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Homecare costs outstrip funding from councils, says report
25-Oct-21
See:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-59008554  Cumbria is the 2nd lowest paying Authority in the country....
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#DoesRishiCare?
04-Oct-21
I am getting in touch to ask that you to support and promote the petition we have just launched as part of the #KeepYourPromiseBoris campaign that Carers UK is running alongside other members of the ...
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Unpaid carers - booster vaccines
30-Sep-21
Improving identification of unpaid carers in primary care Phase 3 delivery of the COVID-19 booster vaccinations includes unpaid carers prioritised in cohort 6...
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Unpaid Carers to receive 1 weeks unpaid leave to balance job and care needs.
27-Sep-21
Under new Government proposals announced this week workers will get more choice over when and where they work. Separately, the Government has also announced that it will be giving unpaid carers who are balancing a job in addition to caring for a dependant with long-term needs one week’s unpaid leave, as a day one right...
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Responding to exceptional pressures on social care system in Cumbria
20-Sep-21
Please see the attached letter from John Readman - CCC executive Director - People in which he discusses the pressures on the social care system in Cumbria and what Cumbria intends to do....
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Carers’ Survey 2021
16-Sep-21
Please participate in the Carers' Survey you may receive. During Autumn 2021 a biennial survey of carers will be conducted by Cumbria County Council on behalf of the Department of Health...
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Government dismisses CCC challenge to unitary decision.
13-Sep-21
The government has dismissed Cumbria County Council's claim the decision to split the county into two unitary authorities is unlawful, according to a letter we've seen. The "east" and "west" Cumbria councils will take over in 2023...
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Find a walk-in coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination site
02-Sep-21
If you live in England and are aged 16 or over, you can get a COVID-19 vaccine from a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site without an appointment. You do not need to be registered with a GP or bring any ID...
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Cancer Patient Carer Representatives Needed
26-Aug-21
Cancer Services in North Cumbria are setting up a new Patient / Carer representative group to work with Cancer services providers to help improve services.  Could you help?...
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Carleton Carer Group
16-Aug-21
A Cumbrian based Carer group. A safe space where Carers can support and learn from each other.  The group will provide comfort and support to Carers who are caring for someone receiving support at Carleton Clinic...
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