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| Financial Help for Carers - Not Fit for Purpose |
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| Older Carers |
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| Calling All Candidates |
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| Cuts Cuts Cuts |
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| Mental Health |
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| Latest testimonies | Sorted by: Most recent reply. Sort by: New topics |
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What Needs to be Changed | Replies | Views | Name | Latest reply |
| Anyone can become a carer overnight - My Story | 4 | 10136 | PaulaH 4 Mar 2008 16:14 |
Jane 7 Mar 2010 19:32 |
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| Select Committee and the Carers Strategy | 6 | 3798 | Cheryl 11 Mar 2008 09:40 |
Hayley Baker 6 Jan 2010 06:48 |
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| ESA is a nightmare . 2 . 3 . | 22 | 3952 | ben 17 May 2009 03:41 |
carrie 9 Nov 2009 12:41 |
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| Carers need a wage, not praise!!! . 2 . | 16 | 6794 | Cathy 3 Feb 2008 20:22 |
fred 16 Jul 2009 14:58 |
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| ESA is scary - our life is in their hands | 5 | 1788 | Seb 19 Jun 2009 08:47 |
Seb 19 Jun 2009 09:03 |
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| I want the new ESA to respect people with mental health issues . 2 . | 13 | 4600 | Jay 16 May 2009 16:52 |
Jay 19 Jun 2009 08:57 |
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| What happens when older carers get to breaking point - they all keep talking | 2 | 1836 | John Baxter 17 Jun 2009 08:06 |
John Baxter 18 Jun 2009 01:29 |
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| An end to the poverty trap for carers | 8 | 6321 | Philippa 8 Feb 2008 19:07 |
Erme 15 Jun 2009 13:14 |
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| ESA - I don't trust any one | 0 | 1886 | Chris 14 Jun 2009 03:52 |
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| I want ESA medicals done by compassionate doctors | 0 | 2066 | RR 5 Jun 2009 07:49 |
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| Full rate of Carers Allowance paid to pensioners | 6 | 42139 | Peter 5 Feb 2008 17:02 |
Anonymous 30 May 2009 05:04 |
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| ESA I want government ministers to understand mental illness | 0 | 1911 | Jason 25 May 2009 01:41 |
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| protest----carers have a unique moral power | 0 | 2130 | jayson lowery 19 May 2009 17:21 |
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| I want ESA made humane | 2 | 2083 | Saffron 16 May 2009 17:00 |
Laurie 18 May 2009 10:04 |
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| I want ESA to be run by people who care | 1 | 2000 | lily 17 May 2009 05:15 |
treborc 18 May 2009 07:07 |
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| I dont want to be called a carer because it suits the government | 3 | 4481 | R 10 Feb 2008 13:57 |
Jen 7 Mar 2009 06:20 |
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| Carers Assessments | 1 | 6395 | Joy 26 Jul 2008 06:26 |
Jen 7 Mar 2009 06:10 |
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| I want a public health education campaign for schizophrenia | 4 | 5393 | lisa 2 Jan 2008 18:22 |
sharoo 13 Feb 2009 20:38 |
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| Carer's allowance should be given no matter what your age! | 0 | 4179 | Naomi 29 Jan 2009 04:25 |
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| Elderly carers arise,you have nothing to lose but your chains | 0 | 5532 | Dugsie 22 Nov 2008 06:38 |
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| Abuse is common | 1 | 19051 | Rob 20 Mar 2008 08:42 |
ANON 7 Sep 2008 06:52 |
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| A Carers' Charter | 8 | 7444 | Dugsie 5 Jun 2008 14:44 |
anon 11 Aug 2008 07:59 |
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| Hourly rates | 2 | 5193 | Stephanie 1 Jul 2008 09:27 |
Stephanie 2 Jul 2008 13:06 |
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| I want plenty of modern supervised group living options | 4 | 5467 | Anonymous 7 Feb 2008 05:33 |
frances 26 Jun 2008 02:32 |
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| My Situation | 5 | 5443 | Kia 27 Apr 2008 11:17 |
Kia 20 Jun 2008 07:12 |
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| The Governments Listening Skills | 3 | 4077 | Cheryl 10 Jun 2008 04:56 |
frances 16 Jun 2008 02:19 |
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| Eligibility criteria to be fair | 5 | 4200 | Jacqueline 23 Feb 2008 14:06 |
Cheryl 3 May 2008 13:20 |
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| Econmic Blueprint For Discussion . 2 . | 18 | 8787 | Paul 24 Mar 2008 06:43 |
Paul 8 Apr 2008 05:46 |
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| Council's attitude to elderly | 4 | 4268 | rosieh 4 Apr 2008 06:55 |
frances 5 Apr 2008 07:38 |
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| I want a complete overhaul of the mental health act,and bringing up to date | 3 | 3831 | encourager 25 Mar 2008 19:04 |
lily 31 Mar 2008 04:22 |
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| I want NHS Doctors to to stop offering private treatment at NHS General Practioners and Hospitals | 6 | 2456 | Cheryl 29 Jan 2008 19:40 |
Jane 24 Mar 2008 17:24 |
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| More information to helpyourself/emotional support | 1 | 3388 | clare 21 Mar 2008 14:16 |
Jane 24 Mar 2008 17:14 |
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| Carers Information & Personal Details Being Shared By Online Groups | 1 | 3195 | Clive 23 Mar 2008 08:14 |
Rosemary 23 Mar 2008 10:34 |
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| families need to be assessed as a unit. | 4 | 3036 | jane 15 Feb 2008 17:56 |
Rob 22 Mar 2008 10:41 |
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| The same as every one else | 4 | 3890 | FlowerPetal 12 Feb 2008 13:39 |
Jane 20 Mar 2008 18:58 |
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| Evaluation of the caring capacity of older carers. | 0 | 2754 | Dugsie 7 Mar 2008 13:36 |
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| The elderly carers cared for too | 3 | 2926 | Norman 13 Feb 2008 15:10 |
Dugsie 25 Feb 2008 06:06 |
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| Better informed MPs who understand about Mental Health Issues | 4 | 2868 | Miranda Dunn 30 Jan 2008 14:58 |
jane 16 Feb 2008 08:26 |
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| to be respected as a human being, and not looked down on, for having to be on benefits. | 2 | 2859 | jane 15 Feb 2008 17:43 |
Anonymous 16 Feb 2008 03:25 |
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| Some thing has to change. I can't go on like this for ever | 0 | 2643 | Archie 12 Feb 2008 07:29 |
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| The way in which the elderly are neglected | 2 | 3139 | Anonymous 30 Jan 2008 06:54 |
Cathy 31 Jan 2008 06:06 |