New one-day courses look to support family carers who look after someone with dementia
Newly-formed charity Dementia Carers Count has launched a range of one-day courses for family carers, aiming to give them additional support and skills while they…
Identification of unpaid carers in UK hospitals sees improved patient care
Carer Passports, a UK initiative championed by Carers UK that recognises the role of unpaid carers in the UK health system, has been selected as…
Carers UK calls for better carer employment rights including 5-10 days paid care leave
National charity Carers UK has highlighted the need for better carer employment rights across the UK with its latest research, in partnership with YouGov, with…
UK’s reliance on unpaid carers is unsustainable, new research warns
The Work Foundation, in its new report, is calling on the UK Government to urgently implement new carers’ employment rights and work with employers to…