Bolton handing out information.
Octagon Theatre Bolton, Howell Croft South, Bolton BL1 1SB
Trinity Street, Bolton BL3 6DH
3pm – 6pm Buffet for carers and service users, Silverdale ward, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL
Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL
Enjoy free refreshments, lunch and take part in healthy lifestyle activities, as well as hear from the City Council and NHS about future plans. To book a place, please phone 0161 212 6278 or email Sandra.lindsay1@nhs.net 10am to 12noon Carers Outreach Session at Eccles Gateway, 28 Barton Lane, Eccles, Salford M30 0TU (run by Salford Carers Centre). 12pm – 6pm Afternoon Tea on Hazelwood, Beech, Birch and Maple House wards, Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth, Bolton BL4 0JR 1pm to 2.30pm ‘Techie training’ – learn IT skills at Critchley Cafe, Critchley House, 75 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 4AF These free drop in sessions are being offered for carers by the Age UK Salford team and volunteers. Please call 0161 833 0217 if you would like to join.
Ashburner Street, Bolton BL1 1TJ 11am – 2pm Bolton Carers Support event at Britannia Hotel – GMW presenting updated Carers Strategy Beaumont Road, Bolton BL3 4TA 12pm – 2pm Garden Party at Wentworth House, 8 Westminster Road, Ellesmere Park, Eccles M30 9HF 1.30pm onwards Afternoon Tea and Singing for the Brain at Greenway/Bollin ward, Moorside Unit, Moorside Road, Davyhulme, Manchester M41 5SL
12pm – 6 pm Pamper afternoon on Hazelwood, Beech, Birch and Maple House wards – Bolton College attending Royal Bolton Hospital, Minerva Road, Farnworth Bolton BL4 0JR
10am – 1pm Salford Carers Centre event at Salford Shopping Centre, Hankinson Way, Salford M6 5JA Afternoon Tea dance at Woodlands Hospital, Meadowsweet Lane, Little Hulton, Manchester M28 0FE
11am – 2pm Carers meet the staff session, coffee and cakes followed by a Mindfulness orientation session at all Discover Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services community sites. Tel: 01772 366 123 for more information and for the address of each event.
10am – 2pm Achieve Salford Recovery Services Family & Carers Listening Event Community Room 1, Walkden Gateway, 2 Smith Street, Walkden, Salford M28 3EZ. 11am – 1pm ‘Techie training' – learn IT skills at Critchley Cafe, Critchley House, 75 Chorley Road, Swinton M27 4AF
Sunday 14 June 1pm – 4pm Carer event with the opportunity for carers and relatives to speak to staff, have an Indian head massage and sample refreshments. Therapy suite, Chapman-Barker Unit, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL
2 – 4pm Garden Party for carers and service users, Loweswater ward, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL
5 – 8.30pm Tea, cakes and information for carers and families during visiting hours on Rydal Ward, Edenfield Centre, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL
A day in the life of our Carer Champions
Carers Champions work specifically to support carers in their role. They aim to improve the carer’s quality of life and help them to continue in their caring role. They can also help ensure that the carers voice is heard when the person they care for is having their needs assessed or met. Carer Champions will also help improve local services by feeding back what they learn from supporting carers. Visit www.gmw.nhs.uk to read a day in the life of our Carer Champions Eileen and Suzanne.
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Health and Wellbeing for Carers course Caring for a relative, partner, friend or neighbour can be hugely rewarding but it can also be stressful and confusing. Our free “Health and Wellbeing for Carers” course will provide you with practical tips on taking care of your own health and wellbeing when you’re looking after someone. There’s also advice on how to maintain relationships and handy information on where to go for help for yourself as a carer. The course sessions are from 10am2.30pm in venues across Greater Manchester on the following dates: 24 June and 30 July 2015. See the Recovery Academy prospectus for more information about the course: www.gmw.nhs.uk/recovery.
Carer Awareness Training We have launched an e-learning Carer Awareness course designed to support all staff – from front line practitioners in health and social care to admin and support staff as all our staff come into contact with carers. The course aims to clarify how carers can be identified and describes some of the real life experiences of carers, raising awareness of what being a carer often entails. It will help staff understand the impact caring for others can have and enable them to deliver more targeted support to carers. The training is mandatory for all our staff and they will be required to update this learning every three years. For more information about the training, please contact Gill Drummond, Dementia Quality and Carer Quality Lead, on 0161 772 3843 or by emailing: gillian.drummond@gmw.nhs.uk.
Youth mental health NHS England has welcomed plans for a radical shake up of youth mental health care. Following an in-depth look at mental health and wellbeing support for children and young people, the Government has set out a blue-print for improving care over the next five years. More info visit: www.england.nhs.uk.
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Dementia Awareness Week
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ementia can happen to anyone and there's currently no cure. It can strip you of your memory, your relationships and your connection to the world you love, leaving you feeling isolated and alone.
At GMW, we believe that life doesn't end when dementia begins, and we do everything we can to help people living with dementia hold onto their lives and the things they love for longer. Dementia Awareness Week 2015 takes place between 17-23 May. We are running a Dementia Friends information session and Living Well with Dementia course during Dementia Awareness Week (see the boxes below for more details) as well as afternoon teas Singing for Brain groups and information stands in public places. This year's Dementia Awareness Week is all about doing new things and having new
experiences because having dementia doesn't mean stopping doing the things you love and trying new things. The Alzheimer’s Society are encouraging all their supporters to #DoSomethingNew this Dementia Awareness Week. Go to alzheimers.org.uk or call the Alzheimer’s Society’s National Dementia Helpline on 0300 222 1122 for more information.
Dementia Friends information sessions
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ementia Friends is an Alzheimer’s Society initiative to help members of the public understand what it might be like to live with dementia and then turn that understanding into action.
We are running three sessions: Date and time: 20 May 2015, 2pm 3.30pm Location: Achieve Salford Recovery Services, The Recovery Hub, Mona Street, Salford, Manchester M6 6PP Date and time: 17 June 2015, 10am 11.30am Location: blueSCI, Old Trafford Wellbeing Centre, 54-56 Seymour Grove, Old Trafford, Manchester M16 0LN Date and time: 8 July 2015, 10am 11.30am Location: Peel Room, Waterdale Restaurant, Prestwich Hospital, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL
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ttend our free Living Well with Dementia course in Bolton or Prestwich for information and support. Date: 22 May (Bolton) and 18 September (Prestwich) 2015 Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm Location: Royal Bolton Hospital or Prestwich Hospital
For more information about our Recovery Academy’s Dementia Friends and Living Well with Dementia courses and to book your place, please contact 0161 772 3782 or email: recoveryacademy@gmw.nhs.uk
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Events and local groups Salford
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Carers' Social/Support Group Agnes Hopkins Centre Clarendon Road Swinton M27 4BQ
Young Carers Project Groups, 21 May from 5.30pm—7.30pm, Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, Old Trafford
Every Tuesday, 6pm to 8pm ‘CHUMs’ (Wellbeing / Social Support) Salvation Army Station Road Swinton M27 6BT Every Thursday, 10am to 12pm Wellbeing Support - supported by Start in Salford Clifton Community Centre 6 Wynne Avenue Clifton M27 8FU Every Tuesday and Friday, 1pm to 3pm Salford Carers Centre Support Staff will be at the following venues and invite you to drop in for advice, information or support from 10am to 12noon at: Pendleton Gateway on the first Monday of the month: next one is on 1 June Eccles Gateway on the second Monday of the month: next one is on 8 June Walkden Gateway the third Monday of the month: next one is on 15 June Age UK Salford Critchley Cafe, Swinton on the fourth Monday of the month: next one is on 22nd June If you need any more information, please call 0161 833 0217 or drop in at the sessions.
Mental Health Carers Forum, 11 May, 6pm - 7pm, Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, Old Trafford, M16 0QX. Call the Helpline on 0161 848 2400 to book a place. Male Carers Group Tuesday 12th May and Tuesday 9th June, 6.30pm—7.30pm, Trafford Carers Centre, 13 Warwick Road, Old Trafford, M16 0QX Mental Health Carers Forum - Cream Tea Carers are invited to a cream tea at Parkers Garden Centre in Flixton on Monday 15th June. This is a social event and would be a great opportunity for any carers of people with mental health, alcohol or substance misuse problems to come and chat with other carers and staff. Spaces are limited, if you would like to attend, please contact 0161 848 2400 before Wednesday 10th June. Call Trafford Carers Centre’s helpline on 0161 848 2400 if you would like to know more about the support offered to carers. Memory Loss & Dementia Advice Service Urmston Conservative Club, 29 Crofts Bank Road, Urmston, M41 0TZ 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Tuesday 2 June, 7 July, 4 August, 1 September, 6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 December 2015.
Memory Loss & Dementia Advice Service Fiona Gardens, 29 Atkinson Road, Sale M33 6GG 1.30pm – 3.30pm, Thursday 11 June, 9 July, 13 August, 10 September, 8 October, 12 November, 10 December 2015. Memory Loss & Dementia Advice Service Sale Drop in, High Lee House, 69 Broad Road, Sale M33 2HL 10.30am – 12.30pm, Wednesday 27 May, 24 June, 29 July, 26 August, 30 September, 28 October, 25 November, 30 December 2015. For further information, telephone 0161 746 3944.
Bolton Bolton Carers Support Helpline (01204 363056) and Drop-in opening hours: The helpline is open from 11am to 3pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. The Information Drop-in, where you can speak to a member of staff, is open 11am to 1pm on Wednesday. Drop-ins at any other times are by appointment only.
To find out about local groups and organisations that provide support, visit our website: www.gmw.nhs.uk/local-carer-groups.
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Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Bury New Road, Prestwich, Manchester M25 3BL Tel:
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Email:
carers@gmw.nhs.uk
Website: www.gmw.nhs.uk/carer-information
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