Carers Week Survey

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By angelica

Re: Carers Week Survey
Fri 29 Feb 2008 10:43

Sorry I meant to say "Am I the only one..." Not quite so paranoid as to think I am the only one before anyone has even replied to the message.!!
Angel

By tusler

Re: Carers Week Survey
Fri 29 Feb 2008 11:24

You are almost certainly not the only one. I found the survey just as fatuous as these things usually are - I find it hard to believe that any useful information can be carried from it. I look after my wife - this is what I do because she needs it - it is neither demeaning nor rewarding, but for instance I am unable to go away for a weekend political conference which is coming up because she needs help throughout the weekend.
At least people are beginning to get into their heads that the biggest fear for both carers and their loved ones is the fear of incapacity of the carer.
I did fill in the form, but I expect nothing to come of it.

Robert

By KenM

Re: Carers Week Survey
Fri 29 Feb 2008 23:54

The survey is as useless as carers week itself.

By angelica

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sat 1 Mar 2008 00:14

Not just me then. I guess they need a hook for their campaign and the hook is the results of the survey. Still think that they should have put more thought into the questions though. At least as you say the aim of the campaign is sound.
As far as caring is concerned for me you've hit the nail on the head (so to speak). I love my husband so the caring bit is just something I have to do because I can't not do it. But I do find it restricting and I miss the freedom to do things that I used to take for granted. And I worry a lot of course

Angel

P.S. That wouldn't be a certain Birmingham Conference would it comrade?(oops forgot we're all New Labour now)

By jeanette

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sat 1 Mar 2008 10:24

I answered the questionaire for the simple reason that if we donot then even less thought would be given to Carers. Anything is better than nothing!
I tend to agree with Angelica on the last question. I just put my own thoughts and didnt really answer the question! But I do that on other questionaires too.

Can I draw to the attention of Carers of people with L/D The Valuing people now questionaire. The last date to enter your opinion is 28th March. It is very important!! (and not advertised well at all!!)

By incompletely

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sat 1 Mar 2008 15:03

I call them lotto tickets - same old story, same old questions, same old format, same old end result = nothing.

I am sure it keeps somebody in a job and more new figures to manipulate to suit themselves.

By kerry

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sat 1 Mar 2008 21:38

hi angel.
where is this survey?

Kerry

By angelica

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sat 1 Mar 2008 23:30

Hi Kerry
If you click on Newsroom on the menu above and then on Carers Week under News Stories, you'll find a link to the survey. Let us know what you think.
Angel

By tusler

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sun 2 Mar 2008 13:04

P.S. That wouldn't be a certain Birmingham Conference would it comrade?(oops forgot we're all New Labour now)

No, not Birmingham, I'm afraid.

By kerry

Re: Carers Week Survey
Sun 2 Mar 2008 18:43

thanks angel.
found it! did complete it to be honest.
on the bits wehre it says something else, i wrote lots lol like where it said something else for how do you find your caring role, good bad or ugly etc...
I wrote frustrating (especially filling in surveys about it), tiring etc.
so i suppose at least you can do that: let them know what you think (even if it does bugger all)

Kerry