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​Flu vaccination clinics across Brighton and Hove are underway this autumn and the NHS is encouraging anyone who is eligible for a free flu vaccination to book an appointment with their GP or pharmacist, as soon as they receive an invitation.

Hello and welcome to our Autumn Edition of Carers News…. Coming up in this issue we bring you all the goings on from the Carers Centre and how we have been reaching out to Carers through Lock Down.

Do you look after a vulnerable adult? How to plan for the future using specialist Wills and Trusts At a recent Carers Centre workshop, Philip Warford presented an online video seminar and talked about the options available to protect a vulnerable person using specialist Wills and Trusts.

We were delighted to welcome Carers Centre Patron, Caroline Lucas MP to our Carers Week online coffee morning on Friday 12th June. As a passionate supporter of carers, Caroline outlined her recent parliamentary advocacy and welcomed questions from carers in attendance and those who had sent questions in to us.

Hello and Welcome to the start of Carers Week 2020 and of the Carers Festival online for Brighton and Hove. This years Carers Week theme is Making Caring Visible. Join us this week as we shine a light on the amazing unpaid family friend carers in our city.

Hello and the warmest of welcomes to all of you wonderful carers to this our mid season lock down special. While all of our face-to-face and one-to-one meetings  are currently suspended we are still open to support you… In this issue we look forward to Carers Week and all the fantastic things we have coming […]

Carers Reablement’s Top Tips for Carers in Isolation While the Carers Centre Reablement Project has had to stop our volunteers meeting with carers for the time being. We would like to encourage you to find time for yourselves each day, whether that is a short walk, a boogie in the kitchen, reading that book you […]

Hello and the warmest of welcomes to your Carers News for Spring 2020. Under normal circumstances we would be bringing you information about all of the wonderful upcoming activities we have on offer, but unfortunately due to the coronavirus pandemic we have had to suspend all in person activities and meetings. So this edition is […]

Update 16th September 2020 – While our carers group activities are operating online, we are now able to resume some socially distanced 1:1 support sessions in-person. Also, our Carers Hub support line remains open and we invite carers to contact us for details on services they can access – 01273 977 000 info@carershub.co.uk

February is LGBT+ History Month At The Carers Centre we are committed to supporting and representing those carers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer (LGBTQ+). LGBTQ+ History Month takes place every year in February and is an opportunity to provide education and insight into the issues that LGBTQ+ people face.