Carers Voices Conference 2020
Director of Services, Care for the Carers, welcomes you to our first online conference and outlines the format and content.
Keynote speaker videos
Watch our keynote speakers’ videos on a range of subjects, issues and challenges that carers are facing, particularly through coronavirus, and how they are being addressed.
Jennifer Twist
CEO, Care for the Carers, speaks about issues that carers are experiencing and building recognition for carers.
Emily Holzhausen OBE
Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Carers UK, speaks about the “Caring Behind Closed Doors” research and findings.
Gareth Howells
CEO, Carers Trust, gives an update on Carers Trust’s focus for carers and making carers’ voices the core of future plans.
Live Q&A Panel answer carers’ questions
Watch the recording of our Q&A panel answering carers’ questions. On the panel are: Emily Holzhausen OBE, Carers UK, Tamsin Peart, East Sussex Adult Social Care and Health, Jennifer Twist and Jo Egan, Care for the Carers.
Carers Stories – Life during Coronavirus
Watch these short videos from Carers across East Sussex as they speak about their challenges faced through the Coronavirus pandemic.
The Carers Song
This song is written, produced and performed by young adult carers for young carers.
Carers Voices Marketplace
Visit the Marketplace to see local providers share information on their services for carers.
Carers Voices Agenda 2020
Join us online throughout July with our live Q&A and Carer workshops.
Live online workshops via video conferencing:
Tuesday
14th July 2020
2-3.30pm
A whole new world? Experiences of caring during Coronavirus
Join Care for the Carers to share your experiences of caring during the coronavirus pandemic, both positive and negative. Tell us what has worked well and what needs to change to enable healthy caring now and in the future.
Facilitated by Care for the Carers.
Wednesday
15th July 2020
3-4.30pm
Don’t forget me – young carers’ health & wellbeing
For young carers only, join East Sussex Young Carers to explore your health and wellbeing as a young carer, what helps and hinders you in your caring role, and where you can get support.
Facilitated by East Sussex Young Carers.
Thursday
16th July 2020
1.30-2.30pm
Can you hear me? Exploring ways for parent carers to be heard above the noise
For parent carers only, join Amaze to find out about the support for individual parent carers to be heard by services and decision-makers and hear how East Sussex Parent Carers Forum are building a broader parent voice in the county.
Facilitated by Amaze and East Sussex Parent Carers Forum.
Tuesday
21st July 2020
2-3.30pm
Is it just me? An exploration of carers’ experiences of, and solutions to, loneliness and isolation
Join Care for the Carers to explore loneliness and isolation as a carer, and its impact on your health and wellbeing. Share your experiences and hear from other carers about what has worked well to help them feel connected.
Facilitated by Care for the Carers.
Tuesday
28th July 2020
2-3.30pm
Managing the maze – making Health & Social Care Systems work for carers
Influence Care for the Carers’ work to make East Sussex more carer-friendly, by sharing your experiences of navigating local Health & Social Care systems and how they impact on your wellbeing. Join us to give your views on what works well and what changes are needed.
Facilitated by Care for the Carers.
Wednesday
29th July 2020
2-3.30pm
Digitally included? What carers need online
Take part in the East Sussex focus group to inform Care for the Carers’ partnership project to develop user-friendly online tools for carers across Sussex. Join this workshop to tell us what you need as a carer online, what might stop you from using digital help, and what your priorities are for digital support to enable healthy caring.
Facilitated by Care for the Carers.