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Other useful information for unpaid carers

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Break from Caring

Any break, which strengthens and/or sustains informal caring relationships and enhances the wellbeing of carers and the people they support. This may be achieved through a service, an activity or an item.

 

The scheme was set to run until 2026, but thanks to further investment from Welsh Government, it will now run for an extra three years, until the end of March 2029.

  

Carers Trust Wales, the national coordinating body of the scheme, provides grants to organisations that will enable more than 60,000 unpaid carers to take a break by 2029.  

 

To apply for a short break, unpaid carers should contact their local provider directly:

 

Short Breaks Scheme Carers Trust Wales  

 

Carers Voice: Llais Wales 

Llais Wales are here to make sure your views and experiences are used by decision-makers to plan and deliver better health and social care services.  And when things go wrong their independent and trained complaints advocates can support you to make complaints:

 

Llais Wales

 

The Cardiff and Vale Advocacy Gateway (CVAG)

Cardiff and Vale Advocacy Gateway is the primary access point for individuals seeking advocacy support in the Cardiff and Vale area. CVAG aims to connect individuals and professionals with qualified advocates who protect rights and express views, wishes, and feelings:

Cardiff and Vale Advocacy Gateway

 

Patient Experience: Cardiff & Vale University Healthboard

 

Unpaid Carer Information Service

 

Mental Health Services

 

 

Below are the details of organisations who provide advice, information, and support to unpaid carers in Wales:

Provides advice and information to carers and the professionals who support carers:

 

Carers Wales

 

Provides a national voice to empower parents and carers of people with learning disabilities:

 

All Wales Forum

 

Committed to improving support and services for unpaid carers:

 

Carers Trust Wales

 

Dewis Wales is a website to help people access local and national support services in Wales and find the information and advice they need to improve their well-being:

 

Dewis Wales

 

 

Carer's Emergency Card - Carers Wales

The Carer's Emergency Card (CEC) helps plan for someone to be looked after if something unexpected happens to their carer.

 

One of the biggest worries for unpaid carers is how the family member or friend who relies on them would cope if anything happened to their carer. 

 

In response to this, Carers Wales has developed a new card for carers. Should an emergency or accident happen, by carrying this card it will let emergency workers and others know that someone relies on you as a carer. The card provides spaces for emergency contacts, for example family or friends who can help: