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Essex Carers Support continues to be a popular and trusted point of contact for unpaid/family carers

29/10/2026

Wendy and Paula are at county hall today sharing what families have told us with the young people’s social care team. Thinking together about what we can do to improve families experience in preparing for adult life.

27/10/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/26/carers-allowance-cliff-edge-abolished-in-the-budget

Controversial mechanism that hit unpaid carers with huge penalties to be scrapped following Guardian investigation

21/10/2026

NHS Essex Integrated Care Board are currently asking people across Essex to share their experiences of using Patient Transport.

The survey is open to people who use Patient Transport, as well as relatives or carers who support someone who uses the service. They want to understand what works well, any difficulties people experience and what could be improved.

The survey closes on Monday 2 November 2026 at 5pm.

Here’s the link to the survey:

We want to hear from people who use Patient Transport, as well as relatives or carers who support someone who uses the service. Patient Transport helps eligible people travel to and from healthcare appointments and settings, when they cannot use other forms of transport

15/10/2026

💜 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 (𝐂𝐇𝐂) 💜

Are you caring for a child or adult who has applied for, receives, or has been refused Continuing Healthcare (CHC) funding?

Working with our colleagues at the Essex Family Forum, we are inviting family carers to join us for a CHC Listening Event, where representatives from the Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB) will be there to hear directly from you.

This is your opportunity to share:
✅ What has worked well
✅ The challenges you've faced
✅ What could make the CHC process easier to navigate for families

Whether your experiences have been positive, difficult, or somewhere in between, your feedback can help shape future improvements and ensure family carers' voices are heard.

The online sessions will be held on zoom.

📅 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕙 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝟏𝟎.𝟎𝟎𝐚𝐦 - 𝟏𝟐.𝟎𝟎𝐩𝐦
🕡 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝟔.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦 - 𝟖.𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦

📧 To book your place, please email: [email protected]

Please feel free to share this post with other family carers who may wish to attend.

14/10/2026

Could you help us improve Direct Payments?

Are you currently using Direct Payments or Individual Service Funds (ISFs), have you used them in the past, or do you support a family member or friend who does?

We're looking for people in Essex with lived experience of Direct Payments or ISFs to help us improve the information and resources we provide.

We're running a series of small workshops at County Hall, Chelmsford, and would particularly welcome people who have experience as a service user, parent, carer, family member or supporter.

If you'd like to take part, please contact the Customer Experience Team at: [email protected].

Please note that workshop places are limited, as we're running small-group sessions to support meaningful discussion.

09/10/2026

The Mindfulness for Older Adult Caregivers programme is designed for people aged 65+ who are caring for someone and would benefit from a little time to focus on their own well-being.

Led by a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and a Registered Mindfulness Teacher, the sessions offer a calm, supportive space to reduce stress and isolation, improve sleep, and lift low mood or anxiety.

Visit www.the-mindful-life.com to find out more and apply!

06/10/2026

Has everyone heard about 'The Sick List'?

A website built by patients who’ve spent far too much time in hospital - with their wobbly bottoms hanging out of hospital gowns that don’t meet, wrestling clothes around cannulas and sending increasingly desperate messages home saying, “the nice blanket... not the dog one”.

Whether you’re going in yourself, packing for someone who is, or trying to help from miles away, they tell you the stuff that actually helps.

https://thesicklist.co.uk/

04/10/2026

We welcome today’s announcement by Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to appoint a new champion for unpaid carers. It's been almost 20 years since there was last someone appointed by the UK Government to specifically champion the needs of carers , so we look forward to working with them to ensure the voices of carers and services who support them are heard.

30/09/2026

Come and see us today at the Tendring Older People’s Crucial Crew event being held at Clacton Town Hall!

25/09/2026

FREE TRAINING for Individual Employers and PAs.

Fully funded by Skills for Care

This training is open to anyone who employs their own care and support through direct payment, or who self‑funds, as well as the Personal Assistants who work with them. It’s also suitable for people exploring becoming an Individual Employer.

Most sessions take place online through Zoom, making it easy to join from home.
For more information and to book your place, use the link in the comments.

Address

Rosemary Road
Clacton-on-Sea
CO15

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

01255474410

Website

http://Www.essexcarerssupport.org.uk/

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