In Poor Health : the impact of caring on health

Carers are twice as likely to suffer ill-health according to this analysis of the 2001 Census. A quarter of a million carers providing over 50 hours per week are not in good health – struggling to juggle care with poor health – demonstrating clear health inequalities. This report also contains a detailed analysis of the health of carers in a county by county breakdown across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.