We’ve been producing and emailing our monthly newsletter in a digital format during 2020. However, following the award of a grant from Carers Trust for a short-term project to help address the social isolation of carers, we decided to print and post a special edition of Connect! This printed newsletter was sent to 6,000 of our registered carers in Sheffield, but anyone who didn’t receive a copy through their letterbox can now click here to read a PDF copy.
We understand that carers might be worried about Coronavirus/Covid-19, both for the people they care for and for themselves.
Please visit our page Information for carers and others about Coronavirus/Covid-19 for links to useful advice and guidance. We will also update information about our services on that page.
If you suffer from insomnia, this means you regularly have problems sleeping. You may have difficulty falling asleep, or staying asleep as long as you want to. This is different from the lack of sleep caused by having to get up regularly to carry out your caring responsibilities, for instance; it is about those times you have every opportunity to sleep but just can’t. However, this can be even more of a problem if both insomnia and night time caring are preventing you from getting the sleep you need.
Unpaid carers’ visits to hospitals will be made that bit easier with a 15% discount across Sheffield Teaching Hospital Trust-operated retail outlets, coffee shops and canteens.
Since 2018, thousands of people who look after a loved one due to a disability or illness have been able to get discounts from local businesses through Sheffield Carers Centre’s Carer Card. This decision by the NHS Trust to accept the Card in outlets in the Royal Hallamshire, Jessop Wing, Weston Park and Northern General Hospital, is a very welcome addition to the offers available to unpaid carers. Click here for details of the discounts at Sheffield Teaching Hospital sites.
In The Guardian newspaper on Saturday, an article featured several case studies of carers whose lives are financially impacted by their caring duties. Money worries are an issue for many carers, which can also impact on the physical and emotional strain that caring can place upon the carer.
The article features John, a carer who has received support from Sheffield Carers Centre, who said “I spend half my time worrying about money and the other half battling for basics and being an advocate. ”
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Every week people’s caring responsibilities come to an end as their circumstances change. If you are no longer a carer, please let us know.
From today, the history of Sheffield Carers Centre is on display at the Winter Garden, showcasing the support offered by the charity for unpaid adult carers over the last 25 years. Alongside celebrating this milestone, the display is an opportunity to raise awareness of carers’ services among the general public, including reaching some of the thousands of carers not currently in touch with the Carers Centre.
Our ‘Summary of Achievements’ 2018/19 is available to read here.
In the report, we explain what we have achieved including working with 3,100 carers and reaching more carers than before, by increasing the number of carers on the register by 24%.
Generous members of a local Facebook group have raised over £1,000 for Sheffield Carers Centre through their Christmas fundraising appeal. The group, Pictures of Sheffield Old and New has over 38,000 members who post and admire photographs of the city, its residents and wildlife. The fundraising drive was the initiative of Hedley Bishop, who founded the group, and chooses a different charity for its festive appeal each year.
From everyone here at Sheffield Carers Centre we wish you a very Merry Christmas!
If you’re a carer, thank you for your amazing hard work over the last year and we hope that you get to have a bit of fun and a break over Christmas. For all the professionals and members of the public who have worked with us to improve awareness and support for unpaid carers – thank you and enjoy the festivities.