The National Center for Mental Health or NCMH are doing a survey because they want to know how the covid-19 emergency is affecting people with a learning disability or autism. They want the government and services to know what life is like for people with a learning disability or autism at the moment.
Find out more and take the survey here
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The Carers Trust are carrying out a survey of unpaid carers to help its new campaign and find out:
- what government support unpaid carers need to continue in their caring role
- and what sort of reform of the social care system will support carers like you most effectively
Find out more and take the survey here
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Sense (part of the Complex Needs Consortium) has launched the #ForgottenFamilies campaign, highlighting the lack of support disabled adults and their families have been experiencing throughout the Coronavirus pandemic.
Families caring for disabled adults have been forgotten about and left to pick up the pieces, while much of the support they would usually access has stopped overnight, without warning.
- Sign their letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care asking government to secure support for disabled people and their #ForgottenFamilies.
- Share and retweet the campaign via Sense’s social media channels on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn
- Visit their website to find out more: www.sense.org.uk/forgotten-families
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CQC and Health Watch England have launched a campaign called Because We All Care.
They are asking for your help to identify quality issues so they can address them. Read more and share your feedback with them about your experiences of health and social care services during COVID-19 here.
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Campaigners in West Sussex: People with direct experience or family members in West Sussex can join or share concerns with HACA (Harmed in Adult Care Alliance) to join a local campaign working for good care and transparency.
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The University of Hull is doing some research called ‘Caring from a Distance – using new & familiar means of keeping in touch with family and friends in care homes during COVID-19′.
They are asking people to take part by filling in their survey here.
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The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) is gathering evidence for two inquiries:
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) inquiry into the (UK) Government’s response to COVID-19: human rights implications
And for those in Scotland, The Equalities and Human Rights Committee (EHRiC) at the Scottish Parliament inquiry into the impact of COVID-19 on Equalities and Human Rights.
They ask that you please complete their surveys below:
Survey to gather the experiences of those working in health and care during Covid-19. Click here.
Survey to gather the experiences of campaigning and advocacy orgs, click here.
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Are you affected by restrictions on family visits to loved ones who are autistic and/or have learning disabilities in inpatient mental health settings?Please share your experiences to help The #Right2Home Campaign press NHS England for change.
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Shaping Our Lives has been given some money from the National Lottery Community Fund to do research. The research is to find out what longer term impacts on independent living have been caused for d/Deaf and Disabled people by Covid 19 emergency policies and lockdown.
You will not be asked to give your name and all answers will be kept anonymous.
You can find out more and complete the survey here. You can also call Becki on 07956 424511 and do the survey over the telephone or by Zoom.