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Local Mental Health Services Accreditation Scheme

The Home Treatment Accreditation Scheme (HTAS) works to improve the quality of crisis resolution and home treatment services for people with acute mental illness. It engages staff in a process of review which identifies good practice and high quality care and services are supported to identify areas for improvement.
Involving service users and carers in HTAS is a priority and [...]

A new strategy for Carers

The Carers’ Centre has been working with North Tyneside Primary Care Trust (the local NHS) and Council to develop a carers strategy for North Tyneside. There has been consultation with carers and professionals about the support that is currently available and any gaps in the borough; using this intelligence to inform the strategy.
Please download the [...]

Sharing the Caring passes CQC Inspection

Our carer respite service, Sharing the Caring, received an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on Wednesday 02nd May 2012. The outcome of the inspection was that the service was meeting all the essential standards of quality and safety inspected.
The inspector talked to the Centre Manager (who is the Registered Individual with CQC), [...]

Carers Voice Newsletter March 2012

Keep up to date with all the news from the Carer Centre and useful info for carers
Newsletter March 2012

North Tyneside Young Carers star on the BBC

Young Carers from the Centre’s YC project appeared last week on the BBC’s Inside Out programme. A spotlight was shone onto the lives and experiences of young carers including Imogen, a wonderful role model and example for other Young Carers. Take a look at this clip from the show:
http://www.northtynesidecarers.org.uk/young-carers/

Easter Holiday Sports Disability Camp

Sports North Tyneside in partnership with Sport Works Ltd have pleasure in brining you a disability sports camp.
Date: Wednesday 4th April &
Wednesday 11th April 2012
Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm
Venue: Hadrian Leisure Centre, Wallsend
Places for half-day cost £3.20 (with an easecard) £4.95 (without an [...]

Autism Friendly Cinema at the Silverlink

There is going to be an Autism Friendly screening of the Muppets at the Silverlink Cinema in North Tyneside. The film starts at 11:30 on Sunday 19th of February
What makes the screenings autism friendly?
The screenings are recommended to anyone who would benefit from the subtle alterations made to the cinema experience, because of their sensory [...]

Survey for Carers

Carers’ Week is happening in June this year and to accompany the week of awareness raising there is a survey as a way of tracking the health and happiness of the 6 million or so unpaid carers in the UK. It forms the basis of news for Carers Week and there have been good results [...]

Carers Voice January 2012 Newsletter

Carers activities and events, carers stories, keep warm & well, information & advice sessions and much much more.
NEWSLETTER Jan 2012

Carers Allowance gets reprieve from Government

The Government has confirmed that eligibility for Carer’s Allowance, will not be tightened with the introduction of the new disability benefit, the Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
Lord Freud, Minister of State for Work and Pensions, stated that both rates of the daily living component of the new Personal Independence Payment would be used as a criterion [...]

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