Carers Rights Day

Thursday 21st November 2024

Whether you are a new carer or have been caring for a family member, friend or neighbour for some time, you can often feel unheard or unsupported, but as an unpaid carer you have rights.

The purpose of Carers Rights Day is to ensure:

• Carers are aware of their rights
• Letting carers know where to get help and support
• Raising awareness of the needs of carers

Free Information and Advice Fair on Thursday 21st November in Exeter

Join us at Exeter Library, Castle St, Exeter EX4 3PQ, 10am to 4pm to chat to us for information and advice to help support you in your caring role. Talk to us about: self-referring for Health and Wellbeing Checks (Carers Assessments); Carer Skills Workshops; Peer Support; Carer Friendly Devon; Carer Friendly Employers; Hospital Services; Carers Break Fund and signing up for our latest magazine, we’d love to see you there! Refreshments will be available, so why not come along and visit us.

We will also be joined by a number of other organisations in the Rougemont Room who you can chat to for information about their services.

Organisations will include:

• Citizens Advice
• South West Water
• Westbank
• Devon Young Carers
• Exeter Community Energy
• Talkworks
• Exeter Dementia Action Alliance
• Healthwatch
• Shared Lives South West
• South West MS Centre
• National Energy Action
• Parkinsons UK
• More to follow…

Awareness Stands in Hospitals

We will also be at awareness stands in Torbay Hospital, North Devon District Hospital, the Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital and Nightingale Hospital during the day.

Did you know the rights of an unpaid carer include:

• The right to a Carers Assessment and your identified needs being met
• Rights at work and the right not to be discriminated against because of your caring role
• The right to be recognised as a carer
• The right to be included in hospital discharge planning
• Carers right to a break
• The right to register with your GP Practice as an unpaid carer to enable you to access health checks and vaccinations
• The right for unpaid carers to get up to 5 unpaid days off work for their care role needs

For more information on carers rights visit: Carers UK

Your rights with Social Care

If you’re having problems with social care and understanding the law in England, you can use Access Social Care’s new tool created with Carers UK: AccessAva to help you.