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Redcar CAMHS (The Ridings)

NHS child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) for children and young people in Redcar has now moved to a new purpose designed building at Kirkleatham Business Park, Redcar.

You can read more about the new Redcar CAMHS centre below. (Referral processes remain unchanged).

https://bit.ly/2NXqsx8 ... See more

We're pleased to announce that we have an opportunity for a part-time Welfare Rights Officer to join our team, supporting unpaid Carers across Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland in maximising their income. To learn more about the role please visit https://carerstogether.co.uk/category/news/ ... See more

We are recruiting – Welfare Rights Officer News We are looking to recruit a Welfare Rights Officer 22.5 hours per week Salary £16,869 per annum (£27,741 pro rata) Carers Together Foundation is an organisation dedicated to improving carers’ quality of life. We listen to carers, give them a voic... ... See more

Despite repeated requests from Carers and organisations across the UK, we were very disappointed to see that additional support for unpaid Carers was not included in yesterday’s budget statement.

The requested supplement to the Carer’s Allowance and additional funding for health and social care services were noticeably absent and will mean continuing financial hardship for unpaid Carers.

We will continue to support Carers UK in their #fairerforcarers campaign, pushing for these much needed changes. http://ow.ly/FIV350DPNNG ... See more

Welcome to Thursday everyone. Our telephone lines open at 9 and we will be providing unpaid Carers across South Tees with practical and emotional support. If you would like to contact us please telephone 01642 488977 or message us via our website https://carerstogether.co.uk/contact/ ... See more

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust are offering a 7 week online digital inclusion course in BSL for the deaf community. It begins on 11 March and further details are shown below.

You may experience mild side effects after your COVID-19 vaccine. This is because vaccines work by triggering a response in a person's immune system. Most side effects are very mild, and only last a short time.

Find out more about the COVID-19 vaccine on our website.

➡ https://nhs.uk/CovidVaccine ... See more

One of our Healthwatch Champions, Kim Peacock, is a social prescribing link worker at Yarm Medical Practice with Middlesbrough and Stockton Mind.

If you have ever wondered what #socialprescribing is, you can click on the link below to find out more ⬇️.

What is social prescribing? - subtitles https://youtu.be/HkBorjikoJk ... See more

We would really encourage parent carers to register on the Children and Young People's Disability Register. The details for how to do this are on this flyer from the Local Authority 😀