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COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit

NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire have put together a vaccination toolkit so you can get all the information on the vaccine in one place. To visit the toolkit, please click here. Please note that Carers Federation does not have official information on the COVID-19 vaccination process. For up to date information, please consult official UK Gov COVID-19 Vaccination Toolkit

West College Scotland (WCS) achieves the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support (QSCS) accreditation

West College Scotland (WCS) has become the first Scottish college to achieve the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support (QSCS) accreditation, Carers Federation is delighted to announce. The Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support, developed by carers to provide accreditation and training for organisations, helps to raise awareness, remove some of the barriers for carers, develop appropriate policies and West College Scotland (WCS) achieves the Carers Federation Quality Standard in Carer Support (QSCS) accreditation

AYC: Flourish – a new project to empower young carers in Nottingham

Carers Federation is proud to announce a new project from Action for Young Carers: AYC: Flourish. AYC: Flourish builds upon the fantastic work undertaken by Action For Young Carers over the COVID-19 pandemic, providing online cooking tutorials and lessons via zoom alongside local nutritionist and food safety expert, Rupert Aikman. Over the coming months, AYC: AYC: Flourish – a new project to empower young carers in Nottingham

Carers Federation gains new Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM)

Press release 29/04/2020 We are delighted to announce that Carers Federation has been awarded the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM) from the National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi). The QPM is the UK’s only independent quality performance mark for organisations offering independent advocacy; an essential service for people who need support to express their needs and Carers Federation gains new Advocacy Quality Performance Mark (QPM)