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  • 1 Dec 2012
    Scottish carers delighted by support services victory

    After online and in-person pressure, the Scottish Government has announced regulations to ensure that carers are not charged for support services.

  • 28 Nov 2012
    Unpaid Scottish carers concerned about financial charges

    Today (28 November 2012) MSPs in the Scottish Parliament are debating the Social Care Scotland Bill that will determine the support offered to unpaid carers for those with debilitating illnesses or disabilities.

  • 27 Jan 2012
    Scottish carers call for a full-scale enquiry on neglected children

    Charities have called for a formal inquiry to be launched into kinship care in Scotland, following growing concern about neglected children.

  • 9 Jun 2011
    The difficulty of bearing others' burdens

    Helping others with their burdens is not a matter of prescriptive advice based on dogma or prejudice, or trying to take charge of others’ lives, says Savi Hensman, drawing deeply on Christian scriptural wisdom. Instead it involves being willing to listen, learn and engage.

  • 27 Sep 2007
    Methodists launch new resource pack for Britain's carers

    The Methodist Church is promoting 'Encircled in Care', a resource for all those who care for others, which it has produced in partnership with the charity MHA. The pack is designed to train, empower and enable pastoral support.

  • 10 Jul 2007
    Methodists break silence on mental health concerns

    The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking to offer help with the often hidden mental health issues and problems faced within society at large - and not least within the churches. Its concern is for carers as well as suffers.