The mental health of unpaid carers deteriorated more during lockdown than that of non-carers, according to a new study. Researchers found that unpaid carers who looked after another member of
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More than a third of people caring unpaid for family members or friends feel unable to manage their caring role, a survey suggests. Carers UK said carers are exhausted after
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Loneliness can be defined as a state or feeling where an individual feels separated from meaningful interactions and relationships, be that through physical distance or emotional distance. Loneliness can be
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The Princess Royal has launched a new fund to help thousands of unpaid carers take a break from their demanding roles. The Princess Royal Respite Fund for Carers hopes to
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Unpaid carers are struggling to help manage day-to-day services such as telephone, banking and financial assistance on behalf of the person they look after, a charity has claimed. A survey
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Seven in 10 unpaid carers in the UK say caring during the coronavirus pandemic has worsened their emotional or mental health, according to a global study spanning 12 countries. More
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An unpaid carer has become the first Briton in the UK to receive the Moderna vaccine. Elle Taylor, from Ammanford, got the jab at the West Wales General Hospital in
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Carer’s allowance should be raised by £1,000 a year due to the coronavirus outbreak, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said. The former Cabinet minister said such a move
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Only one in eight unpaid carers say they are getting enough support from the social care system, with many exhausted, lonely and worried about their finances, research has suggested. Two-thirds
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Family and friends have spent 92 million extra hours caring for loved ones with dementia since the coronavirus lockdown and are struggling with depression, insomnia and exhaustion, a charity has
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