Category: Carers Group Meetings

We had 29 members this evening.  Lisa welcomed everyone and mentioned that as today was the anniversary of when the pandemic lockdown started last year, Lisa suggested a minute silence at 8pm to commemorate all those that passed away. Everyone agreed. Lisa then started the meeting and introduced Marcelo Navarro – Managing Director of Christie’s…

Carers zoom meeting – 16th Mar 2021 We had 26 members this evening. Lisa welcomed her special guest – Dr David Jefferys and gave a short introduction about him before introducing him to talk. Lisa also welcomed her Trustees and also it was a pleasure to welcome Eshwan Seedoyal (Barnet Memory Service Team Leader). Lisa…

Carers zoom meeting – 9th Mar 2021 We had 35 members this evening. Lisa welcomed everyone and welcomed our special guest Nigel Wray who is also our Patron. Nigel spoke a few words to say how he was delighted to be at the carers group meeting and was so fed up with the lockdown, he…

Carers zoom meeting – 2nd Mar 2021 We want to thank Kevin who chaired this evening’s Carers Session. There were 28 participants at this evenings DCUK Carers meeting. 7:00- 7:30 was a general open forum on matters on the Carer’s mind. The subject of respite vouchers was discussed so Carers can have a break with…

We had 29 members at the meeting. Lisa welcomed everyone and gave a special welcome to our visitor Dr Rhonda Cohen (Head of Department: Sport Science and Rehabilitation at Middlesex University and sport and exercise Psychologist BPS and HCPC). Lisa also welcomed the Trustees and also Andrew Wrensch. Lisa introduced Rhonda informing everyone how she…

Carers zoom meeting – 16th Feb 2021 Lisa welcomed everyone and started promptly as there was a very busy agenda. We had 29 members this evening. Lisa started with news and updates. She repeated the news about the unpaid carers she mentioned at the earlier dementia club session and also about Adam Purnell the care…

Carers zoom meeting – 9th Feb 2021 We had 30 members this evening. Lisa welcomed everyone and also Andrew Wrensch who is delivering the weekly training and Mike Rich – CEO of Barnet Carers Centre. Lisa informed everyone that the first half of the session from 7pm to 7.30pm this would be an opportunity for…

We had 18 members this evening. Lisa welcomed everyone and gave apologies for Mike Rich who was not feeling very well. Lisa welcomed new members and gave a few updates. Lisa reported that she had still not heard anything after her speech at Barnet Council asking for Unpaid Carers to be recognised in the first…

Carers zoom meeting – 26th Jan 2021 We had 24 carers to this evening’s meeting, Lisa welcomed everyone and gave a brief update about vaccinations and also informing them further about her recent question at Council meeting regarding unpaid carers who should be listed in the first 2 priority groups for vaccination. Lisa had no…

We would like to thank Kevin Ziants to chaired this evening Carer’s meeting 22 participants participated in a productive 1 1/2 hours session led by Kevin Ziants. In attendance was Andrew from a Care Home in Barnet and Margaret Coyle, Admiral Nurse, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust. The first hour was taken…