Do you look after a family member, partner, or friend in Salford who can not cope without your support?

Come to a Carers Focus Group and #HaveYourSay on…

Priorities for the next 5 year city-wide carers strategy refresh (how to make life better for carers in Salford).

• Share your Lived Experiences of being an unwaged carer in Salford.
• Chat about how supported you feel by Health & Social Care services.
• Discuss what’s working well, areas for improvement and gaps in services and support.

What’s in it for carers?

This is an exciting opportunity for Salford carers’ voices to be at the heart of strategic plans and for your lived experiences to be heard by the Salford Commissioner, Strategy Steering Group and Gaddum charity management!

By volunteering your time and having your say, you will help shape services and make a positive difference to Salford Carers.

Feel free to stay afterwards and chat with other carers, or ask staff questions until 3:30pm.

Refreshments and reimbursing travel:

We’ll make you a brew, provide snacks and reimburse agreed travel expenses, so you’re not out of pocket (be sure to keep your receipts!).

To book:

Contact jemma.houghton@gaddum.org.uk | 0161 834 6069 (ext 4009).

We can’t wait for you to #GetInvolved!

Can’t make this Focus Group?

We’re running four in total on this topic, so hope you can make one of them:

• Friday 16 August, 10:30am – 12:30pm, Pendleton Gateway.
• Thursday 22 August, 1pm – 3pm, Eccles Gateway.
• Wednesday 28 August, 6pm – 7:30pm, Online – Zoom.
• Tuesday 10 September, 10:30am – 12:30pm, Eccles Gateway (priority for parent carers).

www.gaddum.org.uk/events

Or get in touch if you’d prefer to share your thoughts via phone or email.

Mini video clips:

Here’s a 1 minute video of what Carers have said about Focus Groups.

Here’s a 35 second clip of what Judith thought of her first Carers Focus Group.

Unwaged Carer Definition:

*A carer is anyone who cares, unwaged, for a family member, partner, friend, or neighbour, who due to illness, disability, a mental health condition, substance misuse, addiction, or frailty cannot cope without their support (includes people receiving Carer’s Allowance, Carers Personal Budget etc).