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Carers will be empowered to make choices about their caring role and access appropriate services and support for them and the person they look after
“I was completely unaware that what I was doing was a carer role and of the effect it was having on me. I didn't think about reaching out for support myself.”
The UK’s only national membership charity for carers, ca carer ersUK UK is both a support network and a movement for change.
1 st April 2012 Carers Trust is a major new charity for, with and about carers, combining the knowledge, skills, expertise and experience of its founder charities - The Princess Royal Trust for Carers and Crossroads Care - and all of its Network Partners.
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Carol Munt - Patient Partner & Advocate. Until her recent move to Kent, Carol was Co-chair of NHS Thames Valley Patient Experience Strategy Group, a member of NHS Thames Valley Oversight Board, and a member of Oxford Academic Health Science Network Clinical Innovation and Adoption team. Carol was part of the team for the Leading Together programme in Oxford and co-presented it at Expo 2016. She worked closely with Health Education Thames Valley on the e-version of the ‘ Dementia Handbook for Carers and Care Providers .’ She introduced the ‘Carer’s Passport’ to a number of hospital trusts and continues to speak up about support for carers. The Royal Berkshire Hospital have now put carers as one of their top 3 priorities for 2017 -2020 She is an Honorary Lecturer & Doubleday Affiliate Manchester Medical School Passionate about Patient & Public Involvement, she is one of HSJ’s Top 50 Patient Leaders and a confident public speaker. Carol is also a member of NIHR-NHSE Patient Experience Team, HERG US-PEx Lay Panel and HQIP Service User Network. Contact: munt12@aol.com twitter: @muntma Phone: 01892 459323 // 07881911429
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