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'It is all about raising the profile of carers'

Thursday, 09 June 2022
It was early evening, and Rebekah Zammett was about to leave her north Oxfordshire home to work a nightshift looking after teenagers at a local residential institution. But then a thud came from the bedroom of her son Jack, who has cerebral palsy. The then eight-year-old was having a seizure - one of dozens he experienced every day. Critical questions ran through her mind as…
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Carers Week 2022: Rising pressure on unpaid carers as public backing for greater support grows

Wednesday, 08 June 2022
4.68 million unpaid carers concerned for physical and mental health 2:2 million carers worried about ability to cope financially More care is being provided than ever before – even more than during the height of the pandemic Overwhelming public support for more Government action to help unpaid carers Carers Week charities are calling for an urgent 12-month plan of targeted support for unpaid carers, as…
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Carers UK welcomes Government amendment to Health and Care Bill to retain rights of unpaid carers

Thursday, 07 April 2022
Carers UK today welcomed an amendment to the Health and Care Bill which was passed in the Commons having been brought forward by the Government. This places a new duty on NHS hospital trusts in England to ensure that unpaid carers are involved as soon as feasible when plans for the patient’s discharge are being made. The amendment covers all carers of adults needing care…
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Financial pressure on unpaid carers unsustainable

Tuesday, 15 March 2022
“I am anxious & scared of what our living costs will be in the coming months. I’m unable to sleep and worried about surviving” (an unpaid carer, February 2022). Just under half (45%) of unpaid carers are currently unable to manage their monthly expenses, the latest research by Carers UK has revealed. A UK-wide survey of 3,300 unpaid carers was carried out by the charity…
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Caring responsibilities barring half of adults from seeking promotions, research warns

Monday, 07 March 2022
More women and people from ethnic minority backgrounds seeing careers disproportionately affected because of need to balance work and care More than half of working adults have not applied for a promotion or new job because they have caring responsibilities, research has found. A survey of 5,444 people, conducted by Ipsos for Business in the Community (BITC), found that 58 per cent of respondents said…
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