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Carers UK's partnership with Barclays LifeSkills
21 October 2020 -
Reduced services see unpaid carers pushed to the limit - and desperately worried about winter
20 October 2020 -
Five million people provide unpaid care in the UK: what are their rights?
18 September 2020 -
Two in three employers say more support from care services needed to keep staff in work
11 August 2020 -
Millions of working carers could be forced to quit jobs owing to lack of support, poll finds
04 August 2020 -
Carers UK responds to CIPD and University of Sheffield research on working carers
24 June 2020 -
Three in five working carers use annual leave to juggle jobs with care, poll finds
18 June 2020 -
NHS Pledges Support for Staff Working as Carers during Covid-19
11 June 2020 -
Carers Week: 4.5 million become unpaid carers in a matter of weeks
09 June 2020 -
New report on health and wellbeing in the workplace
28 April 2020 -
Research: The forgotten families in lockdown: unpaid carers close to burnout during Covid-19 crisis
27 April 2020 -
Carers UK responds to Government guidance on furloughing
14 April 2020
Latest news
Sandwich carers struggling to balance work and home
Friday, 27 September 2019
More than half of ‘sandwich carers’ – people who look after both children and older relatives – find balancing their work and home lives difficult, according to research from wellbeing company BHSF. BHSF estimates that 1.3 million people in the UK fall into the sandwich carer category, and London-based workers struggle the most. While one in six nationally say that their responsibilities are always too…
Third of unpaid carers would use a break from caring to see the doctor
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Freedom of Information request reveals unpaid carers seeking replacement care for loved ones subjected to a postcode lottery Hundreds of thousands of carers going without enough sleep or seeing a doctor Give carers a break if we truly want to improve our social care system Unpaid carers are unable to see a doctor because they can’t get a break from caring, according to damning new…
Who’s caring for the carers? Find out how to get the help you need
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
This article by Woman&Home, citing Carers UK research, contains useful advice and tips for carers on getting the help they need. Just the idea of a close friend or family member being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s can strike fear into many of us. But, if you’re one of the 700,000 informal carers in the UK looking after someone at home, that nightmare is your daily reality.…
Dementia Carers Count Event
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
You are invited to celebrate the achievements of our first year and look ahead at our plans for the coming months Come to hear our carers' stories and the research demonstrating why our courses work. An event to connect with dementia family carers, our team and the people behind our services. Please join us on Thursday 19th September 2019 Time 9am - 11am Venue The…
Faye Whitmarsh: Family-friendly policies create a culture of care that benefits everyone
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
At Nationwide (EfC member), we know people achieve more together than they can alone. Being a building society, this is one of the things that sets us apart from our competitors. That said, delivering on our ambitions and living up to our values is no small task; we need to make sure our people, all 18,000 of them, can bring their whole selves to work.…