our partnerships

a combined voice has more impact

There are many organisations working hard for the benefit of older people in the UK. Most of these focus on particular needs, but all have the same general aim of improving life for older people.

We have built ongoing relationships with similar organisations and are involved in a number of formal partnerships with particular charities. We do this in order to share knowledge and experience, and because often a combined voice has more impact than one charity working in isolation.

carers week

The fourteenth annual Carers Week takes place from 9-15 June 2008. The theme for this year is 'Carers can't afford to be ill ...'

Carers Week marks seven days of events to promote some of the issues which face carers, which need attention from policy makers and stakeholders. This year's campaign will focus on the various aspects of caring that affect thehealth of carers, in particular impacting on theirmental health.

Counsel and Care is once again a partner in this campaign alongside the following organisations: Carers UK; Crossroads; Help the Hospices; IndependentAge; Macmillan Cancer Relief; the Multiple Sclerosis Society; the Neurological Alliance; The Princess Royal Trust for Carersand WRVS.

The latest Carers Week newsletter can be downloaded from here.

Superdrug is running a promotion alongside Carers Week with 10% off vouchers for carers. Click here for more details.

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caring choices

Counsel and Care joined forces with fourteen other organisations to host seven regional debates across the UK, which aimed to address the current failings of care system and look at potential solutions.

For a copy of the Caring Choices report click here

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ccc

Counsel and Care provides the secretariat for CCC, formerly the Continuing Care Conference, a group of organisations who have a mutual interest in providing better care for current and future generations of older people. Its members include financial services providers, advisory and advocacy services for older people, care providers and commissioners, and trade and professional bodies.

There are 26 members of CCC which include Age Concern England; Anchor Trust; ADSS; BUPA; Elderly Accommodation Counsel; English Community Care Association; Help the Aged; JRF; and Laing and Buisson.

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contact4me

Counsel and Care has joined forces with Contact4Me, a new online next-of-kin database. Contact4Me enables fast, safe global access to family and next-of-kin in an emergency via the internet, or its 24 hour dedicated call centre.

Contact4Me was started by Steven and Sue Salik, after their daughter was caught up in the July 7 bombings. Mrs Salik's mother suffered from dementia and this was an added inspiration for setting up the new service.

To find out more about Contact4Me, please click here

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cqc

Counsel and Care also provides the secretariat for the Coalition for Quality in Care, a group of forty organisations sharing a common concern in promoting the well being of older people receiving long term care. Its aim is to maintain and increase professional, political and public awareness of the needs, rights, and aspirations of all older people, especially the most vulnerable. Members of the Coalition include independent, voluntary and statutory providers of care, academics and health policy analysts, professional institutions and older people themselves.

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the social policy ageing and information network (spain)

SPAIN is a group of organisations which meet to discuss issues relating to older people, campaigning for better services, and publishing discussion papers and briefings.

Members of SPAIN include: Age Concern England; Help the Aged; NAPA; the Relatives and Residents Association; as well as several independent consultants.

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