If you are a Carer, resident in East Suffolk, then you may be interested in the newly emerging local independent support group, the Rural East Suffolk Carers Action Network (RESCAN).

They plan to start in the New Year by holding informal coffee sessions (1-3pm), usually on the first Tuesday of every month. These meetings will take place at The Riverside Centre, Stratford St.Andrew, IP17 1LL ( on the A12), where Carers will be able to exchange one-to-one emotional support, information and advice on such topics as respite care, transport and local services.

A Carer is a person of any age, who without being employed as such, cares for another person who needs ongoing support because of a learning disability, a long term medical condition, a mental illness, a physical disability, frailty or the need for palliative care. A carer may or not be a family member and may or may not live with the person.

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