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Consultation: S. Glos Council Draft Adult Mental Health Strategy

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South Gloucestershire Council want to hear carers’ views on their draft Adult Mental Health Strategy 2017 – 2022. Click here for more information. The deadline for responding is 6 October.

However if you miss the deadline or have further comments, there is an event for organisations and the public to have their say on Monday 23 October 10am-12pm at Yate Leisure Centre. Attending this would be a great opportunity to make sure that carers’ voices are heard. Book and view more about the event here:  If you plan to attend and would like some support preparing for the event, contact us here.

South Gloucestershire Wellbeing College

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The Wellbeing College is a programme of wellbeing activities held across the breadth of South Gloucestershire. Any adult can take part in sessions and they are all free. Sessions include mindfulness, emotional resilience, art sessions, physical activity sessions and peer groups.

They also run sessions, specifically for carers, on promoting positive mental health. To find out more, contact the college: info@sgwellbeingcollege.org 01454 821 856

New support group in Clifton

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A support group for carers in the Clifton area of Bristol is long overdue! Selma and Mary who live in Clifton, and have links with the library, approached us because they have a perfect central venue and they want to set up something for carers in that area. We are delighted to be working with them in preparing for their first meeting on Monday 16th October, 1-2pm.

Do come along, if you can, to find out more about this new group. For future dates email Selma: selmaeaton@gmail.com. Alternatively, call CarersLine on 0117 965 2200.

Could you be a trustee of our charity?

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We are currently looking for more individuals who would like to become trustees

In an increasingly challenging environment for carers, with social care and healthcare services facing difficult times ahead, it is more important than ever that Carers Support Centre, as an independent organisation, champions and supports unpaid carers.

If you want to find out more about becoming a trustee please come along to our ‘Get Involved’ event to meet some of our current trustees, find out what’s involved and how you can apply.

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Help with research on distance caring

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Are you caring for someone who lives far away from you?

The University of Hull is researching the experiences of people providing help, support or care to adult relatives or friends who live at a distance from them (requiring them to travel for more than one hour when visiting).

If you are over 18 and have provided such care in the last 2 years you can help with this research.

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Health of carers in Bristol and South Glos at risk

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26% of carers in Bristol and 25% of carers in South Gloucestershire have developed their own health conditions since caring. And 50% of carers in Bristol and 46% in South Gloucestershire reported that they had been feeling depressed over the past 12 months. These new figures are from the personal social services survey of adult carers in England and they are higher than the national figures.

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Consultation: Draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment

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The government requires that all Health and Wellbeing Boards produce an assessment of pharmaceutical services in its area at least every three years; the last pharmaceutical needs assessment for Bristol and South Glos took place in 2014.

Both Bristol City Council and South Gloucestershire Council have drafted updated Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment documents and would like to hear carers’ views on pharmaceutical services in your area.

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BME dementia videos

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To help make services more accessible for Black and Minority Ethnic communities, Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service has commissioned 6 short films (in Urdu, Punjabi, Cantonese, Somali, Polish and English-language) titled “Your questions answered – a film about dementia”. You can view them at Bristol Dementia Wellbeing Service.

Keep an eye out for videos explaining services for carers in a range of languages appearing on this site soon.

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