- Heatwave warning
- £1million for more borough playgrounds
- Record numbers for youth services
- New children's centre for Hampton
- New task group helps parents participate in their children’s education
- Emergency support for carers
- People needed to help disabled children take part in activities
- Greycourt School pupil designs Council’s new youth web pages
- Homecare standards at new high
- Heathrow meeting call to new transport secretary
- Council makes cycling even easier
- Making more allotments available
- Have your say on the re-development of the Avenue Centre
- Pupils aim to go waste free for lunch
- Twickenham Carnival comes to town
- Young people's votes to decide how £1million youth fund is spent
- Richmond upon Thames - the best place to live
- Lord Puttnam visits as Art Fund Prize decision day looms
- Drive easy in Richmond town centre
- Healthy alternative to drugs
- Council concerned over preservation of Normansfield
- Teaching Awards hope for Hampton Hill
- Last chance to help Orleans House Gallery win £100,000
- Be local, buy local, and be proud of Whitton
Release Date: 12/06/2009
Emergency support for carers
Carers who need short-term cover in case of emergency, can now get help from a scheme run by Richmond Council and Richmond Crossroads.
The Emergency Respite Service provides care support for a maximum of 72 hours until other arrangements can be made.
It is free and available 24 hours a day, with those taking part receiving a card, much like a donor card, which can be carried in their wallet, to show that someone relies on them for help.
Cllr Denise Carr, Cabinet Member for Adult and Community Services on Richmond Council, said;
“This is a vital service that could really make a difference to carers and the people they look after.
“If a carer is taken ill or has a family emergency it gives them the reassurance that somebody will stand in for them and make longer term arrangements if needed.
“Carers do an invaluable job in the borough and we will continue to do all we can to help them. I encourage anybody interested in the scheme to get in touch.”
The launch of the emergency respite service coincided with the borough’s annual carers conference on Tuesday, 9 June. The event, run by Richmond Carers Centre and Richmond Crossroads, with support form Richmond Council, provides a forum for care professionals to discuss issues and exchange ideas.
There were a number of presentations, including one by Singing Hands, a group that encourages the benefits of signing.
Eleanor Willet, from Richmond Crossroads, said:
“It was an excellent event. This year’s theme “Carers, the Secret Service”, highlighted that carers work quietly under cover, performing invaluable services that save the borough, and the rest of the UK, money.
“It gave carers the chance to relax and enjoy themselves as well as meeting fellow professionals, sharing ideas, networking and putting forward their views about their role and the demands they face.”
For more information about the Emergency Respite Service contact:
- Office Hours - Monday to Friday 8.30-5.00pm ( 4.30 on Fridays) : Adult Duty Team020 8891 7971
- Out of office Hours: 020 8891 7971 (all calls will be diverted through Careline)
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