More needs to be done to help the UK’s seven million carers and improve the current system that waits for them to ask for help, which is usually when they
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Millions of unpaid carers are putting their own health at risk to look after loved ones, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) and charity Carers UK said
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Ministers should consider introducing a national recommended allowance for kinship and foster carers, a review has found. The recommendation is one of 12 made in a report by the National
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A technique that helps people with dementia see satisfying progress in achieving everyday goals that help them live their lives is now being rolled out. The University of Exeter is
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Poor mental wellbeing among the family carers of terminally-ill cancer patients represents a “substantial public health problem”, researchers have warned. More than eight in 10 (83%) of those caring for
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Care workers must be prioritised under new migration rules to stop a post-Brexit shortfall in provision that would leave women quitting work to look after elderly relatives, according to a
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A charity is calling for greater access to respite support after it emerged that 72% of Britain’s 700,000 young carers feel lonely and isolated during the summer holidays. Research by
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MPs have hit out at the Government for “barely paying lip service” to the needs of millions of carers after ministers rejected calls for stronger support to help them stay
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More than seven million people in the UK are providing unpaid care for family members, a report has said. Almost 15% of adults now give up their time for free
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Informal carers’ energy bills are on average £176 higher than other bill payers and almost four in 10 struggle to pay them, a survey suggests. Some 38% of informal carers
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