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Wellbeing for Carers

Living with loss and grief in a care home

REAL CW – 25 May 2020

Coping with loss and grief

REAL CW – 25 May 2020

Aida Suarez Gonzalez practical tips for living with dementia in lockdown

RDS – May 2020

Coronavirus: How it feels to be a dementia carer under lockdown

Scottish Government launches Wellbeing Hub for health and care workers

UK Authority – 12 May 2020

Deaths in care homes: what do the numbers tell us?

Nuffield Trust – 1 May 2020

Jude Ryan: The important role of essential oils in wellbeing

Real CW – 28 April 2020

Mental wellbeing while staying at home

NHS – 27 April 2020

Being well matters to us all

Real CW – 27 April 2020

New organisation will launch to support carers in Bury

About Manchester – 23 April 2020

Relieving anxiety during the pandemic

Real CW – 18 April 2020

Recognising the Four Fs in self-care (Part one)

Real CW – 17 April 2020

Tackling the Four Fs in self-care (Part two)

Real CW – 17 April 2020

The Red Zone and the Blue Zone – a self-care tool

Real CW – 16 April 2020

How to Meditate in a Moment (One Moment Meditation)

Real CW – 16 April 2020

Making personal choices

Real CW – 3 April 2020

Useful resources

‘Looking after yourself and those around you’– My Home Life Bulletin for care home managers

My Home Life – May 2020

Voices of the care home frontline 11-04-2020

My Home Life – May 2020

COVID-19 Good Practice Resource Guide:

NAPA – May 2020

COVID-19 & Mindfulness, Resources for Health & Care staff

The Mindfulness Initiative – May 2020

Health and wellbeing

National care forum – May 2020

COVID-19 Support: A guide to free social care apps

Home Care Insight – May 2020

How to use your COVID-19 experience for reflective practice

Nursing Standard – May 2020

Regulation 9: Person-centred care

CQC – May 2020

COVID-19: how to work safely in domiciliary care in England

Public Health England – May 2020

COVID-19: how to work safely in care homes

Public Health England – May 2020

Mental Health

My Possible Self

The mental health app clinically proven to reduce stress, anxiety and low mood

Mental health apps

Links to 11 of the best mental health apps from MS-UK

Mental health apps

NHS links to a range of mental health apps

Mental health apps for sleep, anxiety and depression to try in 2020

The Standard – From meditation prompts to wellbeing chatbots, the apps you need to know

News articles

The digital carer: Do the core skills for a carer need a COVID re-boot?

Open Access Government – 10 July 2020

Perthshire care group appeals for more members to help support people in rural areas

The Courier – 02 July 2020

COVID-19 highlights working carers’ struggles at work

Relocate Global – 24 June 2020

How care homes can support staff post-pandemic

Express – 23 June 2020

Top tips for carers

The Brain Tumour Charity – 11 June 2020

Care Companion demonstrates vital role of online resources in carers’ wellbeing during lockdown

Mirage News – 9 June 2020

Carers UK has listed 10 steps for carers to take for their own wellbeing

Dorset Echo – 19 June 2020

Mum and care home worker finds way of dealing with Covid-19 anxiety

News & Star Radio – 15 June 2020

North Yorkshire throws spotlight on care for Carers Week

NYCC – 5 June 2020

‘Heightened challenges’: How the pandemic impacts caregivers

Medical News Today – 29 May 2020

WEBINAR: Birdie offers mental health advice for care workers

Home Care Insight – 28 May 2020

Social work podcasts to support you through Covid-19

Community Care – May 26, 2020

How Health Care Workers Can Take Care of Themselves (US article)

HBR – 20 May 2020

Should we all be wearing masks?

RCW – May 12, 2020

Unpaid carers in north-east given guidance on how to access PPE

Evening Express – May 12, 2020

Support for Family Carers in North Yorkshire

Yorkshire Coast Radio – May 12, 2020

NHS and social care launch app to support people who care for others

Kent.Gov – May 12, 2020

Stirling projects to safeguard wellbeing of carers during pandemic

University of Stirling – May 2020

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