Carers Week - 5th-11th June 2023

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. The week is also useful for helping people who don't think of themselves as having caring responsibilities, to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

The campaign brings together individuals and organisations who provide support for carers, host activities and events, highlight the important role carers play in communities and draw attention the carer cause

The ‘Our Dorset’ ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and care outcomes and live healthier, longer and fulfilling lives. That’s why our NHS organisations, councils and voluntary and community partners are working together in partnership to recognise, support and value unpaid carers of all ages in Dorset County. These organisations include:

• Bournemouth Christchurch & Poole Council including CRISP (Carers’ Resource Information and Support Programme) and Young Carers.
• Dorset Council including partners Carer Support Dorset & Rethink
• Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust
• NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
• Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Hospitals)
• Forward Carers, Parent Carer Foundation, Help and Kindness, Dorset Advocacy, Dorset Carers Hub, Healthwatch, Help & Care, Leonardo Trust, MYTIME Young Carers, Rethink and Pramalife

This years theme for Carers week is:
Recognising and supporting carers in the community'

Each day of Carers Week will have a different focus to highlight that anyone can be an unpaid carer.

Monday: launch of Carers Week - and health and social care issues affecting carers
Tuesday: work and employment
Wednesday: visible, valued and supported
Thursday: younger carers
Friday: older carers
Saturday: mental health and wellbeing
Sunday: reflections on Carers Week 2023

For more information about Carers Week visit: https://www.carersweek.org/

There are various events and activities happening across Dorset to celebrate Carers Week. Together, we have collated this information to create a single programme of events:
Visit the Our Dorset website for an online calendar of events. 
Download a printable version here.