Carers - Have Your Say
Carers
Having Your Say
Having Your Say
What's your opinion on the service you receive? What views do you have on the services you might need? Having your say is important for Carers or anyone receiving Health and Social Care and Health. Information on 'Having your Say' can be found on www.tameside.gov.uk/socialcare/haveyoursay - read about:
- Your own care
- When things go wrong
- Taking a wider view
- Putting your experience to work
- How services should develop in the future
- Taking control
- Making it easier to have your say
- Will having your say make a difference?
- Who to contact
- Forums and Groups
- Health Issues
- Making a complaint
Speaking to your local Councillor
Your local councillor is there to help you with any problem you may have about the area where you live and the services you receive.
There are also District Assemblies you could attend to have your say. This is where a panel of speakers address matters raised by the public concerning:
- Community Safety
- Environment
- Young People's Issues
- Local Liaison
The District Assembly meetings calendar can be found on www.tameside.gov.uk/committeemeetings
Message Boards & Chat Rooms
Here you can have your say using your computer on line. You might find an answer to a problem or maybe help someone else out. Message Boards are there to give you support. You can express your feelings and share them with other Carers who might be feeling the same way to. A typical Message Board for Carers can be found at Princess Royal Trust for Carers 
.
Chat Rooms are similar to message boards in that you can have your say and share experiences or find out information on caring issues. Here though, you would be chatting on line in a live situation rather than reading previous messages. The site above along with many other Carer's sites has such a chat room. Age Concern also have a chat room for the over 50's. You can find out about more by visiting their website at Age Concern .