Celebrating Carers Week: sharing experiences
This June, Carers Week recognises and celebrates the UK’s hidden workforce of 13.6 million.
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Carers Week 2021: Make Care Visible and Valued
The massive contribution unpaid carers make every day across the UK has, eventually, been brought to light due to the pandemic. But, more still needs to be done to support the needs of carers.
Worn out unpaid carers uncertain services they relied on will continue post-pandemic
Figures released for Carers Week 2021 reveal that fewer than one in five unpaid carers are confident the support they received with caring roles will continue following the easing of restrictions.
Carers Week: Organisations are working together to improve unpaid carers’ access to medication
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carers Trust has developed a suite of resources to support unpaid carers and pharmacy teams in order to improve access to essential medicine.
Carers Week: 392,000 become unpaid carers in Scotland in a matter of weeks
Figures released for Carers Week show that 400,000 additional people in Scotland are caring for older, disabled or seriously ill relatives or friends since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Raising your voice during Carers Week 2020
Carers are some of the most important and vital members of our society, and this Carers Week is working to Make Caring Visible.
Getting connected during Carers Week 2019
Caring comes in many different forms and each experience is unique. During Carers Week 2019 (10 – 16 June), the theme will focus on ensuring carers can get connected in their local communities.
The reality of care during Carers Week
An estimated seven million carers in the UK provide invaluable care to their loved ones, saving the government millions of pounds annually. But what more can the government be doing to support unpaid carers?
Not enough value placed on unpaid care says general public
The UK public does not feel that unpaid carers are sufficiently valued, according to a new online public poll published today (12 June) for the…
Charities join forces to Build Carer Friendly Communities
We are all looking for someone to love, and for someone to love and care for us in return. I hope to find the…
Combination of inadequate support and lack of awareness from communities is damaging life chances of UK’s carers
The life chances of many of the 6.5 million people in the UK who care, unpaid, for a disabled, older or ill family member or…
Caring for the carers: Minister joins charities to urge communities to do what they can to support those looking after family and friends
Today, seven major charities launched Carers Week 2016 – a nationwide awareness campaign to improve public understanding about caring and the unique challenges carers face. Carers Week will run from…
Carers Week 2014
From 9 to 15 June, organisations UK-wide will be doing their bit to recognise the incredible work that the UK’s 6.5m unpaid carers carry out every single day. Carers…
Care Minister joins launch of Carers Week Quest 2014
Campaign aims for greatest ever drive to reach UK’s carers Care Minister Norman Lamb today (Weds 12/2) joined health and social care professionals, charities and…
Caring about carers
From 10 to 16 June, it’s time to celebrate some of the hardest-working people our country has to offer –carers. We find out more about…