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Carers coming together
Each autumn carers in all four UK nations
attend our AGM and summits to reflect on the
past year and make plans to achieve change
Carers Northern Ireland
On Tuesday 10 October, we
held our annual Carers NI
Summit in Lisburn, where
Carers UK Chief Executive
Heléna Herklots launched
the NI State of Caring Report
2017. This detailed study
of what you told us about
what it’s like to be a carer in
Northern Ireland will form
the basis of our policy and
campaigning activity over
the year ahead.
BBC Radio Ulster covered the
event, interviewing Heléna
along with carers Michael
Downes, Anne McAllister
Carers UK
On 18 October 138
members gathered in
London for Carers UK’s
Annual General Meeting and
Members Conference.
and Margaret Field about
their experiences of caring.
More than 80 carers and
health and social care
professionals attended the
Summit where we explored
together the areas we
would want to see included
in a future Carers Strategy
for Northern Ireland.
You can read the NI State of Caring Report at
carersuk.org/northernireland/policy/policy-library/state-
of-caring-in-northern-ireland-2017-2.
Carers Wales and Carers Scotland
Cardiff and Glasgow will be
kicking off Carers Rights Day
activities this year with the
All Wales Carers Assembly
and Carers Scotland Summit
taking place on 24 November.
Both events will bring
carers from across the
nation together with
Parliamentarians and other
senior leaders to discuss
the issues affecting
carers, including the
implementation of The
Social Services and Well-
being (Wales) Act and the
coming devolution of certain
benefits, including Carer’s
Allowance, to the Scottish
Government.
Find out more at carersuk.org/Scotland/CarersSummit
and carersuk.org/Wales/CarersAssembly
@carersuk
/carersuk
The AGM is an important
part of our governance,
where we report back on the
activities and achievements
of the last financial year
and present the company
accounts. We’re ending this
year in a strong financial
position, largely thanks
to a generous legacy
received from one of our
long-standing members,
Rosemary Watt. Read more
in our Members’ Report, pg
20–21.
Following the Governance
Review which concluded last
summer, the Nominations
Committee put forward four
new Trustees who were
unanimously approved by
members at the AGM. These
individuals were selected to
ensure the Board had the
right skills and experience
– including experience of
caring – to lead the charity.
Read more about our
new trustees at
carersuk.org/trustees
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