Carers Rights Day
Carers Rights Day is the opportunity for us to remind unpaid carers of their rights:
- To an assessment of their needs as a carer.
- To engage in work, education, training or volunteering (if they want). To be involved in care, support and discharge planning if the person you care for is admitted to hospital.
- to be involved in the assessment of the person that you care for, if they consent. If they do not consent to your involvement, you can still share your thoughts / opinions with the person undertaking the assessment.
- to be recognised as a carer. This can include at your doctor’s surgery. Join Torbay Carers for your Carers’ Passport Card to help you achieve this If you are under 16, speak to the Young Carers Service.
To find out more, come to our event in November.
Carers Rights Day 2024
Celebrating Carers’ Rights Day ‘Recognising Your Rights’
Carers Rights Day 2024 will be held on Saturday 23 November 2024, 10am to 2pm at Paignton Library.
Programme of events:
- 10:30am:
- Opening speeches (downstairs). This year’s speeches are by Cllr by David Thomas, leader of Torbay Council, and Liz Davenport, Chief Executive of our NHS Trust who was a young carer herself
- 10:40am:
- Children’s choir
- 10:50am:
- Drama – ‘Am I a Carer?’ (downstairs) by Nev from Ubuntu Multicultural Mentoring CiC
- 11am:
- Drama (upstairs). ‘What should I do?’
- 11:30am:
- Talk and Q+A with Dr R Allison on carers’ rights and support in hospital
- Midday:
- Talk and Q+A. Katy Heard on carers’ rights to assessment and support
- 12:30pm:
- Talk and Q+A with Wollens solicitors about planning ahead
- 1pm:
- Drama – ‘Am I a Carer?’ (downstairs) by Nev from Ubuntu Multicultural Mentoring CiC (repeat of 10:50am event)
- 1:10pm:
- Drama (upstairs). ‘What should I do?’ (repeat of 11am event)
- 1:30pm:
- ‘Have your say’ discussion with Natalie Townsend about Signposts magazine, NHS plans, carers’ courses, and more
Information stands include:
- Health and social care support
- Family friendly activities
- Free refreshments for carers
- Carers’ advice and support
- Cost of living support
- Vaccination
- My Bay ‘free for carers’
- Health checks
- and much, much more…
Everyone welcome!
For further information, please email Signposts for Carers or call 01803 208455.
For information about the support we provide to carers, call Signposts for Carers on 01803 666620.