Care for the Carers
East Sussex County Council
Carers In Touch . Training C ourses
Hands on Caring
Care for the Carers
Our Hands on Caring courses will be soon be starting in Eastbourne , Bexhill and Uckfield . The course is aimed at people who are new to caring , although all carers are welcome to join .
It is an eight week course and covers a range of subjects including practical caring issues , emergency planning , first aid , back care and looking after yourself as sometimes taking time for yourself is a real challenge when you are a carer . The course will be presented by a combination of Care for the Carers staff and external professionals .
If you are interested please call Francesca at the office on 01323 738390 or email her at francescam @ cftc . org . uk
Eastbourne
Starts on Monday 29 th April and finishes on 8 th July .
Bexhill
Starts on Tuesday 23 rd April and finishes on 18 th June
Uckfield
Starts on Thursday 2nd May and finishes on 27th June
Manual Hand ling
East Sussex County Council
ESCC are offering free training courses on manual handling for unpaid carers . The courses are normally delivered once a month at their specially developed manual handling training room in Hailsham . The courses are available on the following dates :
Friday 5 th April , 1 - 3 pm Tuesday 7 th May , 1 - 3 pm Monday 24 th June , 1 - 3 pm Tuesday 16 th July , 10 - 12 pm
For more information or to book a place email jason . o ’ flaherty @ eastsussex . gov . uk or call Francesca at Care for the Carers on 01323 7383890
Healthcare Appointments
Does the person you care for have home care or home-based respite arranged by Adult Social Care ?
If yes , you can ask your provider to arrange for additional care while you are out at healthcare appointments - this includes the Hands on Caring and Manual Hand ling courses .
This is part of the trial Healthcare Appointments service from Adult Social Care . The service is free and the trial period has been extended up to October 2013 .
You can read more about the new Healthcare Appointments service in the Christmas edition of CareLine . If you don ’ t have a copy you can read past issues online www . cftc . org . uk or call the office on 01323 738390 and we ’ ll send you a copy .
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