Latest carer and mental health news for February by carer activist and author Matthew McKenzie

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For the January edition on unpaid caring and mental health we have

Unpaid Carers in the Workplace – Debbie Hustings – Webinar from Crossroads Surrey on unpaid carers in the workplace.

Carer’s Leave Bill – House of Commons Debate – Gagan Mohindra

Carer Story 4 – Never thought it could be me – Video dramatization of matthew’s carer stories.

The carer network – Matthew McKenzie’s carer network poem

Upcoming events for carers, family members and friends of patients – West London NHS Trust

88 charities form coalition to campaign on unpaid care

Time to Talk – Support for people with dementia and their carers

Carers Trust – Young Carers Pledge

Carers UK Supporting Black, Asian and minority ethnic carers

New racism targets introduced for hospitals just as NHS scraps top race roles

LGBT+ History Month, the GOsC and me

RCSLT news February 2023: prescribing campaign, anti-racism report, and updates from around the UK

Mental Health Nurses Day 2023

New Mental Health Crisis Services launching in south east London

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Latest carer and mental health news for January by carer activist and author Matthew McKenzie

January 2023 Carer and Mental Health news <- read more news items here

For the January edition on unpaid caring and mental health we have

Research on mental health family carers during covid pandemic – Jane Lawrance

Wendy Chamberlain MP visits Camden Carers Centre to hear about Working for Carers scheme

The Guardian view on unpaid carers: labour, even if it is for love

Give feedback on care – CQC

Meet the team: Black Thrive Lambeth CAPSA – Maudsley NHS

AHPs Deliver: Exploring the new AHP Strategy and what it means for you – Video

Laura Winham death: Family battled privacy law as sister lay dead

RSA Launches New Carers’ Policy

Mental Health Inequalities in Black/African/Caribbean Community in Southwark

Government mental health strategy update announced

Carers Trust responds to Archbishops’ Commission on Reimagining Care report

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Latest carer and mental health news for December by carer activist and author Matthew McKenzie

December 2022 Carer and Mental Health news <- read more news items here

For the December edition on caring and mental health we have

HSJ Awards 2022 Winners – System Led Support for Carers Award – Video speech of Northamptonshire Carers who won the System Led Support for Carers at HSJ Awards 2022

Caring Together Virtual Carers Conference 2022 – Part 4 of Caring Together’s conference which focuses on Young Carers

Peers call for Government action on adult social care amid claims that principles of Care Act 2014 “not realised in practice” – House of Lords select committee has challenged the Government to introduce urgent reforms in adult social care

Experience of care – NHS England – Experience of Care updates from NHS England.

“We just sit in the house and freeze” – fear and friendship at the warm bank – Liverpool Carer’s Centre  – Liverpool Carer’s Centre acting as a warm bank for unpaid carers

Unpaid carers: The mental health crisis – ONS reveals that a third of unpaid carers are experiencing depressive symptoms.

Coming out of hospital checklist – This will be useful for my carer stalls at hospitals. This helpful checklist on what should happen before the person is discharged into someone’s care.

Young Carers and Young Adult Carers Survey 2022  – This survey is for young carers, so please spread the word.

Services must adopt anti-racist and holistic models of care to reduce ethnic inequalities in mental healthcare – The experiences of people from ethnic minority groups with NHS mental healthcare are being seriously undermined by failures.

The Legal Implications of the Debate Over Whether ‘Extreme Racism’ Is a Mental Illness – Interesting and important news story looking into defining racism.

Holiday greetings from Health & Care Professions Council – Happy Holidays from the HCPC.

NHS in London expands mental health crisis services this winter – NHS in London is set to boost mental health support for people in crisis to ease demand and pressure on emergency services this winter

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For the September edition on caring and mental health we have

How is the cost of living crisis affecting unpaid care? – Report that looks into the struggles unpaid carers are facing.

State of Caring conference 2022 – Carers UK conference with updates and campaigns, plus a chance to network with other carers.

Whiteness and Race Equality network. Training opportunities to increase participation in peer review – Conference at how race operates in the research and publication. For more details, check my ethnic carer forum update for September.

Allied Health Professions (AHPs) Deliver: Implementation Framework – The framework gives guidance on how the AHPs strategy for England: should be applied during the five years of its lifespan, 2022-2027.

‘London, You Good?’ NHS campaign launches to encourage young people to seek help for mental health problems : West London Health Trust – Campaign to encourage young people to come forward for support early and potentially prevent experiencing a mental health emergency

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The latest edition of my online carer, mental health and ethnic mental health news is out for February.

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For this month’s edition we have

How Carers Can Face A ‘Tsumani Of Loneliness – Lorraine – Interview about how carers battle loneliness

Unpaid carers continue to suffer poorer health- with some groups adversely affected – Carers UK – Carers UK’s report into how specific groups of carers have their health affected, which I was honoured to contribute

MP Caroline Ansell joins group to support carers’ rights – MP Caroline Ansell joins the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for carers, which has been rebooted by Dame Caroline Dinenage.

One week in… – Carers Trust – Carers Trust’s new CEO Kirsty McHugh writes a blog on what she has learned so far regarding unpaid carers. She also talks about Carers Trust recent survey, which I have also included in my newsletter.

Radical action needed to tackle racial health inequality in NHS, says damning report – Report on what is needed to tackle “overwhelming” minority ethnic health inequalities in the NHS.

I also have news updates from CQC’s response to new chair, Liberal Democrats carer campaigns, Joint Committee meeting on Human Rights and mental health, Black Health Matters – Psychosis, Therapy and Black Communities discussion and many more.

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February Carer news