Jenny & Diane were delighted to be invited by NationalCareAsc to their conference, Turning the tide...Fighting Back! at Manchester United FC today & to get the voices of families, residents, those with lived experience, heard. It was also good to catch up with Minister

Please donate to this if you can. I've lost two close friends to suicide in the last two years including my dear friend Maddy who this fundraiser in memory of.
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Well done Rameesah! Absolutely so well deserved. She is an inspiring role model to our young volunteers 👏 and an asset to @hwleeds. Leeds Youth Voice Child Friendly Leeds

Leeds Survivor-Led Crisis Service and Yorkshire MESMAC Leeds want to hear LGBTQ+ people's experiences of crisis services in Leeds and what a service centred around supporting LGBTQ+ people may look like.

Share your thoughts by filling out their survey: forms.office.com/e/ujjmXWnz9Q?u…
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Thank you to the Anne Robson Trust for signing up and joining the 70 plus charities/organisations supporting #GloriasLaw - please have a look at their website to see the amazing work they do - we don’t want to die alone annerobsontrust.org.uk
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As part o our engagement for the care partner policy work I spent time with Kate and Rights For Residents yesterday and I listened to the heartbreaking stories of trauma and pain that was caused by restrictions the care partner policy is the basis for change and person centred care

Please share our latest Man Made flyer. Supporting men in Leeds who are isolated, at risk of suicide and struggling with their mental health. Contact us to arrange a one to one before accessing a group. Leeds Community Foundation West Yorkshire Suicide Bereavement Service West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Men's Health Unlocked #WYSuicidePrevention

#R4R Rights For Residents hear hear 👏

Also highlights a crucial design flaw in Carers Allowance. There's no taper. You can earn £151 a week. If you earn £1 more you lose *it all*. Other benefits have a taper to encourage people to work as much as they can. Not Carer's Allowance. That's crazy. It can & should be fixed

Grt to profile our latest report . The move to digital. Working for some but not for others with the potential of increasing inequalities and costly inefficiencies. How do we move forward with digital delivery in a measured/person centred way that doesn't leave people behind?

The new fundamental guidance on visiting is out Care Quality Commission - whilst a step in the right direction, it’s not a legal right, nor can they prosecute if ignored & they do no investigate individual issues Helen Whately - we still need #GloriasLaw #RightsForResidents

Last week Keir Starmer said he supported #GloriasLaw . This week, we, along with our amazing ambassador Ruthie Henshall have written an open letter to him, asking that it be put in the The Labour Party manifesto - so will you Keir? #RightsForResidents
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Thank you to all who have written to their MPs asking for their support for #GloriasLaw #RightsForResidents 🧵1/4

On Sunday, in an interview, Labour leader Keir Starmer said he supports calls “for a legal right for care home residents to have visits from their loved ones”

Did you know that health services must provide information in a format that you understand? We produced a video explaining what reasonable adjustments you can ask for if you are deaf, blind, or have a learning disability or neurodiversity #AccessibleInfo

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My mum did not die over and over again - she went on a long and hard journey with dementia but she lived life Halt the Dissemination of Negative and Inaccurate Dementia Publicity by Alzheimer's Society - Sign the Petition! chng.it/xsq4VD6r via Change.org

By ‘you’ they no longer mean anyone with a diagnosis of dementia, because they’ve declared you already dead from the point you struggle to make your family's favourite Sunday roast.