2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and North Tyneside Carers’ Centre Monday 15th June 2020 Last week was national Carers Week and our plans had to change dramatically as a result of Covid-19. The theme was ‘Making Carers More Visible’ and we worked with Carers’ Centres across the county to raise the profile of

It’s estimated that there are at least 700,000 young carers in the UK. Young carers may look after parents, siblings or other family members, and may handle a huge range of tasks from personal care such as dressing and washing, to household chores, to managing family finances or arranging health

The first in our new series, we reached out to carers to record their thoughts and feelings about what life has been like during this unprecedented and stressful time. Caring in quarantine during a global pandemic has placed enormous stress and worry on carers – this is their voice and

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and North Tyneside Carers’ Centre Tuesday 19th May 2020 Earlier today the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that almost 40,000 people have died with Covid-19 in England and Wales. The number of people who have died since the virus took hold in care homes has now surpassed

We all understand how important it is to take care of ourselves and get the most from life, but now, perhaps more than ever during these unprecedented times of living in isolation and social distancing during a global pandemic we feel under more pressure than ever to either be “ok”