Conferences, events and consultations

• Participate in Care Research
  Do you have a relative or friend who has recently been diagnosed with an illness such as cancer, stroke or Alzheimer's disease?
• ‘What I think matters
  Children in Scotland wants to find out if, in North Ayrshire, children and young people are getting the right help with their learning
• Make your voice heard!
  An opportunity for carers to make their voice heard in research by the University of Strathclyde aiming to provide a social account of unpaid carers. This research aims to show the reality of the caring experience.
• The health of Scotland's unpaid carers - 7 October 2008
  This major National Conference will explore how general practice and wider primary care staff can help support Scotland’s 600,000 unpaid carers. With many more people living longer, often with complex long term conditions, the role of unpaid carers is crucial to the long term sustainability of community based health partnerships. It is estimated that by 2037 there will be 1 million carers in Scotland.

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