Would you like to talk to a counsellor?
Caring can be challenging and it can be difficult to talk to friends and family about your needs, your thoughts and maybe worries, as a carer. We offer carers the…
Month: January 2019
Coping with age-related hearing loss
deafPLUS Living with Hearing Loss training courses offer an ideal opportunity for people to learn how to cope with age-related hearing loss in a friendly, relaxed and informal setting. We…
In the Spotlight: pilot Carers Information and Support Sessions
In response to feedback from 2018’s Annual Survey and Focus groups Richmond Carers Centre piloted two Carers Information and Support Sessions last autumn: a session for parent carers of a…
Feeling a bit ill? See your local pharmacist
At the first signs of an illness, see your local pharmacist for advice and treatment on a broad range of health concerns, from troublesome coughs and flu, sore throats, earache,…
Free guides support the health and wellbeing of older people and carers
NHS England has produced two free guides providing older people with practical advice to support healthy ageing and caring. Co-produced with Age UK, Fire Rescue Service, Carers UK, Carers Trust,…
Take 10 minutes for a NHS health check
Did you know that if you are 40-74 years old you are entitled to a free NHS health check every five years with your GP? It is a simple health…
New, a ‘Men’s Shed’ for Barnes
Men’s Sheds seek to tackle the isolation that men in particular can feel from such losses as unemployment, children moving away or the death of a partner. Plans are now…
Masonic Charitable Foundation’s grant helps some of Richmond upon Thames’ most isolated residents
One in eight of us will be an unpaid carer at some point in our life (according to Carers Trust) and with more than 15,000 carers in the London Borough…