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Service update (Orthopaedics): Procedures are continuing as planned. We have adequate stock of bone cement and, based on current information, we do not expect to reschedule operations due to national bone cement supply issues.
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Your guide to help and support

A Carer is someone of any age who provides unpaid support to family or friends who could not manage without this help. This could be caring for a relative, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has health problems.

Here are links to charitable and voluntary sector organisations:

Age UK

www.ageuk.org.uk

Blaenau Gwent Carers Forum

https://www.blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/home/

Care & Repair Cymru

https://www.careandrepair.org.uk/

Carers Federation uk

https://www.carersfederation.co.uk/

Caring for a person with dementia

https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/help-dementia-care

Carers Holidays

https://www.carerssupportcentre.org.uk/help-and-advice/out-and-about/holidays/

Education Programme for Patients

https://www.wales.nhs.uk/sites3/home.cfm?orgid=537

Hafal

https://www.hafal.org/

Macmillan

https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/supporting-someone/looking-after-someone-with-cancer

Marie Curie

https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/being-there

Mencap Cymru

https://www.mencap.org.uk/wales

Older People Wales - Lasting Powers of Attorney

https://olderpeople.wales/resource/an-easy-guide-to-lasting-powers-of-attorney/

Respite Breaks for Carers

https://calvertexmoor.org.uk/what-we-do/

Saga Respite for Carers Trust

http://www.actionforpeople.org.uk/

Scope

https://www.scope.org.uk/

Young Carers

https://carers.org/getting-support-if-you-are-a-young-carer-or-young-adult-carer/getting-support-if-you-are-a-young-carer-or-young-adult-carer

 

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