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Many people might normally be caring (albeit informally) for a neighbour or family member. For example, they may usually collect a prescription or do the shopping for someone. They may cook a hot meal for someone regularly.

It’s really important that we hear how people are coping right now. We can ensure that your feedback can inform emergency planning and help organisations to plan how to get back to 'normal'.

Three in five of us will become an unpaid carer at some point in our lives. Kate* tells us about what it was like becoming a carer for her husband and the difficulties they faced.

We recently had the opportunity to chat with a group of Carers about End of Life services in North Kent.

Children and young people from across Kent & Medway have talked to us about their experience of using health and social care services.

We recently spoke to nearly 300 people in Kent about children and young people’s services. Now the NHS is seeking people to get involved and help shape health and social care services for young people across Kent.

What's it like being a carer and how much support are you getting? We wanted to make sure people knew what it was like to be a carer in Kent.

Last year, we spoke to 158 Carers across Kent about how they were coping. Has anything changed since then?

We recently met with Carers whose loved ones were being cared for at the Frank Lloyd Unit in Sittingbourne.

This report details al that they told us.

We have shared the feedback with the mental health trust.

All this week we are asking people to get involved in our campaign #YourChoiceOurPriority where we give you the power to choose our priorities for the year.
Over the 7 days we will be asking you to vote for what you think we should prioritise.

We visited 6 community mental health units in 2018 talking to 86 people about their experience of using the service.

In the second of a new series of reports, we have highlighted the feedback we’ve heard from people with learning disabilities.

Everything we have heard from people is included in the report.