Patient Experience Team - Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

As the Patient Experience Team for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board we pledge to;

• Provide information to all carers, ensuring they know their rights and what support is available to
them, allowing them to have a life alongside their caring role
• Continue to raise awareness of carers in our hospitals and communities supporting areas to
become more carer friendly
• Listen to carers and give them a voice
• Involve Carers in decision making and discharge arrangements

Commitments

My name is Carol Taplin and I am the Lead Chaplain in the Grange University Hospital. I pledge to, on request to provide pastoral, spiritual or religious support to any carer of any faith or none, or to signpost them ...
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We commit to working hard to ensure young carers are recognised and identified. We will make sure they are offered the support they deserve. We pledge to make sure they are recognised for the valuable contributions they make to their ...
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We recognise that caring is an important issue that affects our staff and children and that carers play a vital role within our communities. We commit to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of carers, the issues they ...
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My commitment to carers: • I will actively work to help my: colleagues, service users and the wider public understand who carers are and the issues they may face • I will ensure that there is good quality and accessible information available ...
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We recognise that caring is an important issue that affects some of the young people at Cathays High School. We commit to ensuring that the carers within our school are appropriately identified and will receive support and mentoring in school. ...
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I recognise and value the role of unpaid carers within my community. I commit to raising awareness of carers, their rights and the support available to them. I commit to supporting my community to be Carer Friendly and will encourage ...
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Really thinking about who in my team is a carer, sharing support and information with them. Offering flexible working, understanding, empathy, support, information, guidance etc on an individualised basis. I will promote policies and documents that support carer friendly conversations ...
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We recognise that caring is an important issue that affects our staff and pupils and that carers play a vital role within our communities. We commit to ensuring that all staff and pupils are aware of carers, the issues they ...
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I commit to continue working with carers to ensure their voices are heard, they have a life alongside caring and work with other professionals to develop initive services to support the ever changing needs of carers.
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We commit to ensuring that all First Campus staff are aware of Young Carers and Young Adult Carers and the issues they face, in particular the impact that caring responsibilities can have on their education. We commit to providing inspirational ...
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